Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)

This specialty area within the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program prepares primary care Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNPs) to provide advanced practice nursing care to patients from birth through young adulthood. Completion of this program allows graduates to take national certification exams as a primary care PNP and apply for licensure.

Our PNP graduate program is highly ranked by U.S. News and World Report, and is the only PNP program in the WWAMI region (Washington/Wyoming/Alaska/Montana/Idaho). Our faculty brings expertise in teaching, research and clinical practice with children, adolescents and their families.

The focus of your education as a PNP includes health promotion, illness prevention, disease management and primary health care. In addition, areas of specialty focus are available and may provide stipend support. These include: Pulmonary Specialist or Specialist in Developmental Disabilities. Please contact Gail M. Kieckhefer for more information about this enhanced concentration.

The faculty on the PNP Workgroup associated with this program include:

• Michele Acker, MN, ARNP, Senior Lecturer & Program Director
• Patti Brandt, PhD, ARNP, Professor
• Janet Cady, MN, ARNP, Senior Lecturer
• Sandra N. Jolley, PhD, ARNP, Assistant Professor
• Gail M. Kieckhefer, PhD, ARNP, Professor
• Eunjung Kim, PhD, RN, ARNP, Associate Professor
• Jennifer Mannheim, MN, ARNP, Lecturer
• Ronna K. Smith, MN, ARNP, Lecturer, Clinical Placement Coordinator

• Practice Characteristics/Certifications
• Curriculum Overview/Clinical-Narrative
• Department of Family and Child Nursing

Specialty Info Contact

Rachel Smith
Dept. of Family and Child Nursing
Phone: 206-543-8855
E-mail: rachel27 at u dot washington dot edu