该专业领域为儿童，青少年及其家庭的发展和行为重点提供了深入的初级保健知识。强调了在城乡社区环境中为初级保健，早期干预，方案制定和评估方面的高级实践做准备。由于与预期和意外的发展过渡以及急性或慢性身体疾病和/或残疾有关的实际或潜在健康问题，还重点评估，鉴别诊断，环境压力源的管理以及儿童和青少年的发育结果。
The Child and Adolescent Health Nurse Practitioner track (Primary/Acute Care) (38 credit hours) focuses on the integration of evidenced based knowledge and skills in primary and acute care with children with complex, acute, critical, and chronic health conditions. Emphasis is on advanced practice in emergency departments, sub-specialty clinics, acute areas of hospitals, and intensive care units with children with complex, acute, critical, and chronic health conditions.