| Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) prepares graduates to provide assessment, diagnosis, and medical management of neonates and their families from admission through discharge in collaboration with other health care providers in specific clinical settings. Graduates with this specialization are eligible for the neonatal nurse practitioner examination (36-41 semester credits). |
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OPTION |
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| Courses |
Coursework |
Thesis |
Project |
| NURS 615: Advanced Practice Nursing: Introduction to Roles and Issues |
3 cr |
3 cr |
3 cr |
| NURS 626: Research Methods for Advanced Practice Nurses |
3 cr |
3 cr |
3 cr |
| NURS 670: Health Policy, Legislation, Economics and Ethics |
3 cr |
3 cr |
3 cr |
| NURS 760: Health Promotion & Disease Prevention: Throughout the Lifespan |
4 cr |
4 cr |
4 cr |
| *5547N: Advanced Assessment of the Neonate |
3 cr |
3 cr |
3 cr |
| *5548N: Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Neonate |
3 cr |
3 cr |
3 cr |
| *5549N: Advanced Pharmacology of the Neonate |
3 cr |
3 cr |
3 cr |
| *5564N: Neonatal Management I |
3 cr |
3 cr |
3 cr |
| *5566N: Neonatal Management II |
3 cr |
3 cr |
3 cr |
| *5572NI: Neonatal Preceptorship I |
5 cr |
5 cr |
5 cr |
| *5572NII: Neonatal Preceptorship II |
5 cr |
5 cr |
5 cr |
| NURS 798: Thesis or NURS 788: Project |
0 cr |
5 cr |
2 cr |
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Total credits |
38 cr |
43 cr |
40 cr |