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Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NP)

42 Months Online Bachelors Program

Rush University

Program Overview

The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is an acute care advanced practice role providing care for high-risk infants from birth through the first two years of life. The NNP program is designed to prepare experienced neonatal nurses to work collaboratively to provide advance practice nursing care to infants and their families in the neonatal intensive care settings.

Program Key Stats

$1110 (Per Credit Hour)



Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, GPAs of 3.0 , 3 professional letters of recommendation, CV, Registered nurse (RN) licensure in the United States. GRE 50th percentile), 3 Letters of recommendation, Personal statement, TOEFL (min 80 on IBT), or (570 in PBT), or (230 on the computer version), Minimum of six months of recent NICU experience (level 3 or higher) by the application deadline.

Career Options

  • Perform advanced physical assessments
  • Evaluate diagnostic and clinical data
  • Consult and collaborate with interprofessional team members
  • Manage critically ill and intermediate care infants
  • Attend high-risk deliveries
  • Support and educate caregivers

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