Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care (PNPPC) post-baccalaureate to DNP (BSN to DNP) program of study consists of 91 credit hours. The plan of study is based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials (AACN, 2021) and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties' Nurse Practitioner Role Core Competencies and Population-focused curriculum elements (NONPF, 2022) for the PNPPC.
This program prepares the student at the graduate level with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to engage in advanced nursing practice by providing comprehensive and developmentally appropriate child- and family-centered health care to manage episodic, chronic, and progressive disorders and to optimize child health by promoting and maintaining the holistic health of children, families, and communities. Graduates will be prepared to provide care for patients from infancy to 21 years old who are healthy or those with congenital, genetic, or other childhood disorders requiring disease specific consultation. A focus on the delivery of routine childhood surveillance, health maintenance and anticipatory guidance for families to promote healthy growth and development and minimize risk factors.
Clinical settings include community-based and urgent care settings. The primary teaching-learning practices used in this program are lectures, seminars, case studies, presentations, and simulation. Clinical learning experiences focus on the advanced assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients from infancy to 21 years old. Practicum focuses on developing clinical competency in the role and scope of advanced nursing practice under the guidance of program faculty and direct supervision by approved preceptors.
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I earned a BSN degree
BSN-DNP Concentrations
Dual Concentrations Advanced Specialties Note: The BSN-to-DNP pathway for NP concentrations are each nine semesters in length and are designed to build upon the BSN curriculum. The curriculum integrates DNP competencies throught each course while devloping the RN with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to engage in autonomous NP practice within selected population-focused concentrations. |
I earned a MSN/MN degree
Post-Masters-DNP in the same role and population as master's degree and current certification Post-Masters-DNP to add a new APRN role or population to current certification
Advanced Specialties Note: Applicants who have earned a Master's degree without an APRN concentration (e.g. clinical nurse leader, healthcare management, nursing education) should apply via the BSN-DNP pathway. |
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Melissa Nunn, DNP, APRN, MSN, CPNP-PC Coordinator BSN-DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care Concentration |