Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Graduate Certificate)

The certificate program for the pediatric nurse practitioner specialty is an advanced nursing practice program. It prepares graduates to provide holistic, client-centered primary care of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The program is designed for board-certified nurses in a different advanced practice registered nurse specialty area who seek additional certification as a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner, and for doctorate-level nurses who seek to become a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner. This is a hybrid program, a blend of in-person and online learning. Students are required to travel to campus for orientation once and for immersions two or three times per semester. Core courses include advanced pharmacology, advanced pathophysiology and advanced health assessment. Any deficiency courses determined by the student's unique gap analysis must have been completed within the previous five years to be eligible for credit. Using best evidence, specialty courses focus on health promotion and the assessment and management of culturally appropriate plans of health care for well infants, children, adolescents and young adults, as well as those with minor, acute and stable complex and chronic health disorders. More details: https://degrees.apps.asu.edu/masters-phd/major/ASU00/NUPDNPGRCT/pediatric-nurse-practitioner-graduate-certificate