Overview
The Pediatric Primary & Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC) is focused on the diagnostic reasoning, assessment and management of the acute care needs of children from birth through 21 years. This advanced practice nurse will have advanced knowledge and skills in physical and psychosocial assessment to meet acute health care needs. The advanced practice nurse will acquire skills and knowledge to recognize patients in children's health care settings who are in acute or critical care hospital areas with medical needs. They manage the chronically ill child and handle complex monitoring and ongoing management of intensive therapies.
Career opportunities include acute specialty clinics and acute hospital areas.
NP credentialing - Graduates are eligible to apply to take the Nurse Practitioner board certification exam in this specialty.
The following information regarding this specialty track is accurate at the time of publication, but is subject to change.
Pediatrics Primary and Acute Care NP for Students Enrolled Beginning Fall 2024
| Number | Course Name | Credit Hrs |
| EPI 808 | Biostatistics and Epidemiology in Nursing Practice * | 4 |
| NRSG 600 | Foundations of Scholarly Writing * | 1 |
| NRSG 601 | Advanced-Level Nursing Roles * | 2 |
| NRSG 602 | Foundations of Quality, Safety, Informatics and Finance * | 4 |
| NRSG 603 | Foundations of Theories and Evidence-Based Practice * | 3 |
| NRSG 604 | Foundations of Population-Based Health Policy * | 3 |
| NRSG 605 | Advanced Pathophysiology * | 4 |
| NRSG 606 | Pharmacotherapeutics for the Advanced Practice Nurse * | 3 |
| NRSG 607 | Advanced Assessment & Clinical Reasoning Across the Life Span * | 3 |
| NRSG 608 | Transformational Leadership and Complex Systems * | 3 |
| NRSG 661 | Pediatric Primary Care I: Health Promotion | 4 |
| NRSG 662 | Pediatric Primary Care II: Acute Health Problems | 3 |
| NRSG 663 | Pediatric Primary Care III: Chronic Health Problems | 3 |
| NRSG 664 | Pediatric Acute Care I | 3 |
| NRSG 665 | Pediatric Acute Care II | 3 |
| NRSG 667 | Pediatric Primary Care Clinical | 10 |
| NRSG 668 | Pediatric Acute Care Clinical | 6 |
| TOTAL | 62 |
* Represents a core course for this specialty.
Pediatrics Primary and Acute Care NP for Students Enrolled Before Fall 2024
| Number | Course Name | Credit Hrs |
| Various Graduate Statistics ** | ||
| NRSG 602 | Nursing Scholarship * | 4 |
| NRSG 603 | Leadership in Nursing * | 3 |
| NRSG 604 | Health Systems Innovation and Improvement * | 3 |
| NRSG 605 | Advanced Pathophysiology * | 4 |
| NRSG 606 | Applied Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses * | 3 |
| NRSG 607 | Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Across the Lifespan * | 3 |
| NRSG 608 | Transition to Nurse Practitioner Practice * | 1 |
| NRSG 609 | Health Promotion for Populations * | 3 |
| NRSG 671 | Primary Care and Health Promotion in Children's Health | 5 |
| NRSG 672 | Primary Care of Children II: Acute Health Problems | 5 |
| NRSG 673 | Primary Care of Children III: Chronic Health Problems | 6 |
| NRSG 684 | Advanced Children's Health Practicum | 1-5 |
| NRSG 688 | Special Topics (Clinical) in Acute Care Nursing | 6 |
| UI NURS 6400 | Pediatric Acute Care I + | 3 |
| UI NURS 6401 | Pediatric Acute Care II + | 3 |
| TOTAL | 56-60 |
** Graduate Statistics courses are not offered by College of Nursing but available through University of Nebraska system, including UNMC (BIOS 806 - Biostatistics I), or at/through any accredited college/university.
* Represents a core course for this specialty.
+ Indicates courses that are part of a consortium between UNMC, UMKC and University of Iowa