Graduates are prepared to assume roles as Neonatal Nurse Practitioners. Graduates are prepared for eligibility to apply for the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner examination given by the National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Specialties.
PLAN OF PART-TIME STUDY (Summer Admits - 44 Credits)
Semester I Summer
- NURS 5020: Statistical Methods in Nursing – 3 Credits
- NURS 5012: Nursing Science and Patterns of Knowing – 3 Credits
Semester II Fall
- NURS 5060: Advanced Pathophysiology across the Lifespan – 3 Credits
- NURS 5350: Advanced Embryology and Neonatal Physiology – 3 Credits
Semester III Spring
- NURS 5362: Advanced Health Assessment for the Nurse Practitioner Role: Neonatal Population-focus – 3 Credits
- NURS 5365: Advanced Neonatal Nursing Theory I – 3 Credits
- NURS 5370: Advanced Principles of Pharmacology and Management: Neonatal Population-focus – 3 Credits
Semester IV Summer
- NURS 5369: Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practicum I – 2 Credits
- NURS 5030: Nursing Research in Advanced Practice – 3 Credits
- NURS 5035: Evidence-based Practice to Advance Clinical Scholarship – 3 Credits
Semester V Fall
- NURS 5375: Advanced Neonatal Nursing Theory II – 3 Credits
- NURS 5379: Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practicum II – 3 Credits
- NURS 5870: Health Policy and Populations-based Advocacy for The Scholarship of Application – 3 Credits
Semester VII Spring
- NURS 5385: Advanced Neonatal Nursing Theory III – 3 Credits
- NURS 5389: Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practicum III – 3 Credits
For More Information Contact:
Valarie Artigas, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor & Director, NNP Program
Email: valarie.artigas@uconn.edu