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Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist

Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist

Course of Study

Core Courses (5 course units)
NURS608 - Advanced Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Nursing Practice
NURS637 - Introduction to Research Methods and Design
NURS685 - Advanced Developmental Physiology and Pathophysiology
NURS768 - Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist
NURS612 - Principles and Practice of Quality Improvement and Safety I
-OR-
NURS650 - Systems Thinking in Patient Safety


Theory Courses (4 course units)
NURS509 - The Medically Fragile Child
NURS720 - Nursing of Children Theory I: Child and Family Development
NURS710 - Common Management Issues of Critically Ill Children with Acute and Chronic Conditions: Nursing of Critically Ill Children Introductory Theory I
-OR-
NURS722 - Common Management Issues of Children with Acute and Chronic Conditions: Nursing of Children Intermediate Theory II
NURS712 - Common Management Issues of Critically Ill Children with Acute and Chronic Conditions: Nursing of Critically Ill Children Intermediate Theory II
-OR-
NURS724 - Common Management Issues of Children with Acute and Chronic Conditions: Nursing of Children Advanced Theory III


Clinical Courses (3 course units)
NURS721 - Advanced Physical Assessment and Clinical Decision Making: Nursing of Clinical I
NURS769 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Clinical I
NURS770 - Clinical Nurse Specialist Clinical II

Suggested Plan(s) of Study

Full Time

Part Time


Program Director
Judy Verger, PhD, CRNP, CCRN
jtv@nursing.upenn.edu

Associate Director
Ruth Lebet, RN, MSN, CCNS, PCNS-BC
lebet@nursing.upenn.edu

Enrollment Management
Carol Ladden
ladden@nursing.upenn.edu

Student Services
Kara Koch
karamart@nursing.upenn.edu

Mailing Address:
Penn Nursing
Claire M. Fagin Hall
418 Curie Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217