AANP-AGNP Exam Information and Outline
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGNP)
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 11, 2026
AANP-AGNP Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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- Exam Format
- 150 multiple-choice questions (135 scored, 15 unscored pretest)
- Duration: 3 hours
- Domain 01: Assess (28%)
- Obtain subjective information: history, social and family history, chief complaint, HPI, review of systems
- Perform physical examinations
- Order, perform and interpret screening and diagnostic tests
- Domain 02: Diagnose (25%)
- Synthesize data to form differential diagnoses
- Prioritize differentials including urgent and emergent conditions
- Establish primary diagnoses
- Domain 03: Plan (25%)
- Develop individualized, patient-centered care plans
- Initiate referrals and collaborate with interprofessional teams
- Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies
- Provide education and health promotion
- Domain 04: Evaluate (22%)
- Assess effectiveness of the plan and identify barriers
- Modify plan based on outcomes
- Coordinate and monitor ongoing care
- Age Groups (share of scored items)
- Adolescent (2%)
- Young Adult (13%)
- Adult (28%)
- Older Adult (40%)
- Elderly (17%)
- Knowledge Areas
- Health Assessment
- Health history, signs and symptoms, mental health and functional assessment
- Physical examination; diagnostic and therapeutic tests
- Cultural competence and therapeutic communication
- Pathophysiology
- Anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and comorbidities
- Therapeutics
- Pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and integrative therapies
- Evidence-Informed Practice
- Clinical decision-making, crisis management, differential diagnosis
- Health promotion, harm reduction and disease prevention
- Patient and family education and counseling
- Epidemiology, population health and social determinants of health
- Disaster preparedness and public health emergency response
- Procedures and transitions of care (transfer, end-of-life)
- Care of diverse populations
- Healthcare finance, economics and policy
- Interprofessional practice; legal and ethical issues
- Health Assessment