MSN Pediatric Primary and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

This NP track prepares nurses to work in a range of settings with infants and children who have complex acute, critical and chronic illnesses, disabilities or injuries. Students complete supervised clinical practice hours for primary care or acute care. Graduates are eligible to sit for national certification in pediatric primary care through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), or in pediatric acute care through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, depending upon the focus of their studies.