Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Pediatrics with Primary Care Focus (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or PNP-PC)

• The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) is the primary care provider of health care to children and adolescents. PNPs conduct health promotion and child development, perform developmental and health assessment, and manage well, acutely ill, and chronically ill children and adolescents in ambulatory and sub-specialty settings.
• Graduates are eligible to sit for certification through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PCNB).

How to Apply
Degree Plan

Roberta Durk DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC

Clinical Assistant Professor
Director/Advisor: Pediatric NP-Acute Care/Pediatric NP-Primary Care
915-747-7285, Rm. 316
radurk@utep.edu

Karim Singh DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Clinical Assistant Professor
Coordinator Nurse Practitioner Programs
915-747-5315, Rm. 376
kcsingh2@utep.edu

Program Features:

• Flexibility for working professionals ( Didactic courses in seven week format )
  
• 46-49 credit hour online program over two calendar years
• 675-775 clinical clock hours
• Innovative simulation lab experiences incorporated
• Two admission cycle per year (Fall and Spring)
  
• Curriculum aligned with the:
  • Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011)
  • Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification & Education (2008)
    
  • National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) (2016)
    

  Program Information:

• There is a Nurse Practitioner major fee ( Tuition/Fees )
• During specialty courses, usually the last three semesters, NP students:
  • May be asked to come to campus a maximum of three times per semester
  • Will participate in formative evaluations using innovative simulation lab experiences
    
• May be required to travel 200 miles or more to fulfill appropriate clinical requirements