Requirements for the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Concentration (DNP - Nurse Practitioner)

BSN to DNP Track

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
DNP Advanced Practice Nursing Core (BSN to DNP) 1		41
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Concentration
NUR 5163	Advanced Assessment and Diagnostics of the Newborn/Infant Practicum 1	1
NUR 5262	Advanced Assessment and Diagnostics of the Newborn/Infant 1	2
NUR 5266	Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practicum I	2
NUR 5360	Embryology and Developmental Physiology	3
NUR 5361	Advanced Newborn/Infant Pharmacotherapeutics 1	3
NUR 5363	Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practicum II	3
NUR 5365	Advanced Neonatal Nursing Management I: High-Risk & Critically Ill Newborns/Infants	3
NUR 5367	Advanced Neonatal Nursing Management II: Acute & Chronic Problems of Newborns/Infants	3
NUR 5369	Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practicum III Residency	3
NUR 6202	The NICU Graduate	2
NUR 6369	Clinical Genetics in Practice	3
Advanced Practice Nursing Residency
NUR 6V76	Advanced Practice Nursing Residency	6
Total Hours		75

Post-Master's APRN to DNP Track (no APRN role change)

Students must meet admissions requirements specific to this advanced track.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Post-Master's DNP Advanced Practice Nursing Core		30
NUR 6V76	Advanced Practice Nursing Residency	7
Total Hours		37

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The 6 hr. of the typical 47-hr. Advanced Practice Nursing Core (BSN to DNP) are replaced by Neonatal Nurse Practitioner courses as follows:

• Instead of NUR 5351 Advanced Pharmacology, Neonatal NP students complete NUR 5361 Advanced Newborn/Infant Pharmacotherapeutics
• Instead of NUR 5354 Advanced Health Assessment/Promotion/Disease Prevention, Neonatal NP students complete NUR 5163 Advanced Assessment and Diagnostics of the Newborn/Infant Practicum and NUR 5262 Advanced Assessment and Diagnostics of the Newborn/Infant

These courses are listed in the concentration requirements section for clarity, leaving 41 hours in the core.