Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

MSN Full-Time Curriculum

This specialty can be completed as part of the Master of Science in Nursing, Post-Master’s Certificate and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs; each program has a unique curriculum plan.

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MSN Curriculum Overview

Working closely with your faculty, preceptors and alongside your classmates, you will develop diagnostic reasoning skills, evaluate advanced therapeutic interventions and work collaboratively with health care team members. Your curriculum will provide in-depth content about embryology, neonatal physiology, pathophysiology and family dynamics using a developmental approach. You will learn current management strategies and use evidence-based practice. Content is presented using case presentations, web-based, hands-on and problem-focused learning.

Attention Students: Looking for clinical hours, lab hours, and more? They can be found in the curriculum plans section of the Student Handbook.

VUSN reserves the right to revise and update the curriculum plans.  Students who need a revised curriculum plan will have new courses added by exception with no change in the total program credit hours.