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Graduate Record 2022-2023 
    
Graduate Record 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care


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As advanced practice nurses, PNP-ACs provide evidence-based quality care for our most vulnerable pediatric patients. The certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in acute care (CPNP-AC) provides care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with acute, complex, critical, and chronic illness across a variety of care settings. 

Upon completion of this certificate, students are qualified to sit for the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board certification exam for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Acute Care.

Public Professional Licensure Disclosure


As a member of the State Authorizations Reciprocity Agreement, the University of Virginia (UVA) is authorized to provide curriculum in a distance learning environment to students located in all states in the United States except for California. (34 CFR 668.43(a)(6)& 34 CFR 668.72(n)).

Upon completion of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care Certificate at the UVA School of Nursing, graduates may be eligible for initial professional licensure in another U.S. state by applying to the licensing board or agency in that state.

Please visit the University’s state authorization web pages to make an informed decision regarding which states’ educational requirements for initial licensure are met by this program. (668.43(a)(5) (v)(A) - (C))

Enrolled students who change their current (or mailing) address to a state other than Virginia should update this information immediately in the Student Information System as it may impact their ability to complete internship, practicum, or clinical hours, use Title IV funds, or meet licensure or certification requirements in the new state. (34 CFR 668.402).