Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

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• Official transcripts from all current and previous colleges or universities - must reflect undergraduate courses in health assessment, nursing research and statistics (including inferential analysis).

• Three completed recommendation letters prepared by previous or present employers and teachers familiar with graduate education in nursing.

• A resume and written statement of professional goals, including reasons for pursuing graduate study.

• An interview may be required.

• International applicants only: TOEFL score or other acceptable proof of English proficiency.

• All applicants must be registered in the United States as a professional nurse. Graduates of nursing schools in foreign countries must successfully complete the certification program administered by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools and must be licensed in Wisconsin.

• Two years of practice in an acute care setting is required for acute care students prior to beginning clinical practicum course work.

• GRE not required.

• Two years of full-time (or part-time equivalent) of pediatric acute care RN experience is required prior to admission to the program.
• Applicants to the BSN to Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) program should have graduated with, or be about to graduate with, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from a nationally accredited program with an upper division major in nursing.
• The required minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.000 on a 4.000 scale is required for the BSN to DNP. For graduates of foreign nursing schools, a formal evaluation of their nursing program of study documenting equivalency to a U.S. Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree must be submitted.
• Prior to or during the first term of study, all BSN to DNP nursing applicants must have taken undergraduate nursing research and a statistics course which included inferential analysis (must be completed within 5 years of program start date). If the time period of 5 years has been exceeded for the statistics course, it may be possible for applicants to demonstrate proficiency by examination through an approved testing source (list of approved examinations available from the College of Nursing). Applicants who select an advanced practice nursing specialization must have taken an undergraduate course in health assessment.
• Unencumbered Registered Nurse license to practice in the United States. A Wisconsin or eNLC license is required at the time of admission.
• BCLS from the American Heart Association, which must be maintained during all programs.

• Christine Schindler, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, AC (Program Director)
• Norah Johnson, PhD, RN, CPNP
• Jaime Fox, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC, CCTC
• Jill Kuester, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC
• Amanda Kotowski, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC/AC, AGNP-BC
• Katie McDermott, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC
• Jennifer Pfister, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC, C-NPT

For a comprehensive listing of merit-based aid (graduate assistantships/fellowships), visit the departmental financial aid webpage. U.S. citizens and permanent residents may be eligible to apply for need-based federal aid (loans) to help fund their educational expenses as well.Tuition information for the Master of Science in Nursing — Second Degree Direct Entry for Non-Nurses program can be found in the Graduate Bulletin, as it differs from other graduate programs.

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