Post-Master's Certificate in Neonatal Nurse Practioner
About This Program
The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Post Master's Certificate enables individuals with a Master’s Degree in Nursing to complete coursework that prepares them for a national certification exam as a neonatal nurse practitioner and to be recognized by the Board of Nursing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Required courses will be determined by a gap analysis completed by the program director.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students will assess, diagnose, and manage the high-risk neonate with acute and critical, single, and multi-system health problems using evidence-based knowledge.
- Upon completion, students will use pharmacologic and technologic therapies in the management of the high-risk neonate's complex acute and chronic illnesses.
- Upon completion, students will collaborate with other health professionals to promote quality health outcomes for acutely and critically ill neonates and their families.
- Upon completion, students will develop plans for health promotion and disease prevention in the care of the high-risk neonate within their family system.
Curriculum
| Nurse Practitioner Core | ||
| Based on a gap analysis students may be required to take one or more of the following: | ||
| ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC REASONING | ||
| NEONATAL ASSESSMENT LAB | ||
| ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | ||
| ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS | ||
| ROLE OF THE NURSE IN ADVANCED PRACTICE | ||
| Neonatal NP Certificate Foundations | ||
| NURS 5204 | NEONATAL NURSING I | 2 |
| NURS 5537 | NEONATAL NURSING II | 5 |
| NURS 5447 | NEONATAL NURSING III | 4 |
| NURS 5450 | NEONATAL NP CLINICAL PRACTICE | 4 |
| NURS 5610 | NEONATAL NP ADVANCED PRACTICUM | 6 |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
Advising Resources
Graduate nursing students will be assigned a degree plan once admitted to the program. They are encouraged to make phone, in-person, or virtual appointments as needed to discuss their academic progression.
Location:
554 Pickard Hall
Email:
msnadvising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-2776