Advanced practice nurses (APRNs) provide high-quality healthcare services in a wide-range of problems from acute, chronic, complex, and wellness care to health promotion, disease prevention, health education and counseling. The core courses provide a solid foundation in the use of evidence-based practice guidelines and theory as a basis for the diagnosis and treatment of illness and the promotion of wellness. Clinical experiences are conducted with preceptors in community, inpatient, and outpatient settings.
We offer the Primary Care and Acute Care Pediatrics tracks for our MSN, DNP, and Post-MSN Certificate programs.
The practitioner in a pediatric care role is responsible for independent and collaborative decision making with direct accountability for clinical judgement. Graduates of the UMKC PNP programs will:
The UMKC NP graduate programs include three separate courses in:
AND content in
Students are required to come to campus for an intensive each semester during their clinical courses. Faculty and advisors communicate campus dates early so students can plan their schedules.
We are now a part of State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) which allows us to offer online programs to students in other SARA states. We are able to accept and enroll students into most of our online programs in 48 states, including Washington, DC. We highly recommend that you review this information prior to submitting your application. Please review the state regulatory map to verify the status of your state’s regulations.
We designed the graduate programs to give professionals flexibility. Our courses are conducted online, and some may require class/chat times. Class/chat times are scheduled on Thursdays or Fridays and are communicated well in advance.
Students use the Web-based software, Canvas, for their online courses. Courses are conducted in synchronous and asynchronous modes depending on the professor and class. You can log on to find homework, class assignments, a class list, a syllabus and more at any time. The program allows students to engage in interactive learning with faculty and other students in an online platform.
Spring 2025 Clinical Institute: Wednesday, January 15th & Thursday, January 16th
*Held via Zoom
Summer 2025 Clinical Institute: Wednesday, May 28th & Thursday, May 29th
*Held via Zoom
The MSN educated Nurse Practitioner is prepared to enter advanced practice, ready to assume responsibility and accountability for the health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and management of patient problems including the prescription of pharmacologic agents within a specialty area of clinical practice.
See the MSN AACN Essentials and the National Nurse Practitioner Faculties Core Competencies for all nurse practitioners.
The BSN-DNP prepared Pediatric Nurse Practitioner is ready to assume responsibility and accountability for the health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and management of client problems including the prescription of pharamacologic agents within their specialty area of clinical practice.
The DNP degree is also for those nurses seeking a terminal degree in nursing practice that offers an alternative to research-focused doctoral programs. DNP-prepared nurses are well-equipped to fully implement the science developed by nurse researchers prepared in PhD, DNSc, and other research-focused nursing doctorates. We offer an MSN-DNP track with the option to add either of the Pediatric Care NP roles to the plan of study via a Post-MSN Certificate.
Additional Resources:
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Corrina Beck
Senior Student Services Coordinator (A-K)
816-235-5788
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Georgia Campbell
Senior Student Services Coordinator (L-Z)
816-235-1740
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Dr. Cheri Barber
Pediatric Program Coordinator
Director DNP Program
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