Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care program offers one clinical specialty track which includes primary care for children with acute and chronic illnesses. Graduates of this clinical specialty are prepared to meet the comprehensive healthcare needs of infants, children, adolescents, and their families in a variety of settings.
Graduates are required to complete 500 hours of directly supervised PNP clinical practice. Clinical sites include, but are not limited to, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Hospital and Egleston Children’s Hospital, Hughes Spaulding Children’s Hospital, Sickle Cell Clinic at Scottish Rite Hospital, and various other pediatric and neonatal clinics in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
The 40 hour graduate program can be completed in one calendar year of full-time study or may be pursued part-time. The RN-MSN program and MSN-MPH dual degree program are options available to students.
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Program of Study |
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| Fall |
Credit Hours |
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NRSG 513 Spanish for Health Care Professionals
|
2
|
| NRSG 536 Pediatric Advanced
Nursing Practice I: Advanced Health Assessment and
Primary Care of Children |
5 |
| NRSG 507 Theory and Research
Applications |
3 |
| NRSG 528 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology |
3 |
| Total |
13 |
| |
|
| Spring |
|
| NRSG 537 Pediatric
Nurse Practioner II: Management of
Children with Acute Illnesses |
6 |
| NRSG 569
Seminar in Pediatric Acute Care |
2 |
| NRSG 522 Advanced
Pharmacology |
3 |
| NRSG 559 Genetics and Embryology for Advanced Clinical Practice |
3 |
| Total |
14 |
| |
|
| Summer |
|
| NRSG 645 Pediatric
Nurse Practioner III: Management of
Children with Chronic Illnesses and Synthesis |
7 |
| NRSG 501 Health
Policy and Finance |
3 |
| NRSG 503 Advanced
Practice Nursing: Ethical, Legal, and Leadership
Issues |
3 |
| Total |
13 |
| Total Credit Hours |
40 |
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| Part-Time |
| Part-time Option also available, contact Admissions office for details. |
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