Credential Awarded: PCNS-BC

• Hold a current, active RN license in a state or territory of the United States or the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country.
• Hold a master’s, post-graduate, or doctorate degree from a clinical nurse specialist in pediatrics program or a program that provides coursework that addresses children’s unique physiological, psychological, and developmental needs from birth through age 21 and that is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).
• A minimum of 500 faculty-supervised clinical hours in the Pediatric CNS role and specialty must be included in the educational program. This Pediatric CNS graduate program must include three separate courses in:
  
    advanced physical/health assessment
    advanced pharmacology
    advanced pathophysiology