Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Curricula
Minimum Requirements for MSN in this Major: 43 Credit Hours / 652 Clinical Hours
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| N580 |
Nurse as Scholar I: Science Development, Study Design & Statistics |
3 |
| N581 |
Nurse as Scholar II: Evidence-based Practice |
3 |
| N582 |
Population Health in a Global Society |
3 |
| N583 |
Professional Transitions: Advanced Nursing Practice |
3 |
| |
Total |
12 |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| N589 |
Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan: Refresher |
1 |
| N595 |
Physical Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning in Advanced Practice Nursing |
4 - 36 Clinical Hours |
| N596 |
Clinical Pharmacology for the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
3 |
| N631 |
Embryology, Pathophysiology and Development of Neonates, Infants and Toddlers |
3 |
| |
Total |
11 |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| N635 |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Neonatal Patients I |
3 |
| N636 |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Neonatal Patients: Clinical |
2 - 112 Hours |
| N637 |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Neonatal Patients II |
3 |
| N638 |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Neonatal Patients II: Clinical |
3 - 168 Hours |
| N639 |
Primary and Complex Care of the Infant and Toddler |
3 |
| N690 |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Neonatal Patients Synthesis (includes Advanced Practice Skills workshop) |
6 - 336 Hours |
| |
Total |
20 |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| N617 |
Nurse Practitioner Intensive I: Collaboration, Care Management and Identity Formation |
0 |
| N618 |
Nurse Practitioner Intensive II: Care Management, Information Management, Collaboration and Contextual Relevance |
0 |
| N619 |
Nurse Practitioner Intensive III: Collaboration, Leadership, and Scholarship |
0 |
| |
Total |
0 |
56 Clinical Hours = 1 Credit Hour
MSN Core, the "Four Ps", and NPI Courses required of all MSN Programs.
Changes approved by MSN Faculty on January 27, 2014; April 7, 2014; November 16, 2015; and January 22, 2018; February 17, 2020; February 15, 2021; May 12, 2025.