Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

This program prepares students for the role of Nurse Practitioner of Pediatric Nursing in an primary care environment.

Program Information

The role of nurse practitioner specializing in Pediatric Nursing is offered at the University of South Alabama College of Nursing. The MSN program prepares graduates for advanced nursing practice and for doctoral study. Graduates of the program are able to synthesize and apply advanced knowledge, theories, and research to a specialized area of nursing practice and function as leaders in practice to contribute to the advancement of the nursing profession.

A common core of courses are offered online including concepts, theory, research, and issues related to advanced nursing practice. Clinical requirements can usually be completed with preceptors in the students’ home community.

The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Track classes are available only online. However, there is a mandatory orientation held during the fall semester of the first practicum course.  Attendance is required and will allow for questions and interaction with course faculty. Various clinical skills workshops will be held during the orientation.

Pediatric NP - Primary Care Orientation Dates:

Please note these dates are for Simulation Intensives only. The coordinator for each specialty track will provide full orientation dates.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Curriculum

BSN-MSN students complete all support, MSN core, and MSN specialty courses for a total of 45 credit hours.  The MSN degree must be completed within five years of matriculation.

Support Courses

NU 518 - Advanced Nursing Assessment 3 credits

NU 545 - Physio-pathological Basis of Advanced Nursing 3 credits

NU 578 - Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses 3 credits

MSN Core Courses

NU 607 - Scientific Underpinnings of Advanced Nursing Practice 3 credits

NU 608 - Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement in Health Care 3 credits

NU 610 - Healthcare Policy and Finance 3 credits

NU 613 - Organizational & Systems Leadership 3 credits

Pediatric Primary NP Specialty Courses

MCN 548 – Introduction to Pediatric Primary Care NP 3 credits

MCN 551 – Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Pediatric Primary Care NP 2 credits

MCN 552 – Pediatric Primary Care NP I 3 credits

MCN 553 – Pediatric Primary Care NP Practicum I - 180 Clinical Hours 3 credits

MCN 554 – Pediatric Primary Care NP Nursing II 3 credits

MCN 555 – Pediatric Primary Care NP Practicum II - 180 Clinical Hours 3 credits

MCN 556 – Pediatric Primary Care NP Practicum III - 240 Clinical Hours 4 credits

MCN 557 – Pediatric Primary Care NP III 3 credits

RN to MSN students who are registered nurses with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a non-nursing discipline must also complete the following courses.

RN-MSN Courses

CMN 411 - Nursing in Community Systems 4 credits

NU 404 - Evidence Based Practice & Informatics 3 credits

NU 410 - Concepts of Professional Nursing 6 credits

NU 425 – Health Assessment Across the Lifespan 3 credits

OR

NU 530 – Accelerated MSN Advanced Health Assessment 4 credits

Contacts

Please feel free to contact Dr. Tricia Huey for more information about this specialty: thuey@southalabama.edu.