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Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Certificate

The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Certificate provides a route for nurse practitioners who already hold a graduate degree (MSN or DNP) in nursing with certification in an existing APRN population focus who seek a second area of specialization in neonatal health. You will build upon your advanced practice nursing knowledge and engage in courses that will prepare you to provide acute, chronic, critical and primary care to neonates and children through the age of two. A part-time program of study option is available.

NURS 6230Embryology and Pathophysiology of the Neonate2
NURS 6340Advanced Neonatal Assessment, Diagnostics, and Procedures2
NURS 6352Neonatal Pharmacotherapeutics2
NURS 7030Neonatal Management I: Common Neonatal Conditions3
NURS 7230Neonatal Management II: The High Risk Neonate3
NURS 7430Neonatal Management III: Complex Conditions of the Neonate3
NURS 7215Neonatal Clinical I1
NURS 8015Neonatal Clinical II3
NURS 8215Neonatal Clinical III3
NURS 8325 Neonatal Clinical IV2
Total Credits24
Important Technical Standards

For successful admission and continuance in St. Catherine University’s pre-licensure nursing programs, a specific set of essential cognitive, sensory, communication, psychomotor, and behavioral/ emotional/spiritual health abilities are required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

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