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Oct 31, 2024
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University General Course Catalog 2025-2026 (DRAFT)
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, M.S.N. (Online)
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This is an online program.
The Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner provides holistic care for pediatric patients with acute, complex, critical, and chronic illness across a variety of care settings (including, but not limited to hospitals, intensive care units, subspecialty clinics, emergency departments, and the patient’s home). The practitioner works independently and collaboratively to ensure quality health care. In addition, the NP assists the patient and family in negotiating health care delivery systems. Upon completion, students are eligible to sit for the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board’s CPNP-AC exam, which validates entry-level knowledge of graduates.
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Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- create a systematic approach to clinical reasoning based on best evidence, research, and knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to make decisions which optimize the health of populations and the delivery of care across a range of sociocultural settings.
- role model communication strategies and teamwork to intentionally collaborate with interprofessional teams, individuals, groups, and populations across a range of sociocultural settings to advocate for diverse, equitable, and inclusive care in professional environments.
- assume leadership roles in the analysis, delivery and management of nursing practice and the micro through meso levels of health care systems.
- evaluate quality improvement principles, standards, methods, and strategies to identify health and systems problems and translate evidence-based change in practice settings.
- analyze systematic processes across settings using evidenced-based strategies and standards, to promote a just culture of safety, and to prevent or minimize risk to self, patients, and environment.
- appraise health care technology, data, and information literacy, while considering risks and ethical requirements, to plan, implement, and evaluate person and population-centered care and assist in system-wide best practice decisions in a variety of settings.
- integrate person and population centered care that is respectful of differing sociocultural needs based on best evidence, clinical judgment, and sound legal/ethical principles to maximize health for diverse individuals, groups and populations.
- expand professional identity through leadership and advocacy that promotes the needs of self, individuals, groups and populations and the nursing profession while improving the healthcare system.
Contact Information
Stephanie S. DeBoor, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7156
deboors2@unr.edu
Mailing Address:
University of Nevada, Reno
Orvis School of Nursing
1664 N. Virginia Street MS 0134
Reno, NV 89557
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements for the Orvis School of Nursing Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, MSN program include:
The applicant must first meet the university’s Graduate School requirements as well as the Orvis School of Nursing MSN requirements. All application materials must be received on or before March 1 for consideration for the fall semester. In addition, students must have
- an overall undergraduate grade-point average of at least a 3.0.
- completed a baccalaureate degree with an upper-division major in nursing from and NLNAC-or CCNE accredited nursing school.
The baccalaureate degree curriculum must include the following specific course work:
- Statistics
- Growth and development (must cover lifespan)
- Basic research
- Health assessment, OR
- Completion of NLNAC Associate of Nursing program and have a bachelor’s degree from another discipline major (BA, BS, BFA, etc.) and 2-years of nursing experience.
- Successful completion of a graduate level applied statistics course prior to fall admission.
The following must be submitted along with the application:
- Submit a statement of intent including graduate-study goals.
- Provide three letters of reference to the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Selection Committee
- A resume that includes education, professional and community service experience.
- A letter of intent/personal statement; this should be single spaced, 12 point font, and no longer than 500 words. Explain why you have chosen the University of Nevada, Reno, Orvis School of Nursing for your graduate studies.
- Identify which track (AGACNP, AGPCNP, PACNP, FNP, PMHNP, EDU, or CNL) you have chosen to pursue and describe how you envision functioning in this role as part of an inter-professional team.
- What would you like to study for your capstone project?
The deadline for fall admission is March 1. Admission for the AGACNP, AGPCNP, PACNP, PMHNP and FNP. Advanced Degree (Post-Master’s) Certificate applications vary depending on entry plan.
I. Program Requirements
Complete a total of 4 units in NURS 794 . Complete a total of 6 units in NURS 797 .
A. Full Time Plan of Study (44-46 total units)
First Year, Fall (12 units)
First Year, Spring (11-12 units)
First Year, Summer (5-6 units)
Second Year, Fall (9 units)
Second Year, Spring (9 units)
B. Part-Time Plan of Study (44-46 total units)
First year, Fall (6 units)
First Year, Spring (4-5 units)
First Year, Summer (4-5 units)
Second Year, Fall (5 units)
Second Year, Spring (7 units)
Second Year, Summer (4 units)
Third Year, Fall (7 units)
Third Year, Spring (7 units)
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