Pediatric Dual Primary/Acute C - Johns Hopkins U

This 4-year doctoral program prepares students to become Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNPs) in either primary or acute care. Graduates provide evidence-based family-centered care to children from birth through adolescence in various settings.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This track prepares students to practice at an advanced level to provide evidence-based family-centered care to children from birth through adolescence. PNPs prepared in primary care (PC) and acute care (AC) are educationally prepared to care for patients across the entire continuum of health and illness and in a variety of care settings. Certified PNP-AC/PC nurses provide care to healthy and children with complex acute, critical, and life-threatening illnesses and make a difference across a continuum of care settings by providing the highest level of evidence-based acute care, often in the face of rapidly changing patient conditions. PNP-AC/PC certified nurses provide the initial, ongoing, and comprehensive care to patients in a variety of settings including private offices, community clinics, newborn nursery, schools and in specialty-based areas that manage chronically ill patients across the spectrum. PNPs assess, diagnose, and treat critical, acute and chronic illnesses and are responsible and accountable for providing evidenced-based preventative health care, including health promotion, disease prevention, and health education and counseling. It is a program requirement for candidates to have at least one year or more, of Acute-Care inpatient pediatric nursing experience, upon application to the program.

Outline:

The program is structured as a 4-year plan of study, with a total of 88 credits, 784 clinical hours, and 224 project practicum hours. The curriculum is based on:

The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Practice Nursing (AACN, 2021)
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) NP Role Core Competencies (2022)
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) NP Core Competencies with Curriculum Content (2017)
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Population-Focused Nurse Practitioner Competencies: Pediatric Acute Care (NONPF, 2013)
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)Statement on Acute Care and Primary Care Certified Nurse Practitioner Practice (NONPF, 2012)
The National Task Force (NTF) Quality Nurse Practitioner Standards for Quality Nurse Practitioner Education, 6th ed.

Course List:

| Code | Title | Credits | |---|---|---| | NR.110.645 | Advanced Pediatric Acute Care Topics and Procedures | 3 | | NR.110.646 | Advanced Pediatric Acute Care Topics | 3 | | NR.110.648 | Pediatric Primary/Acute Care Practicum (56-224CL) | 1 - 4 | | NR.110.649 | Advanced Pediatric Acute Care Topics and Roles | 1 | | NR.210.630 | Clinical Reasoning I - Clinical Management for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Common Acute Illnesses in Pediatrics | 2 | | NR.210.631 | Clinical Reasoning II-Clinical Management for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Chronic Illnesses in Pediatrics | 2 | | NR.210.632 | Clinical Reasoning III: Acute Complex Problems with Gender and Behavior Health (with variations) | 2 | | NR.210.633 | Clinical Reasoning IV-Clinical Management for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Problems Specific to the Newborn/Infant | 2 | | NR.210.634 | Clinical Reasoning V - Topics for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practice | 2 | | NR.210.635 | Clinical Practicum I: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (112CL) | 2 | | NR.210.636 | Clinical Practicum II: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (112CL) | 2 | | NR.210.637 | Clinical Practicum III: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (168CL) | 3 |

Program of Study:

First Year

First Semester:
NR.210.606 Biostatistics for Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)
NR.210.607 Context of Health Care for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits)
NR.210.806 Health Finance (2 credits)
Second Semester:
NR.210.608 The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)
NR.210.600 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology (4 credits)
NR.210.802 Advanced Nursing Health Policy (2 credits)
Third Semester:
NR.210.610 Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Across the Lifespan (2 credits)
NR.210.602 Clinical Pharmacology (4 credits)

Second Year

First Semester:
NR.210.822 Health Information Systems and Patient Care Technologies (2 credits)
NR.210.601 Advanced Health Assessment and Measurement (3 credits)
NR.210.804 Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care (2 credits)
NR.210.603 Human Growth and Development: Birth through Adolescence (1 credit)
Second Semester:
NR.210.609 Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits)
NR.210.605 Diagnostic Skills and Procedures for Advanced Practice Nursing (2 credits)
NR.210.604 Health Supervision: Birth through Adolescence (2 credits)
NR.210.630 Clinical Reasoning I - Clinical Management for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Common Acute Illnesses in Pediatrics (2 credits)
Third Semester:
NR.210.631 Clinical Reasoning II-Clinical Management for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Chronic Illnesses in Pediatrics (2 credits)
NR.210.635 Clinical Practicum I: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (112CL) (2 credits)
NR.210.886 Problem Discovery (56PPR) (2 credits)

Third Year

First Semester:
NR.210.803 Nursing Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)
NR.210.632 Clinical Reasoning III: Acute Complex Problems with Gender and Behavior Health (with variations) (2 credits)
NR.210.636 Clinical Practicum II: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (112CL) (2 credits)
Second Semester:
NR.210.805 Translating Evidence into Practice (3 credits)
NR.210.633 Clinical Reasoning IV-Clinical Management for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Problems Specific to the Newborn/Infant (2 credits)
NR.210.887 Project Advancement (56PPR) (2 credits)
NR.210.637 Clinical Practicum III: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (168CL) (3 credits)
Third Semester:
NR.210.817 Analysis and Evaluation of Individual and Population Health Data (3 credits)
NR.210.634 Clinical Reasoning V - Topics for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practice (2 credits)
NR.110.648 Pediatric Primary/Acute Care Practicum (112CL) (2 credits)
NR.110.649 Advanced Pediatric Acute Care Topics and Roles (1 credit)

Fourth Year

First Semester:
NR.110.648 Pediatric Primary/Acute Care Practicum (224CL) (4 credits)
NR.110.645 Advanced Pediatric Acute Care Topics and Procedures (3 credits)
NR.210.888 Project Application (56PPR) (2 credits)
Second Semester:
NR.210.818 Clinical Data Management and Analyses (2 credits)
NR.210.889 Project Evaluation and Dissemination (56PPR) (2 credits)
NR.110.646 Advanced Pediatric Acute Care Topics (3 credits)
NR.110.648 Pediatric Primary/Acute Care Practicum (56CL) (1 credit)

Other:

Graduates are eligible to apply for the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board’s pediatric acute care and pediatric primary care certification exams: http://www.pncb.org/ptistore/control/exams/pnp/steps.

Pediatric Dual Primary/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, DNP Advanced Practice Track

Program Overview