Nurse Practitioner Advanced Practice Area
Carolina Nursing’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner — Primary Care specialty offers the following distance-based degree options:
Our online PNP-PC program prepares advanced practice nurses to provide care for children from birth to 21 years. The curriculum is designed to prepare nurses to provide comprehensive care to children and families by focusing on health maintenance and education, illness prevention and minor and chronic illness management.
Students are prepared to provide care that is evidence-based, collaborative, and reflective of an understanding of current health care delivery, as well as, economic, ethical, and professional issues. A student’s plan of study may be individualized to the student’s interests and needs through clinical placements, papers, presentations, and elective courses.
Graduates are eligible to take the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) examination for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care.
“Carolina was the most affordable option, and once I was in the program, I discovered teaching opportunities within the School of Nursing that helped offset the cost of tuition. These opportunities also gave me valuable exposure to faculty and the academic side of nursing, which sparked my interest in teaching. It not only helped pay for my education but also shaped my career in a meaningful way.”
Chaely Medley, MSN, RN, AGNP-C
Dr. Brinson earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her master’s and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from Duke University. Her doctoral work focused on self-management of asthma in the school setting. She currently serves as the lead faculty for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program at the School of Nursing at UNC Chapel Hill, with a concentration in primary care. She coordinates the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program’s first and second clinical courses for MSN and DNP students. In addition to teaching, she actively maintains a clinical practice in primary care pediatrics. Dr. Brinson’s scholarly interests include general pediatric primary health care with special emphasis on routine well visits, newborn and infant health, breastfeeding, asthma and respiratory health, allergies, school health, immunizations and adolescent health.
