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Nov 08, 2024
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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certificate
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Admission Requirements
- A master’s degree in nursing from an accredited program
- A current non-restricted license to practice as a registered nurse (RN) in North Carolina or an NCSBN compact state. Individual advisement will be necessary for licensure regulations for online out-of-state students.
- A personal statement describing the applicant’s interest in graduate study, career goals, and the certificate’s relationship to those goals.
- Three professional references with one reference from an individual who is knowledgeable of the applicant’s nursing practice
- One year clinical experience as an RN
- A personal interview with a member of the graduate faculty
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Applicants for the neonatal post-master’s certificate, in addition to the general admission criteria, must have two years of current practice experience as a RN in a critical care environment for high-risk neonatal care. Applicants must also have had graduate level courses in pathophysiology, health assessment and pharmacology within the past five years or approval by the concentration director; otherwise, students will be required to take these courses as part of the post-master’s certificate requirement. Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - 21-30 s.h.:
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* Students who completed NURS 6993 to earn a previous master of science in nursing degree from East Carolina University will satisfy this requirement by taking NURS 6500 to demonstrate professional competencies of the certificate program.
Depending on student’s needs and past education, additional course work from the following may be required:
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