Curriculum
Nurse Practitioner Track: Pediatric Primary Care
Primary Pediatric NP Track Plan of Study – 55 quarter credits
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Year 1
Fall Quarter
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Year 1
Winter Quarter
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Year 1
Spring Quarter
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Year 1
Summer Quarter
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* Basic Physiology Screening Examination
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NURS 500
Confronting Issues
In Contemporary Health Care Environments
(3 credits)
RSCH 519
Introduction to Biostatistics
(3 credits)
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NURS 502
Advanced Ethical Decision-Making in Nursing
(3 credits)
RSCH 523
Methods for Health Research
(3 credits)
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INFO 526
Information, Innovation, and Technology in Advanced Nursing Practice
(3 credits)
NURS 527
Evidenced-based Approaches to Practice
(3 credits)
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NURS 548
Advanced Pathophysiology
(3 credits)
*ELECTIVE
(3 credits)
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Year 2
Fall Quarter
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Year 2
Winter Quarter
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Year 2
Spring Quarter
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Year 2
Summer Quarter
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NURS 549
Advanced Pharmacology
(3 credits)
NURS 664
Nurse Practitioner Role Development
(1 credit)
Mandatory Track Orientation
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NURS 646
Pharmacology for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
(3 credits)
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NURS 550
Advanced Physical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
(4 credits)
Mandatory Clinical Orientation
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Clinical Rotations Begin
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**NURS 642
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner I: Wellness, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
(3 credits)
Mandatory On-Campus Residency Week
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Year 3
Fall Quarter
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Year 3
Winter Quarter
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Year 3
Spring Quarter
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**NURS 643
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner II: Episodic Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents
(5 credits)
Mandatory On-Campus Visit (SP/HPS)
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**NURS 644
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner III: Primary Care Issues in Children with Chronic Illness
(5 credits)
Mandatory On-Campus Visit (SP/HPS)
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**NURS 645
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner IV: Primary Care of Adolescents
(5 credits)
Mandatory On-Campus Residency Week
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| KEY |
| Core Courses |
| Support Courses |
| Clinical Courses |
*Student is
- Required to take the Basic Physiology Screening Examination during their first quarter prior to enrolling in NURS 548;
- Strongly encouraged to take the NURS 520 Advanced Physiology course as the student’s elective if a grade of 75 in the screening examination is not achieved.
**Mandatory scheduled weekly online class time.
Track Coordinator:
Susan Burke, PhD, RN, CPNP-BC
215-762-8124
smb32@drexel.edu