Clinical setting
Emergency nursing experience may be accepted outright, conditionally, or not at all. This page includes only an explicit affirmative statement in the available record.
We require affirmative ER or emergency-department acceptance language in structured admissions notes. A combined ER/PICU/NICU boolean without setting-specific text is excluded.
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verified matches from 156 records
156 records have a non-null value in the primary evidence field. Unknown remains unknown; it is never converted to “not required” or a numeric zero.
Showing 24 of 54 filtered records. Missing evidence is excluded, never converted into a favorable claim.
ER acceptance noted
Albany, NY
Evidence note: App Opens: Rolling admission - accept applications year-round | Deadline: Rolling admission - accept applications year-round | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Not specified on the website, but it's best to confirm with the school admissions
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Augusta, GA
Evidence note: App Opens: August 8th | Deadline: October 10th | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: They do accept pediatric and neonatal ICU experience Those with experience in other areas may be considered if they can demonstrate competence with managing unstable patients, invasive
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Chestnut Hill, MA
Evidence note: App Opens: not specified on their website | Deadline: June 30th | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Acceptable critical care experience includes ICU, SICU, CCU, MICU, PICU, or NICU.
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Charleston, WV
Evidence note: App Opens: not specified on their website | Deadline: December 15th | Starts: August | Degree: DNAP | ER/PICU/NICU: NICU is accepted PICU is accepted ER experience is accepted on an individual basis
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Omaha, NE
Evidence note: App Opens: not specified on their website | Deadline: December 1st | Starts: January | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Acceptable critical care experience includes ICU, CCU, MICU, NICU, PICU or SICU or any critical care experience where candidates demonstrate competence managing unst
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Philadelphia, PA
Evidence note: App Opens: Rolling admission - accept applications year-round | Deadline: March 31st | Starts: January | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Accepts PICU & NICU
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Durham, NC
Evidence note: App Opens: June 1st | Deadline: August 1st | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Adult acute care is preferred Will accept Pediatric or Level lll Neonatal Intensive Care
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Pittsburgh, PA
Evidence note: App Opens: August 1st | Deadline: March 27th | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Accepts PICU & NICU
Record updated Aug 7, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Atlanta, GA
Evidence note: App Opens: March 1st | Deadline: Two admission deadlines annually: June 1st and September 1st | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: The following are NOT considered as critical care experience: Telemetry, Cardiac Cath Lab, Operating Room, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Evanston, IL
Evidence note: App Opens: February 1st | Deadline: May 1st | Starts: September | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Acceptable critical care experience includes ICU, MICU, SICU, CCU, CTICU, CVICU, NeuroICU and PICU
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Miami, FL
Evidence note: App Opens: September 1st | Deadline: February 1st | Starts: January | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Critical care experience other than ICU may be considered on an individual basis, but opportunity is very limited when competing against other applicants with traditional ICU backgro
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Panama City, FL
Evidence note: App Opens: August 1st | Deadline: January 15th | Starts: May | Degree: DNAP | ER/PICU/NICU: They do accept Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care.
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
La Crosse, WI
Evidence note: App Opens: June 1st | Deadline: August 1st | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: They do accept PICU and NICU experience Preferred units: ICU, CCU, SICU, PICU, NICU
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Danville, PA
Evidence note: App Opens: not specified on their website | Deadline: February 1st | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Accepts PICU & NICU (ER and Life Flight do not qualify towards critical care experience requirement)
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Washington, DC
Evidence note: App Opens: July 15th | Deadline: October 15th | Starts: May | Degree: DNAP | ER/PICU/NICU: The adult Surgical ICU (SICU) is preferred, but other ICUs are acceptable
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
St. Louis, MO
Evidence note: App Opens: July 1st | Deadline: March 1st | Starts: January | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Priority is given to those with the most recent work history in high acuity ICU Pediatric ICU & ER will be considered only if the candidate can demonstrate they routinely care for patients
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Hartford, CT
Evidence note: App Opens: not specified on their website | Deadline: September 1st | Starts: May | Degree: DNAP | ER/PICU/NICU: Preferred areas include Surgical/Trauma ICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Neurosurgical/Neuro Trauma ICU, Pediatric ICU, or Medical ICU.
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Naples, FL
Evidence note: App Opens: Rolling admission - accept applications year-round | Deadline: Rolling admission - accept applications year-round | Starts: August | Degree: DNAP | ER/PICU/NICU: The preferred areas of ICU include Medical ICU, Trauma ICU, Neuro ICU, and CVRU.
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Philadelphia, PA
Evidence note: App Opens: mid-September | Deadline: December 31st | Starts: not specified on their website | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: PICU and NICU accepted.
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Loma Linda, CA
Evidence note: App Opens: June 1st | Deadline: August 1st | Starts: September | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Neonatal and Pediatric ICU count toward critical care experience Critical Care Transport (CCT), Flight Nursing, or ER will not be considered as critical care experience
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
New Orleans, LA
Evidence note: App Opens: September 15th | Deadline: December 15th | Starts: August | Degree: DNP - Nurse Anesthesia OR DNP - DUAL Nurse Anesthesia + Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (the dual pathway is optional, and only 9 extra credit hours) | ER/PICU/NICU: Preferred: surgical
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Milwaukee, WI
Evidence note: App Opens: September 1st | Deadline: January 15th | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: NICU is accepted PICU is accepted ER experience is accepted on an individual basis
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Charleston, SC
Evidence note: App Opens: July 1st | Deadline: September 15th | Starts: May | Degree: DNAP | ER/PICU/NICU: Preferred: CCU, ICU, MICU, NICU, PICU, SICU ER experience is not considered acceptable
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
ER acceptance noted
Shoreview, MN
Evidence note: App Opens: September 1st | Deadline: August 31st | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: High level NICU and PICU experience is accepted.
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
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