PMC - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care | Yale University

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Complex Problem SolvingActive ListeningCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessActive LearningWriting

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryEnglish LanguageBiologyPsychologyCustomer and Personal Service

Abilities

Written ComprehensionProblem SensitivityInductive ReasoningOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningNear VisionOral ComprehensionInformation OrderingSpeech Recognition

Tasks

Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice
Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease

Technology

Medical softwareData base user interface and query softwareSpreadsheet softwareInternet browser softwareOffice suite software

Tools

AngiocathsApnea monitorsArgon lasersArterial blood gas monitoring equipmentArterial line cathetersAutomated external defibrillators AEDBack bracesBilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilatorsBinocular light compound microscopesBiopsy punchesBlood drawing syringesCarbon dioxide CO2 lasersCardiac monitorsCardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR face shieldsChest tubes

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementSupportIndependenceWorking ConditionsRecognition

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: high29-1171.00	Nurse Practitioners	title_inference	$129,210 median$169,950 top	+40.07%	12,840

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

No program pathways.

What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

Comprehensive patient health care records — maintain detailed, accurate, and timely documentation of evolving care plans and prognoses with minimal supervisory review.
Evidence-based treatment plans — develop and implement plans grounded in scientific rationale and current clinical guidelines across routine patient panels.
Patient risk reduction counseling — deliver targeted health promotion and disease prevention education adapted to individual patient circumstances in outpatient settings.
Patient histories, physical findings, and diagnostic data — analyze and synthesize independently to formulate appropriate diagnoses for stable and familiar case types.
Episodic and acute conditions — diagnose and manage with growing confidence, coordinating with physicians or specialists when clinical complexity warrants.
Prescription regimens — determine and authorize medication dosages, routes, and frequencies within full prescriptive authority, applying pharmacokinetic reasoning.
Chronic disease management — monitor, adjust, and maintain longitudinal treatment for conditions such as diabetes and hypertension across a defined patient caseload.
Clinical decision-support software and database tools — query and interpret resources to validate diagnostic and therapeutic decisions in routine practice.
Time management and caseload prioritization — organize patient scheduling and care tasks efficiently across a full clinical day in a community health or specialty setting.
Written clinical communication — produce clear referral letters, consultation summaries, and care coordination notes using word processing and office suite tools.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

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Scholarships

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