Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate

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Nurse Practitioner Pediatric Primary Care: Advanced Certificate

This is for the APRN who want to add Pediatric Nurse Practitioner focus to their certifications, you can obtain a Post Masters Certificate as a PNP.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioners provide pediatric primary care in a variety of health care settings, including, but not limited to, private practice, ambulatory and school-based clinics, home, hospital, and subspecialty clinics. The coursework and clinical practicums in the PNP-PC specialty provide knowledge development in advanced pediatric health assessment, advanced pathophysiology and pharmacology clinical management of the pediatric patient in primary and chronic care pediatric sociocultural and ethical issues, and professional role development for the PNP.

This comprehensive curriculum uses traditional classroom settings, simulated experiences, and clinical training, where you will develop pediatric primary care knowledge and clinical reasoning skills. In addition, graduation from the program prepares you to take the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care certification exams offered by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.

 

Did you know Molloy has a DNP pathway for APRN post certificate programs? Pathways to DNP

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  • Required Courses

    PNP Program Courses - 15 Credits

    • NUR 5660 PNP: Practicum in Primary Care I (155 clinical hours) – 2 credits
    • NUR 5670 PNP: Practicum in Primary Care II (155 clinical hours) – 2 credits
    • NUR 5680 PNP: Practicum in Primary Care III (155 clinical hours) – 2 credits
    • NUR 5770 PNP: Diagnostic Reasoning (90 clinical hours) – 3 credits
    • NUR 5841 PNP: Diagnostics and Therapeutics I – 2 credits
    • NUR 5851 PNP: Diagnostics and Therapeutics II – 2 credits
    • NUR 5861 PNP: Diagnostics and Therapeutics III – 2 credits

     

    Gap Analysis of prior program will determine need for additional courses.

  • Catalog Course Descriptions

    For more information and course descriptions visit our Graduate Course Catalog.

    Pediatric Nurse Pract. Primary Care - Adv. Cert.