Provide Care to Newborns and Their Families
Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNPs) provide comprehensive care to high-risk newborn infants and their families.
Overview
Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNP) function as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) providing comprehensive care to high-risk newborn infants and their families. The NNP specialty track provides a strong foundation in the embryologic, physiologic, and pathophysiologic basis of both acute and chronic neonatal disorders.
As a doctoral student in the NNP track, you will:
- Develop skills to influence public policy through participation in professional organizations and health policy activities at the local, national, and global level.
- Take courses in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and systems leadership.
- Have clinical experiences in a large variety of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (ICU).
- Assess and care for the critically ill infants in Level 2, 3 and 4 Neonatal ICUs.
- Complete the NNP track in three years, including two summer semesters.
Program of Study
Eligibility & Prereqs
Admissions
DNP Info Session
Practice Experience Requirements for Prospective Students
The National Certification Corporation requires the equivalent of 2 years of full-time clinic practice experience (within the last 5 years) as a registered nurse (RN) in the care of critically ill neonates or infants in critical care inpatient settings is required before a student begins clinical courses. Students may enroll in preclinical courses while obtaining the necessary practice.
Certification Eligibility
Graduates are prepared to sit for national certification from the National Certification Corporation (NCC) as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC). Upon successful completion of the exam, candidates are eligible to become certified or licensed to practice.
Graduate Certificates
Graduate certificates are offered in Informatics, Nursing Education, Care Management and Gerontology.
Post-APRN licensure certificates are offered in Adult/Gerontology Acute Care, Family, Nurse Midwifery, Women's Health and Psychiatric/Mental Health.
Contact Us
Program Manager
Shelley Kern, MPC
Email: shelley.kern@nurs.utah.edu
Faculty Specialty Track Director
Kim Friddle, MS, NNP-BC, PhD
Email: kim.friddle@nurs.utah.edu