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This program prepares neonatal nurse practitioners to care for infants at high risk dues to low birth weights, complications from premature birth, heart abnormalities, infections, long-term health issues, or other conditions effecting very young infants. Neonates are infants less than four weeks old, but NNPs can care for children up to two years old.
Applicants are required to have at least two years full-time nursing experience in a level 3 or greater NICU before entering our MS program. As a registered nurse, you already have a significant base of nursing knowledge. The neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) MS program focuses on advanced nursing knowledge and clinical practice.
You will:
Our graduates are prepared to make independent decisions in level 2 and level 3 NICUs, drawing on their experience and diagnostic abilities to affect lives every day.
We also offer a Certificate of Advanced Study (CAGS) for experienced nurses who have a master’s degree in nursing and want to specialize in neonatal critical care. One year of full-time study will increase your skills and experience and enable you to sit for the neonatal nurse practitioner certification exam offered by the National Certification Corporation for the obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing specialties.
Upon completion of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program, graduates are eligible to sit for all national certification exams in their area of practice.
The program in which you are enrolled prepares you to practice in any state, based on the information posted on each state’s nursing licensure website. If you have questions or concerns regarding professional licensure, please contact program manager Mary Lynn Fahey.
Degree types:
– MS in Nursing
– CAGS
Study options:
– Full-time or part-time
Modality: Online
Application deadlines:
Fall: August 1
Spring: November 15
GRE: Not required
The neonatal nurse practitioner program at Northeastern University is a 100% online program. This allows you to achieve your dream of obtaining your Masters in Nursing, Advanced Practice Nurse, neonatal, from the convenience of your home.
Your clinical practicum will begin in the first semester of your second year of study. During your clinical practicum you will learn the skills necessary, while working closely with your clinical preceptor.
Students will work with their Advisor to arrange clinical placements in the local NICU’s in your geographical area.
Because you will be working with many types of medical personnel over the course of your career, it is essential that you come to understand different practice techniques and styles. Our program exposes you to multiple preceptors so that you can learn about different methods and approaches.
Northeastern’s outstanding reputation in practice-oriented education means that we have established work sites at many of the finest hospitals and medical institutions.
Curriculum subject to change.
For most up-to-date information please refer to the university’s academic catalog.
Applicants to the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program must have a current US Nursing license for admission to the program. GRE scores are not required. Please note that all letters of recommendations and official transcripts must be submitted via NursingCAS.
Northeastern is currently able to accept applications from applicants living in the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
To apply, applicants must also have the following:
Minimum GPA of 3.0, with grades of ‘B’ or better, is required in all nursing courses
Successful completion of a statistics course that includes probability theory and hypothesis testing, and taken within 5 years of entering the program
Official transcripts for all previous college work
Up-to-date resume
Personal statement indicating applicant’s personal goals and expectations of the program
3 letters of recommendation
At least two years of full-time nursing experience in a level 3 or greater NICU before entering the MS program
Current U.S. RN Licensure
Current Certification in Advanced Practice Role if appropriate
Please reach out to us.
Northeastern University
102 Robinson Hall
360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
For more details on how to apply, please refer to:
The neonatal nurse practitioner program at Northeastern University is a 100% on line program. This allows students to achieve their dream of obtaining their Masters in Nursing: Advanced Practice Nurse, neonatal, from the convenience of their home. Your clinical practicum will begin in the first semester of your second year of study. During your clinical practicum you will learn the skills necessary, while working closely with your clinical preceptor. Students will work with their Advisor to arrange clinical placements in the local NICU’s in your geographical area.
Because you will be working with many types of medical personnel over the course of your career, it is essential that you come to understand different practice techniques and styles. Our program exposes you to multiple preceptors (most of whom are program graduates) so that you can learn about different methods and approaches.
Northeastern’s outstanding reputation in practice-oriented education means that we have established work sites at many of the finest hospitals and medical institutions.
