Graduate Certificate in Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
This program is for students who have completed a graduate degree in Nursing and are certified as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). The Graduate Certificate in Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist will prepare students as expert clinicians to provide direct patient care from wellness through acute care with a focus on complex and vulnerable pediatric populations. Students will also be prepared to influence care outcomes by acting as a resource and providing expert consultation for nursing staff and other health professionals by providing systems leadership to implement evidence-based practice initiatives, collaboration, research, coaching, and advocacy to support improvements in health care delivery systems and patient outcomes.
Students must have completed NURSE 7120, NURSE 7130, and NURSE 7140 or the equivalent transfer courses. In order to sit for the certification exam, students must provide dated documentation with the course description, syllabus, and or other documentation or take the course.
Requirements
This is an online program for both degree seeking and stand alone for those students with previous APRN certification.
Total credit hours for completion: 23.5
| NURSE 8210 | Special Health Care Needs of Children | 3.5 |
| NURSE 8420 | Newborn Through Adolescence Primary Care | 3.5 |
| NURSE 8545 | Advanced Diagnostics and Reasoning in Practice | 3.5 |
| NURSE 8710 | Clinical Management of Acute and Critical Care Problems | 3.5 |
| NURSE 8720 | Symptom Management in Acute and Chronic Illness | 3.5 |
| NURSE 8920 | Quality, Safety, and Performance Outcomes | 3 |
| NURSE 8980 | Advanced Clinical Nursing Practicum | 1-5 |
| or NURSE 9070 | DNP Clinical Residency | |