Masters in Nursing
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Specialty

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Specialty

The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) specialty prepares graduates for expanded roles in the provision of primary care to children and adolescents. The first-year experience includes theory and clinical practice in primary health care. Courses focus on health and developmental assessment, child development, interviewing, parent counseling, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and management of common child and adolescent problems. There is an emphasis, as well, on the development of requisite research skills fundamental to advanced practice. Each student, throughout the two years, provides primary health care for children in several clinical settings, including school-based health centers. In addition, students elect either a concentration in chronic illness care (detailed below) or a one-Semester pediatric specialty rotation. On completion of the specialty, students are eligible for PNP Certification through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board and the American Nurses' Credentialing Center.

PNP Year One
Fall Semester			PNP	CI
525a	Research Methods for Clinical Nursing Research	Research	2.0	2.0
529a	Statistics for Clinical Nursing Research	Research	2.0	2.0
533a	Advanced Pathophysiology		3.0	3.0
544a	Advanced Health Assessment across the Life Span		3.4- 3.9	3.4- 3.9
632a	Primary Care of Children I	Clinical	2.0	2.0
633a	Health Promotion in Children	Seminar	2.0	2.0
637a	Child Development	Seminar	1.5	1.5
	Total Semester Credits		15.9- 16.8	15.9- 16.8
Spring Semester
525b	Research Methods for Clinical Nursing Research	Research	1.0	1.0
625b	Children with Chronic Conditions/Disabilities and Their Families	Seminar	1.5	1.5
632b	Primary Care of Children I	Clinical	2.0	2.0
635b	Management of Common Pediatric Problems	Seminar	2.0	2.0
640b/a	Clinical Practice in the Primary Care of Adolescents (taken Fall, first year or Spring, second year)	Clinical	0.5	0.5
641b	Primary Care of Adolescents	Seminar	1.5	1.5
895b	Clinical Pharmacology	Seminar	2.0	2.0
	Total Semester Credits		10.5	10.5
PNP Year Two
Fall Semester
717a	Contexts of Care I	Seminar	2.0	2.0
721a	Scholarly Inquiry Praxis	Research	0	0
825a	Advanced School Health Management Seminar	Seminar	1.0	1.0
826a	Clinical Practice in School Health	Clinical	1.5	-
827a	Pathophysiology and Advanced Management of Chronic Health Conditions in Children and Adolescents	Seminar	2.0	2.0
828a	Advanced Nursing Practice with Chronically Ill Children Across Settings	Clinical	-	3.0
830a	Primary Care of Children II	Clinical	2.0	2.0
833a	Advanced Management of Pediatric Problems in the Primary Care Settings	Seminar	2.0	2.0
834a/b	Specialty Pediatric Clinical Practice (taken Fall or Spring of second year)	Clinical	1.7	1.7
845a	Pediatric Pharmacology	Seminar	1.0	1.0
	Total Semester Credits		13.2	14.7
Spring Semester
721b	Scholarly Inquiry Praxis	Research	0	0
826b	Clinical Practice in School Health	Clinical	1.5	-
828b	Advanced Nursing Practice with Chronically Ill Children Across Settings	Clinical	-	3.0
830b	Primary Care of Children II	Clinical	2.0	2.0
833b	Advanced Management of Pediatric Problems in the Primary Care Setting	Seminar	2.0	2.0
849b	Family Systems and Perspectives Relevant to Health Care	Seminar	1.5	1.5
	Total Semester Credits		7	8.5
	TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS		46.6- 47.5	49.6- 50.5

*Year-long course; credits awarded at year's end.

Chronic Illness Care Concentration

The Chronic Illness Care (CIC) concentration includes clinical courses in specific specialty areas approved by program faculty. Pediatric nurse practitioner students interested in CIC must discuss their specialty of interest with program faculty during the spring Semester of the first year of study to deSemesterine the availability of appropriate clinical sites and preceptors. Final selection of placement in the CIC is deSemesterined by program faculty. This concentration prepares the pediatric nurse practitioner student for a role in the care of children with chronic conditions within the context of the family. The nursing role is dynamic as it crosses health care settings and the pediatric nurse practitioner interacts with other members of the health care team in providing comprehensive family-centered care to children with complex and chronic health conditions. The scholarly inquiry praxis for CIC students is designed to focus on an issue or topic relevant to care of children with chronic conditions. By consent of CIC coordinator.

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