Happy Nurse Practitioner Week! Today we are highlighting a student in our neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) program - a nursing specialty that focuses on premature and critically ill newborns through the first two years of life. Student Crystal Matira, MAN, RN, RNC-NIC, said, "I chose the neonatal nurse practitioner program at @uthsc because its curriculum is built on making sure that the graduates are prepared to contribute to the development of policies and practice that promote evidence-based care for neonates and their families. The program is serious about producing clinically competent providers. More importantly, the faculty members bring decades of real NICU experience, and the program's explicit mission is to prepare NNPs for vulnerable populations that I want to serve. I believe this combination of rigorous clinical training and a commitment to be the best will give me the skills and perspective I need to be a great NNP.”
