Advanced Practice Providers
Advanced practice providers have higher education at the master’s or doctoral level and specialized training to provide comprehensive care to patients and families in primary, subspecialty and acute care areas. At Children’s Mercy, advanced practice providers may be pediatric nurse practitioners (PNP), neonatal nurse practitioners (NNP), family nurse practitioners (FNP), clinical nurse specialists (CNS), psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNP), or physician assistants (PA).
All advanced practice providers work within a collaborative practice agreement with a physician and are credentialed by the hospital in their specialty area. Advanced practice providers use evidence-based practice to provide high-quality care and promote optimal outcomes, working in partnership with the inter-professional team to translate evidence for best practice into hospital policies and procedures. Additionally, they disseminate their knowledge through presentations and publications and are active participants in research.

Advanced Practice Perspectives podcast
This podcast was created by advanced practice providers, for advanced practice providers. Co-hosts Tobie O’Brien, APRN and Trisha Williams, APRN, showcase some of the more than 400 advanced practice professionals at Children’s Mercy, as well as offer pediatric practice updates, discuss legislative issues, highlight research projects and share other valuable information for advanced practice professionals.
Virtual conference
27th Annual Pediatric Advanced Practice Nursing Conference
Oct. 1, 2021
Conference handouts
- Rediscovering JOY in a Post-Pandemic World - Janice Nuuhiwa
- Mitigating Nurse Practitioner Burnout Through Peer Support
- Plastic Surgery: From Head to Toes
- The Hemophilia Treatment Journey
- How to Care for the Rare
- Pediatric Nephrology Pearls for the Advanced Practice Provider
- Comprehensive Colorectal Surgical Care in the Pediatric Population
- The Limping Child
- Movement Disorders in Pediatrics
- Fertility Preservation in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients
- Health Care Providers
- Advanced Practice Providers
- Bioethics Center
- Critical Care Transport
- Culture and Language Coaching Program
- Educational Offerings
- Emergency Medical Services
- Evidence Based Practice
- Nursing
- Pediatric Guides
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Provider Relations
- Refer or Manage a Patient