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, across the state of GA and as able, in the students home state.
• 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 alll levels of neonatal care across the continuum of care, including primary care settings. Students are placed in sites across Georgia and in other sites as allowable by state regulations.  Graduates of the program are eligible to take the national l Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam from the National Certification Corporation (NCC) 

Learn more about Technical Standards in the 2018-2019 Student Handbook.

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.

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

* Curriculum, credit hours, and sequencing are subject to change.

* Curriculum, credit hours, and sequencing are subject to change.

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Not every state will allow a student to enroll in a distance education program or to participate in a clinical placement within the state. The states found on the link below are eligible states for distance-based education and clinical placement. For applicants not seeing their state on this list, please contact the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs. 

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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 should be aware of their state’s Board of Nursing and Department of Education rules and regulations.

• Ranked No. 4 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