To provide the knowledge and skills necessary for an experienced Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PCPNP) to work in acute care settings and provide management of infants, children and adolescents as an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (AC-PNP)

 

Admission Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing with specialization as a primary care pediatric nurse and official transcript from master’s program
• Certification as a Primary Care PNP
• Current PALS (pediatric advanced life support) certification.
• Current professional licensure as APN (advanced practice nurse) in Ohio This is required for clinical experiences if they are planned for Ohio (e.g. a student from Indianapolis might participate in the program but do their clinical practicum experience in the state of Indiana, requiring licensure in that state).
• At least one year of post master’s clinical nursing experience with experience over the past two years in a
  pediatric acute care setting within the past 2 years.]
• Documentation of current clinical skills through the Acute Care Skills Verification Form (with signature verifying person signing has worked with applicant)
• Pediatric pharmacology course with grade of C or above OR Current certificate to prescribe in Ohio
• Interview by program director either in person or via telephone.

Admission Procedure:

1. All applicants must first apply to the School of Graduate Studies. Applications are best handled online through School of Graduate Studies’ web page (http://www.wright.edu/sogs/). You are to register as NON DEGREE SEEKING.
   
   School of Graduate Studies Admission Requirements

   • Complete an application form
   • Pay a nonrefundable application fee (currently $10)
   • Students applying for non degree status need only submit an official transcript reflecting the award of a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Non degree applicants having completed graduate work should also submit official transcripts reflecting that work.)

2. Separately you need to submit the following to the program director:

   • Letter/email to program director applying to the program including your contact information
   • Signed completed ACPNP Clinical Practice Hours Documentation form
   • Skills verification form

3. At the time you are informed of your acceptance to Wright State, please schedule an appointment with program director, Donna Miles Curry, RN, PhD. You can email her directly at donna.curry@wright.edu or schedule the appointment through the graduate program secretary at 937 775 3577. The purpose of the appointment will be to develop your individual program of study.

Course requirements: This post-masters certificate as AC-PNP builds on the existing curriculum of the PNP specialty and assumes that the entering student has a master’s degree in nursing with specialization in pediatrics. The plan of study includes all the clinically related courses currently taken by the first master’s degree AC-PNP students. For purposes of student eligibility for certification, all AC-PNP required courses must be taken at Wright State University or challenged by either examination or demonstrations of similar course content in the student’s previous masters program. Currently over half the coursework in the program is delivered online making the program highly accessible to participants who have complicated work schedules and might not live in proximity to the Dayton campus.

SAMPLE PLAN OF STUDY - TOTAL 17 credit hours

Fall * or Winter Quarter	Winter Quarter	Spring Quarter
NUR 784(5 credit hours) Advanced Care of the Child with Chronic Illness	NUR 786 (5 credit hours) Advanced Acute Care of Children	NUR 785 (7 credit hours) Practicum

Applicants’ transcripts will be evaluated by the program director to determine the courses required to complete the post-masters certificate. Programs of study will be individualized but the above courses are required (Syllabi attached). Students will only need to take those course with content not included in the student’s master’s program providing the course was taken in the past 5 years or the student can demonstrate minimum competency in application of the content. Efforts are made to meet students’ individual goals and to provide experiences in their geographical area. Clinical courses are supervised by the AC-PNP faculty; however, candidates who enter the program must independently arrange for clinical sites and preceptors.

Upon completion of the program students are eligible to take the Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification exam offered by the national Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.