Catalog Navigator : Dual Pediatric Primary/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Curriculum

The Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Dual certification Acute Care/Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) Program is based at the Rutgers Health Sciences Campus in Newark, NJ and is the only Dual certification option program in the state preparing doctoral prepared dually certified pediatric nurse practitioners. Graduates are eligible to sit for national certification as an acute care AND/OR primary care pediatric nurse practitioner offered through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. You must have a minimum of one-year acute care pediatric experience to apply to this program

Curriculum: The Post-Baccalaureate DNP Dual certification Acute Care/Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program is comprised of 85 credits with 900 clinical hours devoted to precepted NP clinical practice. The program can be completed in eleven (11) semesters of graduate study and is a hybrid of online and in-classroom courses.

The following are the required courses for this program:

Core Courses

NURS 5104 - Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
ADHA 5107 - Advanced Health Assessment (3)
PNP 5103 - Pediatric Pathophysiology & Assessment (3)
PNP 5105 - Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology (3)

D.N.P. Core Courses

NURS 6010 - Clinical Scholarship (2)
NURS 6060 - Clinical Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
NURS 6930 - Information Technology for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
CLDR 6440 - Quality and Safety in Healthcare Theory (3)
CLDR 6400 - Leadership Across the Continuum Theory (3)
NURS 6020 - Management and Analysis of Health Data for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (3)
NURS 6940 - Evidence Translation and Implementation Science (3)
NURS 6780 - Health Care Economics and Business Practices (3)
NURS 6040 - Determinants of Health (3)
NURS 6980 - Epidemiology and Population Health (3)
NURS 6030 - DNP Project Planning and Proposal Development (3)*
NURS 6031 - DNP Project Implementation (2)*
NURS 6032 - DNP Project Evaluation and Dissemination (2)*

Specialty Courses

PNP 6560 - Primary Care of Children Theory 1: Health Promotion (3)
PNP 6570 - Primary Care of Children Practicum 1 (3) (225 clinical hours)
NMID 6407 - Nurse-Midwifery Theory 5: Management of the Neonate and Breastfeeding (2)
PNP 6540 - Primary Care of Children Theory 2: Common Mild/Episodic Illnesses (3)
PNP 6550 - Primary Care of Children Practicum 2 (3) (180 clinical hours)
PNP 5110 - Diagnostic Assessment & Procedures (3)
PNP 6610 - Acute Care of Children Theory (3)
PNP 6620 - Acute Care of Children Practicum (3) (180 clinical hours)
PNP 6580 - Primary Care of Children Theory 3: Chronic Conditions (3)
PNP 6630 - Advanced Care of Children Practicum 3 (4) (180 clinical hours)
PNP 6710 - Primary Care of Children Theory 4: Contemporary Issues (3)
PNP 6640 - Advanced Care of Children Practicum (4) (180 clinical hours)

In addition to the successful completion of the above course requirements, all DNP students must meet all the DNP project requirements set forth by the program.

*A student who does not complete their DNP project during the project-related courses will be registered for a 1-credit project continuation course in subsequent semesters until the project is complete.

The minimum number of combined clinical practicum and DNP project experience hours is 1000. Students, however, may be required to complete more than 1000 hours to meet minimum competency requirements for graduation and certification (when applicable).