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Online Doctor of Nursing Practice - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
The online Doctor of Nursing Practice—Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (DNP-PNP) track offers both a Primary Care track and a dual Primary/Acute Care track to prepare versatile specialized nursing professionals for a variety of care environments.
Two entry options are available:
BSN to DNP
75 Credits
Just over 3 years to completion
$1,150 per credit hour
Post-Master's DNP
38-75 Credits
2 to 3 years to completion
$1,150 per credit hour
Baylor's Online DNP-PNP Program Fast Facts
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- Main coursework is online with on-campus immersions throughout the program
- Practicum requirement for Primary Care track: 1,125 hours; Acute Care track: 600 hours
- Primary Care track: 75 credits; Acute Care track: 14 credits
- Courses are 15 weeks, with three intakes per year
- Program is accredited by the CCNE
- Program length may vary depending on background
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- Main coursework is online with on-campus immersions throughout the program
- Practicum requirement for Primary Care track: 1,125 hours; Acute Care track: 600 hours
- Primary Care track: 75 credits; Acute Care track: 14 credits
- Courses are 15 weeks, with three intakes per year
- Program is accredited by the CCNE
- Program length may vary depending on background
DNP-PNP Course Curriculum
The online DNP-PNP program offers primary and acute tracks to prepare versatile, specialized nursing professionals for a variety of care environments. The advanced curriculum focuses on primary healthcare needs of children and adolescents, utilizing patient-and-family centered care within the context of the family unit, and complex acute, critical, or chronic illness for pediatric patients. See featured courses and course descriptions below.
Connect with one of our friendly Enrollment Advisors for access to this year’s academic catalog for the Louise Herrington School of Nursing, featuring a complete DNP course list for this track along with full course descriptions.
Designed to prepare the pediatric nurse practitioner student to address the primary health care needs of children and adolescents by utilizing patient-and-family centered care. The focus is on normal growth and development, health promotion, and health maintenance of children from birth to adolescence, within the context of the family.
Designed to prepare the pediatric nurse practitioner student to address acute and common health care needs of children and adolescents by utilizing patient-and-family centered care. The focus is on health promotion, health maintenance, and management of acute and common health issues in children from birth to adolescence, within the context of the family.
Designed to prepare the acute care pediatric nurse practitioner student to identify and address potential and actual health care needs of the acutely ill or injured child. The focus is on clinical judgment, decision-making, and procedural skills for delivering complex acute, critical, and chronic health care to ill or injured children, within the context of the family.
This course focuses on obtaining, analyzing, and using information to make patient centered decisions and solve problems. The integration of current and emerging technologies into practice to enhance care outcomes is explored.
Expansion of prerequisite knowledge of health and physical assessment. Comprehensive physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural assessments across the life span are studied. Health promotion and disease prevention during life transitions are incorporated into the assessment process. Advanced health assessment and disease prevention concepts and techniques are practiced. Beginning technical skills used in clinical diagnostic procedures are included.
Important Dates
Next Application Deadline: Now accepting applications. Seating is limited.
Next Start Term Date: May 2024
Clinical Placement Support
Baylor University is proud to provide Clinical Placement Support Services for the Online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program. Our goal is to collaborate with you in finding high-quality clinical placement options to help you apply newly gained knowledge, values, and skills. We help to take the stress out of the process so that you can focus on your coursework and are prepared and equipped to be a change agent in your field.
We help source, secure and maintain placement sites for all our online DNP students.
We help streamline the placement process so you can focus on your coursework and clinical rotations.
We do the heavy lifting to confirm your placement site meets all the necessary clearances.
Frequently Asked Questions About Clinical Placement Services
Baylor University’ Online DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program requirements for clinical hours are:
PRIMARY CARE TRACK
- NUR 5100 - Advanced Pediatric Health Care Management I: Practicum
- NUR 5200 - Advanced Pediatric Health Care Management II: Practicum
- NUR 5309 - Advanced Pediatric Health Care Management III: Practicum
- NUR 5400 - PNP Primary Care Residency
- NUR 6V76 - Advanced Practice Nursing Residency
ACUTE CARE TRACK
- NUR 6310 - Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I: Practicum
- NUR 6406 - Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II: Practicum
Shortly after enrollment, you will be provided with a placement intake form you are required to complete that captures your competencies, experience, and placement preferences.
Baylor University will collaborate with you to identify a quality placement site and preceptor. While the placement team is securing sites and preceptors, you will be responsible for completing clinical clearance requirements in preparation for placement, including:
- Drug screening
- Background check
- Recommended vaccinations
You will not be permitted to begin your placement rotations without your clearances complete. Once the sites have been approved by the School of Nursing, Baylor University will share the placement site details with you prior to placement.
The Placement team will ensure your clinical site and preceptor are located within your regional area and meet all the requirements - from restricted settings and support to education and experience. Once you have received your site information, your only responsibility will be to contact the site and discuss your clinic hours.
Clinical faculty and your preceptor will be your primary support during clinical rotation courses. You will also record your assessment /recommendations in SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan) Notes. This will be reviewed and critiqued so you can achieve better practice methods.
You will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis. There are no letter grades given during clinicals. With the repetition of practice and assessment, as well as a variety of patient cases, you will learn the clinical skills necessary to confidently pursue a career providing primary care.
Online DNP-Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program Outcomes
The online DNP-Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program outcomes are designed to meet the standards of core competencies established and regulated by the CCNE.
Pediatric Primary Care Track
- Address primary health care needs of children and adolescents, utilizing patient-and-family centered care within the context of the family unit
- Build knowledge of normal growth and development, health promotion, and health maintenance of children from birth to adolescence
- Understand health promotion, health maintenance, and management of common pediatric health issues
- Learn how to identify and address potential and actual chronic health needs of pediatric patients
- Examine the relationship between genes, environment, and health in a pediatric context
Pediatric Primary/Acute Care Track
- Provide care for pediatric patients who have complex acute, critical, or chronic illness in settings including hospitals, intensive care units, and emergency departments
- Develop clinical judgment, decision-making, and procedural skills for delivering complex acute, critical, and chronic health care to ill or injured children
- Learn how to identify and address potential and actual health care needs of the acutely ill or injured child
- Master essential competencies to meet the specialized needs of infants and children with complex acute, critical, and chronic health conditions