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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Students who attend UVA are mentored by faculty members who are experts in their field as educators, clinicians, researchers. Their experiences are additionally enriched by access to other disciplines across the University, including religion, ethics, contemplative sciences, mindfulness, and medicine. All graduate nursing students are required to have a laptop.
Though it depends on the degree with which students enter the program (whether it's a BSN or an MSN), DNP students who choose the NNP specialty track typically complete core classes, specialty courses, electives, and 14 credits (750 hours) of direct care practicum:
Core Courses (29 credits)
- GNUR 8180: Healthcare Data Analysis (3 credits)
- GNUR 8620: Quality and Safety in Healthcare Systems (4 credits)
- GNUR 8645: Ethics and Leadership in Interprofessional Practice (3 credits)
- GNUR 8650: Information Systems and Patient Care Technology (3 credits)
- GNUR 8660: Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)
- GNUR 8680: Culturally Sensitive Care/Population Health (3 credits)
- GNUR 9026: Health Policy, Economics & Finance (3 credits)
- GNUR 9027: Practice Change Management (2 credits)
- GNUR 9710: Implementation of Practice Change (3 credits)
- GNUR 9720: Dissemination of Practice Scholarship (2 credits)
NNP Specialty Track Concentration and Elective Courses
- GNUR 6730: Genetics, Embryology and 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)
- Electives (9 credits)
Practicum Courses
- GNUR 6624: NNP Practicum I (4 credits)
- GNUR 6625: NNP Practicum II (5 credits)
- GNUR 6626: NNP Practicum III (5 credits)
All DNP students enroll in 14 credits (750 hours) in direct care practicum. Students select courses in consultation with their academic and faculty advisors based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct their DNP projects. Additionally, students select master's and/or doctoral-level didactic coursework from across the University.
DNP faculty mentors help students create individualized clinical plans to meet their professional, specialty and geographic goals. Clinical requirements do not need to be met at the UVA Medical Center; the School has existing clinical contracts across the Commonwealth and beyond and students may also ‘bring their own’ clinical sites from the area or outside of Virginia.
Clinical/practicum activities are generally conducted within Virginia, but may be conducted outside Virginia if the University is authorized to place students in that state and pending faculty approval.
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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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