Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Preparing students to provide care as advance practice nurses to vulnerable pediatric populations across a multitude of inpatient and outpatient settings.
- In-person class about 1x/month, with the balance of learning completed online
- Full- and part-time programs available
- Clinical and faculty affiliations at UVA Health, including its top-ranked UVA Children's Hospital
- 750 clinical practicum hours, and guidance in finding clinical placements with qualified preceptors
- Graduates are eligible for the PNP-AC certification exam administered by PNCB
- Guaranteed admission for UVA School of Nursing alumni
- Application deadline: January 5
PNP-ACs—on the cutting edge of advanced practice—provide care to the most vulnerable pediatric populations across many inpatient and outpatient settings. UVA's PNP-AC track is offered to baccalaureate-educated nurses enrolled in the BSN to DNP pathway or students who seek a post-master's certificate.
The PNP-Acute Care role is distinct from the PNP-Primary Care role in a number of ways, the most important of which has to do with patient acuity. PNP-ACs most typically care for pediatric patients with critical and complex, often life-limiting illnesses, and support family members and caregivers in their care as well.
UVA School of Nursing provides exceptional, affordable education in accordance with AACN, NONPF, and PNCB standards in the preparation of pediatric nurses as leaders, scholars, and expert licensed independent practitioners in the care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with acute, complex, critical, and chronic illness. BSN to DNP students who choose the PNP-AC as their specialty focus are prepared for the PNP-AC certification exam administered by the PNCB.
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 pediatric nurse practitioner-acute care as their specialty area are additionally required to take:
Pediatric NP – Acute Care Specialty Diagnoses & Management Coursework (10 credit hours)
- GNUR 6730: Genetics, Embryology & Development Physiology (2 credits)
- GNUR 6620: Pediatric Health & Wellness (2 credits)
- GNUR 6632: PNP-AC Seminar II (3 credits)
- GNUR 6633: PNP-AC Seminar III (3 credits)
Pediatric NP – Acute Care Specialty Practicum Coursework (11 credit hours)
- GNUR 6634: PNP-AC Practicum I (1 credit)
- GNUR 6635: PNP-AC Practicum II (5 credits)
- GNUR 6636: PNP-AC Practicum III (5 credits)
All graduate nursing students are required to have a laptop; information about these requirements will be sent to enrolling students before classes begin.
Students who enroll in the BSN to DNP program and select a PNP-AC specialty focus complete 600 clinical hours over the three years of their DNP program enrollment. Clinical placement sites are established with collaboration between the student and faculty and are assigned based upon optimal learning experiences, students' requests, and availability.
All clinical/practicum activities are generally conducted within Virginia. Clinical/practice activities may be conducted outside Virginia if the University is authorized to place students in that state and pending faculty approval.
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
Post-BSN DNP [full-time, 12+ credits] (MSN portion of program)
| 2024-25 | Virginia Resident | Non-Virginia Resident |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $21,302 | $34,788 |
| Regular Session Comprehensive Fee | $3,572 | $4,254 |
| University Activity Fee | $58 | $58 |
| Nursing Activity Fee | $30 | $30 |
| Total | $24,962 | $39,130 |
Post-BSN DNP [part-time] (MSN portion of program)
| 2024-25 | Virginia Resident | Non-Virginia Resident |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $888 per credit | $1,450 per credit |
| Regular Session Comprehensive Fee | $3,572 | $4,254 |
| University Activity Fee | $58 | $58 |
| Nursing Activity Fee | $30 | $30 |
| Total | $3,660 + Tuition | $4,342 + Tuition |
Post-BSN DNP [full- and part-time] - January and summer terms (MSN portion of coursework)
| 2024-25 | Virginia Resident | Non-Virginia Resident |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition - January 2025 Session | $551 per credit | $1,117 per credit |
| January Session Comprehensive Fee | $216 | $246 |
| January 2025 Session TOTAL | $216 + Tuition | $246 + Tuition |
| Tuition - Summer 2025 Session | $551 per credit | $1,117 per credit |
| Summer Session Comprehensive Fee | $475 | $535 |
| Summer 2025 Session TOTAL | $475 + Tuition | $535 + Tuition |
Post-MSN DNP [full-time, 12+ credits] - Fall and spring terms
| 2024-25 | Virginia Resident | Non-Virginia Resident |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $21,302 | $34,788 |
| Special Session Comprehensive Fee | $538 | $658 |
| University Activity Fee | $58 | $58 |
| Nursing Activity Fee | $30 | $30 |
| Total | $21,940 | $35,534 |
Post-MSN DNP [part-time] - Fall and spring terms
| 2024-25 | Virginia Resident | Non-Virginia Resident |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $888 credit | $1,450 credit |
| Special Session Comprehensive Fee | $538 | $658 |
| University Activity Fee | $58 | $58 |
| Nursing Activity Fee | $30 | $30 |
| Total | $626 + Tuition | $746 + Tuition |
Post-MSN DNP [full- and part-time] - January and Summer Terms
| 2024-25 | Virginia Resident | Non-Virginia Resident |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition - January 2025 Session | $551 per credit | $1,117 per credit |
| January Session Comprehensive Fee | $216 | $246 |
| January 2025 Session TOTAL | $216 + Tuition | $246 + Tuition |
| Tuition - Summer 2025 Session | $551 per credit | $1,117 per credit |
| Summer Session Comprehensive Fee | $475 | $535 |
| Summer 2025 Session TOTAL | $475 + Tuition | $535 + Tuition |
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