AGACNP preceptor support for Bradley University students

• Program: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• School: Bradley University
• Directory location: Peoria, Illinois
• Verified pathways: MSN and DNP
• Official evidence checked: July 21, 2026
• Clinical population: adults and older adults with complex, acute, critical, or unstable conditions
• Approval authority: the student's current program

This snapshot reports only what the linked official program evidence supports. It does not assign a delivery format, clinical sequence, hour total, placement responsibility, preceptor rule, or approval timeline to Bradley University. Confirm each of those details with the current program.

Official Bradley University sources checked July 21, 2026 support the MSN and DNP pathway record. Public program evidence answers whether the pathway is represented here, but the program must answer the separate questions about objectives, geography, hours, eligibility, and approval.

• Official AGACNP source 1, MSN: Official page explicitly identifies the AGACNP specialty (Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | Bradley University Online).
• Official AGACNP source 2, MSN: Official page explicitly identifies the AGACNP specialty (Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | Bradley University Online).
• Official AGACNP source 3, DNP: Official page explicitly identifies the AGACNP specialty (Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) (DNP) | Bradley University Catalog).

These citations are included for verification, not as an endorsement of our service. Read the current official page and ask the program to confirm any requirement that affects the proposed preceptor or site.

Begin with the patient acuity and course outcomes. AGACNP preparation concerns episodic, complex, and critical illness across adulthood and older adulthood, including frail older adults. It is not an FNP or adult-gerontology primary-care rotation, and an ambulatory setting does not become acute care simply because an NP works there.

High-acuity opportunities often sit in ICU, progressive care, emergency, inpatient medicine, and specialty consult services. The best category depends on the gap in the student's approved plan. We do not promise that a named service, facility, or site will satisfy Bradley University before review.

A MSN and DNP listing tells us which AGACNP route appears in the official source set. It does not tell us where a student may complete clinical work or what a program will approve. Those answers belong in the current syllabus, handbook, and direct program guidance.

A useful clinical request names what the student must actually do under supervision. Define the target population, acuity, care setting, procedures or skills, and expected level of participation. That detail lets a prospective preceptor assess fit without making promises on the program's behalf.

National figures are context, not a Bradley University requirement. The 2022 NTF standards recommend at least 750 direct patient care hours for an NP population track. ANCC and AACN Certification Corporation eligibility materials use at least 500 faculty-supervised clinical hours as a floor. Programs may set different totals and distributions, so confirm the student's exact AGACNP requirement with the program.

Use the AGACNP clinical hours guide for national context and the preceptor requirements guide for screening questions. Neither guide replaces the program's current instructions.

Role alignment comes before convenience. A board-certified AGACNP or acute-care NP may fit, and a physician in critical care, hospital medicine, emergency medicine, or a relevant inpatient specialty may fit when the program allows it. The current program criteria determine the answer for each candidate.

Start from the geography the program approves, not an assumption based on the Peoria campus listing. Acute capacity may be concentrated in larger referral centers, while a student's allowed area may be broader or narrower. Every proposed site still needs program review.

Pair this record with the AGACNP placement guide for Illinois when thinking about travel and setting supply. The guide is not a list of guaranteed sites, and the program remains the approval authority.

• The exact course, clinical objectives, term dates, and remaining approved hours
• The approved geography, adult-gerontology population, patient acuity, and setting
• The proposed clinician's license, certification, specialty, acute role, and availability
• The site's service line, patient mix, and opportunities tied to the objectives
• Every current preceptor, site, compliance, and submission form supplied by the program

Document the clinical match in the program's own terms. The file should show candidate qualifications, adult-gerontology acute-care role, site context, objective alignment, dates, and availability. The school can still require separate site review, agreements, compliance items, or other steps that we cannot approve.

A search request works best when it includes the active course, dates, location limits, acute setting, adult-gerontology population, competencies, hour need, preceptor rules, and approval documents. See how the process works, then bring the current program materials into the first conversation.

We do not represent Bradley University and have no authority to approve a clinician, site, schedule, or clinical plan. Our independent role is limited to searching and documenting a possible match. Availability, review time, and the final program decision cannot be guaranteed.