Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
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About the Specialty
The Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (PAC-NP) is educationally prepared to provide advanced nursing care to meet the specialized needs of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with complex acute, critical, and chronic health conditions, including the delivery of acute care services, as delineated in the acute care nurse practitioner competencies (2004). PAC-NP can be found working in areas such as hospital-based pediatric acute care areas, pediatric intensive care units, pediatric cardiac intensive care units, emergency departments, and pediatric specialty practices that manage acutely ill patients across the spectrum of care settings from outpatient, to inpatient, and through discharge.
Degree Options
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is designed for baccalaureate prepared nurses. The APRN concentration provide students with the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to sit for board certification.
The MSN program takes roughly two years to complete at a full-time progression. Part-time progressions are available during certain terms.
Learn more on the MSN program page.
A doctoral prepared nurse practitioner translates evidence-based knowledge into practice and in turn improves health care outcomes. A University of Louisville DNP will prepare students to be outstanding clinicians and will also prepare them to be leaders and change agents in the field of nursing.
The DNP program takes roughly three years to complete and is only offered in a full-time progression.
Learn more on the DNP program page.
The objective of the Post-Graduate Certificate is to prepare nurses for eligibility and licensure for national certification in an advanced practice specialty. Students will progress through a specialized curriculum that focuses on the student's area of interest. Registered nurses holding a Master of Science degree in nursing or a terminal degree (ie. PhD, EdD, DNP) are eligible to apply.
Learn more on the Post-Graduate Certificate program page.