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, acute hospital areas.
Sample 3-Year Plan of Study
| Fall Year 1 | Graduate Statistics If possible, take summer prior) | 3 |
| NRSG 605 Advanced Pathophysiology | 4 | |
| NRSG 609 Health Promotion for Populations | 3 | |
| 10 credits | ||
| Spring Year 1 | NRSG 602 Nursing Scholarship | 4 |
| NRSG 603 Leadership in Nursing | 3 | |
| NRSG 606 Applied Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses | 3 | |
| 10 credits | ||
| Summer Year 1 | NRSG 607 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| 3 credits | ||
| Fall Year 2 | NRSG 671 Primary Care and Health Promotion in Children’s Health (90 hours of clinical) | 5 |
| 5 credits | ||
| Spring Year 2 | NRSG 604 Health Systems Innovations and Improvement | 3 |
| NRSG 672 Primary Care of Children II: Acute Health Problems (135 hours of clinical) | 5 | |
| 8 credits | ||
| Fall Year 3 | NRSG 673 Primary Care of Children III: Chronic Health Problems (135 hours of clinical) | 6 |
| NRSG 688 Special Topics (Clinical) in Acute Care Nursing (90 hours of clinical) | 2 | |
| University of Iowa Nurs 6400 Acute Care Course I | 3 | |
| 11 credits | ||
| Spring Year 3 | NRSG 608 Transition to Nurse Practitioner Practice | 1 |
| NRSG 684 Advanced Children’s Health Practicum (225 hours of clinical) | 5 | |
| NRSG 688 Special Topics (Clinical) in Acute Care Nursing (90 hours of clinical) | 2 | |
| University of Iowa Nurs 6401 Acute Care Course II | 3 | |
| 11 credits | ||
| Summer Year 3 | NRSG 688 Special Topics (Clinical) in Acute Care Nursing (90 hours of clinical) | 2 |
| 2 credits | ||
| TOTAL | 60 credits |
Core Courses
These courses are generally required for most specialty programs, but review the specialty plans of study for confirmation.
| Credits | |
| Various Graduate Statistics * | 3 |
| NRSG 602 Nursing Scholarship | 4 |
| NRSG 603 Leadership in Nursing | 3 |
| NRSG 604 Health Systems Innovation and Improvement | 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 Population | 3 |
* 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.
Available in Summer Terms
These core courses are available to be taken in the summer if desired.
| Summer - Odd Years | Credits |
| NRSG 604 Health Systems Innovation and Improvement | 3 |
| Summer - Even Years | |
| NRSG 602 Nursing Scholarship | 4 |
| NRSG 603 Leadership in Nursing | 3 |
| Summer - Every Year | |
| NRSG 607 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NRSG 609 Health Promotion for Populations | 3 |