The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) advocates that all nurse practitioners (NPs) have full prescriptive authority and dispensing privileges based on their education, training, licensure, and certification. Pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) have completed a formal educational program in pediatric health care and have met their state board’s regulations that govern advanced practice nursing (American Nurses Association, NAPNAP, & Society of Pediatric
Nurses, 2015). PNP educational programs prepare the advanced practice nurse for advanced clinical assessment, management skills, and independent clinical decision making. PNP education includes a comprehensive foundation including advanced pharmacology, physiology, and prevention and management of pediatric illness/disease (National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, 2012; Scordo, 2014).