Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

• We offer full-time and part-time plans of study in an “executive online” format
• Students may choose to complete a MSN or DNP degree plan while becoming an NNP.
• Students come to campus 1-2 times a semester for intensive content delivery, simulations, procedural skills labs, and competency validations
• Faculty arrange all clinical contracts and preceptor agreements
• Post-graduate certificate program is available
• Low faculty-student ratios
• Didactic and clinical experience
• Online content delivery allows schedule to be tailored to meet students' needs and working lifestyle

Our NNP specialty master’s program meets the NANNP program standards to prepare nurses to be primary, acute and critical care advanced practice providers for neonates and infants through the age of two. Graduates are skilled in attending high-risk deliveries and resuscitation, performing comprehensive assessments, diagnostic evaluations, symptom and disease management and coordination of care upon discharge. Student clinical experiences include direct patient care across the continuum of care, including primary care settings. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the national l Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam from the National Certification Corporation (NCC) 

• Ranked No. 3 in the nation for graduate nursing education by US News & World Report 
• The only Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program in the State of Georgia
• 100 percent national certification exam pass rate as of April 2016
• 9 faculty members are Fellows of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• 33 faculty members are American Academy of Nursing Fellows 

*Refer to the program specific admission requirements within the program description (pg. 89).

Program Specific Requirements

Successful NNP students have a strong clinical foundation prior to entering the program.  National criteria mandate that all applicants must have at least two years (full-time) of Level III or IV NICU nursing experience prior to entering the clinical courses of the program.  Part-time applicants will be considered with one year of Full-time NICU nursing experience.

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* Tuition is based on 2018-2019 tuition rates approved by the Board of Trustees. Future academic year tuition rates are subject to change. Tuition is charged per hour up to 12 semester hours.

** Academic fees will vary based upon the semester. This is an average amount per semester.

*** Health insurance is required for all students. You will be billed automatically for the university’s student health insurance plan if you do not provide proof of adequate coverage by another insurer.

Cost of Attendance

The cost of attendance budget is considered sufficient to support a basic lifestyle for a single student. It does not include expenses for dependents, travel, vacations, or luxury items such as automobiles, household furniture, or appliances. The estimated cost of attendance for 2017-2018 for a full time (12+ semester hours) MSN student enrolled for fall, spring and summer semesters is $100,552. This is not the amount you will owe. The cost of attendance is not the amount you will pay for the year. The cost of attendance is the budget used to determine the financial aid amount offered each year and is more than a student's full time tuition and fees to provide assistance for living expenses if needed.

Suzanne L. Staebler DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, FAANP

Associate Clinical Professor | Office of Academic Advancement

suzanne.staebler@emory.edu

Applicants to any of our distance-accessible courses/ programs that may lead to professional licensure or certification should become familiar with the regulations governing distance accessible programs in their state. Licensure requirements vary from state to state and by professional organization. Emory is working toward developing a database to provide this information. Prospective students residing in states other than Georgia and those states identified, should contact their state’s Board of Nursing and Department of Education for specific rules and regulations pertaining to completion of clinical learning experiences in that state when enrolled in a distance-accessible program.