MS in Nursing: Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
The Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner major is a two-year, full-time course of study with part-time options. The program is designed to prepare advanced practice nurses to care for children in a wide variety of settings. The curriculum features theoretically based and clinically focused courses and includes 540 contact hours for clinical practice and 120 contact hours for selected laboratory experiences. PPCNP graduates are eligible to sit for Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) certification upon graduation.
Curriculum
Sample Full-time Plan of Study
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 5400 | Theoretical and Ethical Found | 3 |
| NURS 5680 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 5740 | Advanced Health Assessments (60 lab hours) | 4 |
| INDI 6000 | Introduction to Biostatistical Methods | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Second Term | ||
| NURS 5690 | Adv Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| NURS 5810 | PNP I: Care of Children - Well (180 clinical hours) | 6 |
| NURS 5910 | Advanced Nursing Research | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Third Term | ||
| NURS 5190 | Adv Interpersonal Intervention (60 lab hours) | 3 |
| NURS 5500 | Family and Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| NURS 5820 | PNP Clin II: Acute/Chronic (180 clinical hours) | 6 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| NURS 5530 | Public Policy and Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 5830 | PNP Clinical III: Complex (180 clinical hours) | 6 |
| NURS 6140 | Adv Pract Nurs: Role and Issue | 2 |
| NURS XXX | Capstone: Field Experience, Thesis or Comprehensive Exam | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 51 | |