The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner concentration clinical option prepares the nurse for a leadership role in the healthcare system. Clinical and theoretical content focuses on systems thinking, evidence-based practice, and translational research as related to the primary healthcare needs of children from birth through adolescence, in consultation and collaboration with primary care physicians and other healthcare providers. The curriculum prepares the student to be certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner by the state of California and by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.

Concentration
NGRD 621Pharmacology in Advanced Practice I2
NGRD 622Pharmacology in Advanced Practice II3
NGRD 624Advanced Health Assessment4
NGRD 625Advanced Clinical Pathophysiology4
Clinical
NGPE 531Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner I4
NGPE 532Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner II6
NGPE 533Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner III6
NGPE 534Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner IV6
NGPE 535Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner V6
NGPE 536Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner VI: Practicum7
NGPE 539Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Skills Laboratory1

Normal time to complete the program

Four years (15 academic quarters)—based on less than full-time enrollment.