AGACNP preceptor support for Daemen University students

• Program: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• School: Daemen University
• Directory location: Amherst, New York
• Verified pathways: MSN, DNP, and post-graduate certificate
• 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

A published AGACNP page confirms a current pathway, not every operational detail around clinical education. Use the links below as the source record, then verify the student's course documents before contacting a preceptor or site.

As of July 21, 2026, the official links below identify MSN, DNP, and post-graduate certificate for the AGACNP specialty at Daemen University. That supports directory inclusion and pathway labeling only. It does not authorize us to infer a practicum rule from a degree name.

• Official AGACNP source 1, MSN and post-graduate certificate: Official page explicitly identifies the AGACNP specialty (MS AGACNP program).
• Official AGACNP source 2, DNP and post-graduate certificate: Official page explicitly identifies the AGACNP specialty (DNP AGACNP program).
• Official AGACNP source 3, DNP and post-graduate certificate: Official page explicitly identifies the AGACNP specialty (Advanced Certificate AGACNP program).

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.

Clinical setting and clinical role have to align. An inpatient address can still be a poor AGACNP match if the preceptor's work or patient mix does not meet the objectives. We compare ICU, step-down, emergency, hospitalist, and inpatient specialty options against the student's confirmed course request.

A MSN, DNP, and post-graduate certificate 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.

Translate each objective into observable acute-care work before outreach. One course may emphasize stabilization and diagnostic reasoning, another may emphasize critical-care management, procedures, specialty consultation, or transitions across levels of care. This objective map helps avoid a willing candidate whose daily role cannot support the required experience.

The hour plan must come from the student's program record. Nationally, NTF recommends a 750-hour direct patient care minimum for an NP population track, and the certification bodies publish a 500-hour faculty-supervised eligibility floor. Neither figure is presented here as Daemen University's rule. Confirm the exact current requirement before sourcing.

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.

The clinician should actively practice in the acute or inpatient work the student needs. A matching board-certified acute-care NP or licensed physician is a reasonable search target, but credentials alone do not establish eligibility. The program reviews the person's role, background, site, and proposed supervision.

The directory lists Daemen University in Amherst, New York. That location is a planning anchor, not a statement about where students may complete clinical work. Confirm the student's authorized geography first. Search radius, travel, licensure, facility access, and program rules can all affect which acute-care opportunities are realistic.

Our AGACNP placement guide for New York explains where acute-care roles tend to cluster across the state. It does not establish a clinical boundary or acceptance rule for this school.

• 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.

Bring the current syllabus or checklist, the student's schedule and geography, the adult-gerontology acute-care objectives, the remaining approved hours, and the candidate forms. That evidence keeps the search aligned and gives the program a clear proposal to consider.

AGACNP Preceptor is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Daemen University. We cannot guarantee that a preceptor or site will be available, that paperwork will finish by a particular date, or that the program will approve a proposal. A request starts sourcing only.