Prepare to serve neonatal patients and lead in the rewarding field of neonatal nursing in this hybrid degree program.

LLU School of Nursing: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

In this neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) program, you’ll learn how to expertly care for low- and high-risk neonates and their families while also training for professional impact and leadership roles.

This comprehensive curriculum prepares students to provide and manage healthcare in a variety of critical settings, including neonatal intensive care units, labor and delivery, well-baby units, outpatient clinics, and during transport services. 

NP with baby in NICU

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A Whole-Person Education

Following Christ’s example of compassionate healing, the School of Nursing equips you with the essential training you need for whole-person care within the rewarding field of neonatal nursing.

Program Highlights

  • In this hybrid program, most classes meet asynchronously online with a schedule of quarterly in-person meetings. 
  • The Doctor of Nursing Practice project can be completed in your current workplace. 
  • Graduates are eligible to sit for The National Certification Corporation’s (NCC) examination to certify Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.
  • Clinical sites are provided for all DNP students.
NNP with baby
NNP tending to baby 

Course Sampling

  • Advanced Pathophysiology
  • Advanced Health Assessment
  • Pharmacology I and II
  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Practicum  
 
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Quick Facts

3 years, 
9 months

hybrid program

Full- & Part-time

degree plan options

40% job growth

expected for NPs (bls.gov)

Take the Next Step to Serve

Take your next step toward a life-changing path as an NNP with a convenient, flexible education from Loma Linda University.

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