Penn State Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program Mission Penn State's Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program offers a Master's degree for registered nurses who want to function in an expanded role as nurse practitioners, providing direct care to infants and their families in neonatal intensive care units. The program, open to baccalaureate-prepared nurses, combines advanced knowledge and research in nursing with knowledge from the sciences, medicine, and related disciplines. As part of the program, students complete a preceptorship or integrative practicum, at any of a number of approved hospitals.
Graduates are eligible for state and national certification as neonatal nurse practitioners.
The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program represents a partnership between Penn State's School of Nursing and The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and is offered at the Medical Center. The Pennsylvania State University is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to programs, facilities, admission, and employment without regard to personal characteristics not related to ability, performance, or qualifications as determined by University policy or by state or federal authorities. The Pennsylvania State University does not discriminate against any person because of age, ancestry, color, disability or handicap, national origin, race, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.