Academic Programs

Masters - Nurse Practitioner Pathway

Master's Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Track Option

A Pediatric Nurse Practitiioner provides care to persons from newborn through young adults, excluding obstretic. Students interested in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) track must apply and be accepted to the Graduate College and the Graduate Program at OUCN, as well as complete a specific application/interview/selection process for entry to the PNP track, due to limited enrollment.

Applications for the PNP track are available in November annually, with a return deadline of mid-January. Interviews are conducted in February/March, with notification of selection in April.

Curriculum Requirements

CORE COURSES REQUIRED OF ALL STUDENTS
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5423	Evidence Based Practice and Scholarship in Nursing	3
NURS 5373	Organizational and Systems Leadership in Nursing	3
NURS 5313	Background for Nursing Practice	3
NURS 5333	Technology, Safety, and Quality Improvement in Nursing	3
Total:		12
CLINICAL SCIENCE CORE COURSES
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
PATH 5503	Applied Principles of Pathology	3
NURS 5013	Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses	3
NURS 5633	Advanced Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning	3
Total:		9
PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER PATHWAY COURSES
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5833	Foundations of Family Theory and Primary Health Care	3
NURS 5843	Primary Health Care for Children in the Family	3
NURS 5853	Primary Health Care for Children Practicum	3
NURS 5953	Advanced Management of Children & Adolescents I	3
NURS 5963	Advanced Management of Children & Adolescents Practicum I	3
NURS 5973	Advanced Management of Children & Adolescents II	3
NURS 5983	Advanced Management of Children & Adolescents Practicum II	3
NURS 5994	School Based Health Care	4
NURS 5803	Nurse Practitioner Roles and Practice Management	3
Total:		28

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2 Year Full Time Sample Plan of Study

SUMMER - YEAR ONE (6 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5313	Background for Nursing Practice	3
NURS 5633	Advanced Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning	3
FALL - YEAR ONE (12 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5333	Technology, Safety, and Quality Improvement in Nursing	3
PATH 5503	Applied Principles of Pathology	3
NURS 5843	Primary Health Care for Children in the Family	3
NURS 5853	Primary Health Care for Children Practicum (180 clinical hours)	3
SPRING - YEAR ONE (12 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5833	Foundations of Family Theory and Primary Health Care	3
NURS 5013	Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses	3
NURS 5953	Advanced Management of Children and Adolescent I	3
NURS 5963	Advanced Management of Child and Adolescent I (180 clinical hours)	3
SUMMER - YEAR TWO
Depending on availability of offerings, possibly N5373 might be taken this summer instead of Fall Year two.
FALL - YEAR TWO (12 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5423	Evidence Based Practice and Scholarship in Nursing	3
NURS 5373	Organizational and Systems Leadership in Nursing	3
NURS 5973	Advanced Management of Children and Adolescent II	3
NURS 5983	Advanced Management of Child and Adolescent Practicum II (180 clinical hours)	3
SPRING - YEAR TWO (7 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5803	Nurse Practitioner Roles and Practice Management	3
NURS 5994	School Based Health Care (180 clinical hours)	4

May take N5980 Research for Master’s Thesis 4ch (optional)

Total credit hours = 49+ (additional 4 ch optional)
Total clinical hours = 720

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3 Year Part Time Sample Plan of Study

SUMMER - YEAR ONE (3 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5313	Background for Nursing Practice	3
FALL - YEAR ONE (9 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5333	Technology, Safety, and Quality Improvement in Nursing	3
PATH 5503	Applied Principles of Pathology	3
NURS 5423	Evidence Based Practice and Scholarship in Nursing	3
SPRING - YEAR ONE (9 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5833	Foundations of Family Theory and Primary Health Care	3
NURS 5013	Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses	3
NURS 5373	Organizational and Systems Leadership in Nursing	3
SUMMER - YEAR TWO (3 Credit hours)
NURS 5633	Advanced Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning	3
FALL - YEAR TWO (6 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5843	Primary Health Care for Children in the Family	3
NURS 5853	Primary Health Care for Children Practicum (180 clinical hours)	3
SPRING - YEAR TWO (6 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5953	Advanced Management of Children and Adolescents I	3
NURS 5963	Advanced Management of Child and Adolescents Practicum I (180 clinical hours)	3
FALL - YEAR THREE (6 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5973	Advanced Management of Children and Adolescents II	3
NURS 5983	Advanced Management of Child and Adolescents Practicum II (180 clinical hours)	3
SPRING - YEAR THREE (7 Credit hours)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NURS 5802	School Based Health Care (180 clinical hours)	4
NURS 5803	Nurse Practitioner Roles and Practice Management	3

N5980 Research for Masters Thesis - 4 credit hours optional

Total credit hours = 49 + (additional 4 ch optional)
Total clinical hours = 720

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