MSN - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Master of Science in Nursing –  Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

About the Online M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Degree

Are you ready to take the next step in your career as an advanced practice nurse who leads with excellence and serves with Christian compassion?

Cedarville’s Christian M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program will prepare you to provide primary care for children from birth to age 21 as you use nursing as a ministry for Jesus Christ. Our affordable, accredited, and online nurse practitioner program includes assessment, diagnosis, management, and treatment of common acute and chronic health problems, health promotion, client and family education, and use of evidence-based practice for meeting the needs for primary care and prevention. The biblically integrated coursework will influence the care you provide as an advanced practice nurse.

Program Start Dates

You can enroll and begin classes in August or January.

M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Online Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Highlights

Convenient – All M.S.N. courses are offered in an online format. The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner area of focus has four required on-campus experiences for Clinical Orientation (two days each, for a total of eight days), NSG-6800, NSG-6810, NSG-6820, and NSG-6830.

Flexible – Part-time and full-time completion options.

Outstanding Christian Faculty – You will be taught and mentored by faculty members who have both high academic credentials and clinical experience. They are passionate about helping you use nursing as a ministry.

Affordable – Cedarville’s program is among the lowest cost of all M.S.N. programs in the state of Ohio. Financial aid, including scholarships, is also available.

Certification and Licensure – As a graduate of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) area of focus, you will be qualified to seek national certification through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB).

What Can I Do With an M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Degree?

The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner area of focus prepares you as an advanced practice nurse to provide primary care for children from birth to age 21. As a graduate of the M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner  program, you will be qualified to seek national certification and employment as a pediatric nurse practitioner.

Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioners work in a variety of primary care settings in collaboration with a healthcare team.

Opportunities to Learn Outside the Classroom

You will work collaboratively with students in online learning environment.  The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner area of focus has a total of 600 supervised direct clinical hours.

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Program Faculty

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Kim Higginbotham, D.N.P., RN, APRN, CPNP

Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Nursing

  • Location HSC 318 A
  • Phone 937-766-3208
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Program Curriculum

You will complete 12 graduate nursing core semester hours, 9 direct care core semester hours, 20 semester hours of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specialty courses, and 3 semester hours of a graduate-level Bible course (if this Bible requirement was not previously satisfied with an undergraduate Bible minor or approved alternative).

See curriculum guides for further description of M.S.N.  part-time and  full-time completion options.

Diagram of the progression and increasing specificity of course studies in MSN as represented by a pyramid.

  • Advanced Concepts and Practice in Pediatric Primary Care
  • Advanced Concepts and Practice Pediatric Disease Management
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