AGACNP preceptor support for Hofstra University students

• Program: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• School: Hofstra University
• Directory location: Hempstead, New York
• 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

The evidence explains why Hofstra University appears in this directory. It cannot be stretched into a claim about how the school arranges placements, which clinicians it accepts, how long review takes, or how many hours a particular student needs.

The directory uses the official AGACNP pages available on July 21, 2026. They support MSN and DNP as the pathway set for this record. Any detail that is not explicit in those pages remains unclaimed and must be confirmed with the program.

• Official AGACNP source 1, DNP: Official page explicitly identifies the AGACNP specialty (Graduate Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, DNP | Hofstra University).
• Official AGACNP source 2, DNP: Official page explicitly identifies the AGACNP specialty (Graduate Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, DNP | Hofstra University).
• Official AGACNP source 3, MSN: Official page explicitly identifies the AGACNP specialty (Graduate Nursing: MS in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | Hofstra University).

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.

A suitable AGACNP experience is defined by acute clinical work, not by a convenient job title. Adults and older adults should present with unstable or complex conditions that require acute assessment, diagnosis, management, transitions, or critical-care reasoning. The course objectives determine whether a particular service fits.

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 Hofstra University before review.

The record identifies MSN and DNP. Those credential labels help route the inquiry, but they do not reveal the student's entry point, course sequence, remaining hours, or clinical dates. Bring the exact course and current plan of study into the search so a pathway label is never treated as a policy.

Use a one-page clinical brief to explain the remaining need: course, dates, adult-gerontology population, acuity, setting, required experiences, and credential criteria. A specific brief respects the preceptor's time and gives the program a clearer proposal to evaluate.

National figures are context, not a Hofstra 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.

Preceptor screening asks two separate questions: is the clinician qualified for acute adult and older-adult care, and does the program permit that person for this course? We can gather licensure, certification, specialty, setting, and role details. Only Hofstra University can make the approval decision.

Start from the geography the program approves, not an assumption based on the Hempstead 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.

The AGACNP placement guide for New York adds state-level context about acute and inpatient settings. Use it to frame the search, then apply the exact location and approval rules confirmed by the program.

• 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

Before submission, assemble the candidate's license and certification details, current acute role, site and service, population and acuity, schedule, and fit with each objective. The program may request additional documents or decline the proposal. We never treat a complete file as a guarantee.

Do the confirmation work before outreach: course and dates, approved location, clinical objectives, setting and acuity, remaining hours, candidate credentials, and required forms. We use those facts to source carefully and submit any potential match for program review.

AGACNP Preceptor has no affiliation with Hofstra University. We help students search for potential acute-care preceptors and sites, subject to the program's current rules and final approval. No page, conversation, or submitted form creates a guarantee.