Program Overview

Advanced Nursing Practice (Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner), DNP

Program Description

The acute care pediatric nurse practitioner concentration of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program is an advanced nursing practice degree. This program prepares graduates to provide holistic, client-centered care to meet the physical, psychological, and social needs of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

At a Glance

• College/school: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
• Location: Downtown Phoenix
• STEM-OPT extension eligible: No

Degree Requirements

The program requires 85 credit hours, including the required applied project course (DNP 707).

• Required Core (13 credit hours)
  • DNP 704 Principles of Evidence-Based Care in Advanced Practice (4)
  • DNP 705 Health Care Outcome Management (3)
  • DNP 708 Systems Thinking in a Complex Healthcare Environment (3)
  • DNP 709 Individual and Innovation Leadership in Healthcare Practice (3)
• Concentration (26 credit hours)
  • DNP 606 Principles of Pediatric Acute Care I (3)
  • DNP 607 Advanced Pediatric Acute Care Practicum I (6)
  • DNP 619 Principles of Pediatric Acute Care II (3)
  • DNP 620 Advanced Pediatric Acute Care Practicum II (6)
  • DNP 643 Developmentally Based Care of the Well Child (3)
  • DNP 644 Well Child Advanced Practicum (2)
  • DNP 649 Advanced Physiology (3)
• Other Requirements (40 credit hours)
  • DNP 601 Theoretical Foundations for Advance Practice Nursing (3)
  • DNP 602 Evaluating Research for Practice (3)
  • DNP 604 Advanced Human Pathophysiology Across Lifespan (4)
  • DNP 609 Advanced Practice Nursing Role (1)
  • DNP 641 Advanced Health Assessment Pediatrics (3)
  • DNP 642 Applied Pharmacotherapeutics for Pediatrics (3)
  • DNP 679 Biostatistics: Principles of Statistical Inference (3)
  • DNP 703 Innovation in Communication-scholarly and Professional Writing (2)
  • DNP 711 Healthcare Policy and Innovation (3)
  • DNP 712 Clinical Residency and Management (12)
  • DNP 715 Dynamics and Principles of Information in Health Care (3)
• Electives (3 credit hours)
• Culminating Experience (3 credit hours)
  • DNP 707 Disseminating Evidence to Advance Best Practice in Health Care and Health Policy (3)

Admission Requirements

• General university admission requirements
• Applicants must have a bachelor's or master's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited institution
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program
• Submission of:
  • Graduate admission application and application fee
  • Official transcripts
  • Three professional letters of recommendation
  • Professional resume
  • Goal statement
  • Proof of English proficiency
• Current unencumbered RN license in the state in which the student plans to do clinical practicums
• Interview with program faculty required
• One year of clinical experience working in the student's specialty population preferred
• Health and safety requirements include passing disposition on a background clearance and satisfactory completion of a substance screen

Tuition Information

Tuition information is available, and students can learn about ASU tuition and financial aid options.

Career Opportunities

Graduates are prepared to excel upon entering the workplace and to practice at the most advanced level of nursing. Career opportunities include:

• Acute care home services
• Critical care provision
• Education and training of future health care providers
• Emergency care provision
• Inpatient hospitalist services
• Specialty service provision
• Transport teams

Professional Licensure

ASU programs that may lead to professional licensure or certification are intended to prepare students for potential licensure or certification in Arizona. Completion of an ASU program may not meet educational requirements for licensure or certification in another state.