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Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (ACPNP)
Sample Curriculum Plan

ACPNP Year One ACPNP Year Two
Year One - Fall Quarter Year Two - Fall Quarter
Pediatric Health Assessment Pediatric Acute Care Seminar
Practicum: Skills Lab Pediatric Acute Care Pathophysiology & Management
Pediatric Physiologic Development Pediatric/Family Research Utilization
Advanced Health Assessment Family Theory
Pediatric Health Promotion & Protection Dimensions of Advanced Practice Nursing
Contraceptive Module Pediatric Palliative Care
Reproductive Health * ACPNP Advanced Practice Residency in Acute Care
Adolescent Core *  
Year One - Winter Quarter Year Two - Winter Quarter
Topics in Neonatal & Pediatric Nutrition Complex Topics in Pediatric Pharmacology (Schedule II)
Seminar in Pediatric Primary Care Health Care Economics & Policy
Common Pediatric Pathophysiology Cultural & Ethical Issues in Pediatric End-of-Life Care
Child Development & Alterations in Behavior  
Research Methods ACPNP Advanced Practice Residency in Acute Care
Chest X-Ray Interpretation  
ACPNP Advanced Practice Residency in Primary Care  
Adolescent Core *  
Year One – Spring Quarter Year Two – Spring Quarter
Pediatric Pharmacology Complex Clinical Management of Acutely Ill Children
Pediatric Chronic Illness Seminar ACPNP Advanced Practice Residency in Acute Care
Complex Pediatric Pathophysiology  
Impact of Genetics on Pediatric Health & Illness  
Symptom Assessment & Management  
ACPNP Advanced Practice Residency in Chronic Illness  
Adolescent Development  
Acute Care Skills Lab  
Adolescent Core *  

* Adolescent Minor

Note:  students must also choose a 2 unit socio-cultural class from the Masters Program Council approved list, see http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/www/soc-cul-approved.htm (website).

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Revised:  June 2007      © Copyright 2007 University of California Regents, All Rights Reserved.