Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist

Provide expert care to children

The Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist track of the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree prepares you to provide expert care to children with complex health problems and to enhance pediatric nursing practice.

Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialists function in a variety of settings to plan and implement change and to enhance quality practice through the roles of clinician, educator, consultant, and researcher.

Our focus-area courses enable you to tailor your studies to meet your career goals or emerging employment opportunities in:

  • Hospitals and acute care
  • Rehabilitation care
  • Accountable care organizations
  • Community heath agencies and clinics
  • Private practice settings

Distance and hybrid learning options are available in this track, which can be completed in a three-year, part-time plan of study, or—if space in the program allows—a two-year, full-time plan of study.

Certification

When you graduate, you will be eligible for national certification through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) as a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist. As an advanced practice nurse, you will also qualify to apply for prescriptive authority from the Indiana Licensing Board.

MSN Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Track - Full Time

Table lists courses and credit hours required for the MSN Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Track - Full Time - Fall
Fall
Description Course Credits
Nursing Theory I NURS-N502 3
Nursing Research NURS-R500 3
Advanced Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan NURS-Y625 4
Total   10
Table lists courses and credit hours required for the MSN Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Track - Full Time - Spring
Spring
Description Course Credits
Clinical Hours 150
Clinical Nurse Specialist I: Scientific Basis of Practice - Developing the Expert Nurse NURS-M570 4
Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice NURS-N504 3
Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan NURS-Y612 3
Total   10
Table lists courses and credit hours required for the MSN Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Track - Full Time - Summer I and II
Summer I and II
Description Course Credits
Measurement and Data Analysis NURS-R505 3
Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan NURS-Y515 3
Total   6

Table lists courses and credit hours required for the MSN Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Track - Full Time - Fall
Fall
Description Course Credits
Clinical Hours 150
Pediatric Primary Care for the APRN I NURS-C640 3
Clinical Nurse Specialist II: Symptom and Functional Enhancement - Developing Problem Solver NURS-M580 5
Total   8
Table lists courses and credit hours required for the MSN Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Track - Full Time - Spring
Spring
Description Course Credits
Clinical Hours 225
Pediatric Primary Care for the APRN II NURS-C650 3
Clinical Nurse Specialist III: System Leadership for Innovation in Nursing Practice NURS-M590 5
Total   8