Newborns and children are not little adults, they need specialized intensive care when acutely ill... Acute Care Pediatric and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners have the advanced, specialized education and training to provide that care.

Certified Acute Care Pediatric
and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners…

• are unique, less than 6% of the nurse practitioner population have received advanced, specialized training for the most complex and intensive patient settings
• have extensive nursing and health care knowledge from both their time as bedside nurses and from their additional graduate education to become certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
• utilize neonatal or acute care expertise consistent with the best evidence-based research and information
• provide patients and families the exceptional care needed to facilitate the best outcome possible
• are committed to life-long learning, patient advocacy and professional practice
• maintain their specialized knowledge through continuing education and ongoing maintenance of certification
• are advocates for continuing competence in an increasingly complex healthcare environment