Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) specialty
On the cutting-edge of advanced practice, neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) provide care through age two in a variety of settings from newborn to acute care
- In-person class about 1x/month, with the balance of learning completed online
- Full- and part-time programs available
- Clinical experiences and faculty affiliations at UVA Health, its top-ranked UVA Children’s Hospital, and beyond
- 750 clinical practicum hours, and guidance in finding clinical placements with qualified preceptors
- Ample preparation for the NNP certification exam
- Guaranteed admission for UVA School of Nursing alumni
- Application deadline: January 5
The neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) specialty track is for students enrolled in the BSN to DNP pathway program and as a post-master's certificate. BSN to DNP students may choose neonatal nursing as their specialty focus upon admission, and take NNP specialty courses during the three-year, full-time program. For students who choose the NNP specialty, two years' clinical experience is required.
UVA School of Nursing is dedicated to providing affordable, quality education guided by AACN and NANN education standards, preparing neonatal nurses as leaders, scholars, and expert licensed independent practitioners in the care of neonates and children up to age two. BSN to DNP students who choose the NNP specialty track as their focus are prepared for the NNP certification exam.
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Depending on the degree with which DNP students enter the program (whether it's a BSN, a generalist MSN, or a specialty MSN), DNP students typically complete core classes in:
- Advanced Pathophysiology
- Advanced Pharmacology
- Advanced Health Assessment
- Designing, implementing, and evaluating the DNP Scholarly Project
- Population Health/Epidemiology
- Data Analysis
- Ethics and Leadership
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Policy and Economics
Students enrolled in the BSN to DNP program who choose the neonatal nurse practitioner as their specialty area additionally take:
Neonatal NP Specialty Diagnoses & Management Coursework (11 credit hours)
- GNUR 6730: Genetics, Embryology & Development Physiology (2 credits)
- GNUR 6621: NNP Seminar I (3 credits)
- GNUR 6622: NNP Seminar II (3 credits)
- GNUR 6623: NNP Seminar III (3 credits)
Neonatal NP Specialty Practicum Coursework (11 practicum hours)
- GNUR 6624: NNP Practicum I (1 credit)
- GNUR 6625: NNP Practicum II (5 credits)
- GNUR 6626: NNP Practicum III (5 credits)
Nurses across the School's advanced practice specialty areas, including its MSN specialties, post-master's certificates, and DNP program pathways, earn clinical hours with qualified, highly-experienced mentor nurses, at sites across the Charlottesville-Albemarle area, central Virginia, the commonwealth, and the mid-Atlantic region, at sites including:
- Addiction Allies, LLC
- Bon Secours Blackstone Family Practice
- Bon Secours Patterson Avenue Family Practice
- Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital
- Capitol Pediatrics, PC
- Carilion Clinic Family Medicine - Brambleton
- Carilion Roanoke Memorial (Clinic & Hospitalists)
- Charlottesville Integrated Psychiatry, LLC
- Children's Hospital a.k.a. CNMC
- CVHS - Buckingham
- CVHS - Southern Albemarle
- Family Medicine of Albemarle
- Inova Fairfax Hospital - Inova Health System
- Inova Health System
- KidMed Urgent Care
- Mental Fitness Matters, PLLC
- Old Dominion University Student Health Services
- Planned Parenthood
- Raphine Medical Associates
- Revolution Healthcare LLC
- Sentara Cardiology Specialists
- Sentara Family & Internal Med Physicians - Hampton
- Sentara Family Medicine - Virginia Beach
- Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
- Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
- Sentara Obici Hospital
- The Pediatric Center - VCC Main Office
- UNC Medical Center (Neurosciences Hospital)
- UVA Child and Family Psychiatry
- UVA Child Development & Rehabilitation (was KCRC)
- UVA Children's Hospital
- UVA Developmental Pediatrics Clinic
- UVA Family Medicine Stoney Creek
- UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center
- UVA Heart and Vascular Center Fontaine
- UVA HIV Clinic
- UVA Infectious Diseases Clinic
- UVA Medical Center
- UVA Memory and Aging Care Clinic
- UVA Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Clinic
- UVA Midlife & Gynecologic Specialties Northridge
- UVA OB/GYN Outpatient Clinic
- UVA Pediatric Hematology/Oncology(Battle Building)
- UVA Pediatric Neurology and Epilepsy Clinic
- UVA Primary Care Locust Grove
- UVA Primary Care Riverside
- UVA School of Nursing Clinical Simulation Learning Center (CSLC)
- UVA Student Health and Wellness Center
- UVA Teen and Young Adult Health Center
- UVA Transplant Center
- UVA University Medical Associates (UMA) Clinic
- VCU CHoR - Hematology and Oncology Clinic
- VCU Student Health Services
- VCU Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
- Veterans Affairs, Richmond, VA (McGuire)
- Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System
- Virginia Skin Medical and Cosmetic Dermatology
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