该专业领域提供了针对儿童，青少年及其家庭的基础和/或急性保健的深入知识，重点关注发展和行为。强调了在城市和农村社区环境中为初级和/或急性医疗保健，早期干预，方案制定和评估的高级实践做准备。该课程包括高级青少年/儿科评估，营养和发育药理学课程，其理论和研究内容旨在探讨常见的和急性的儿童和青少年对健康问题的反应。重点放在评估，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，这是由于与预期和意外的发育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。为儿童和青少年的初级和/或急性保健的高级实践
The Child and Adolescent Health Nurse Practitioner track prepares graduates to assume advanced practice positions as providers of primary health care to children and adolescents in a variety of settings.<br>The Doctor of Nursing Practice is a post-master's degree program for advanced practice nurses. A DNP is clinically focused, preparing you to generate clinical evidence, translate research, and develop evidence based guidelines for practice in varied healthcare environments.