Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)

Multiple Entry Options

Program Length (full-time study)

Non-nurses 3 semesters pre-specialty + 3 semesters WHNP courses
ASN or diploma RNs 2 semesters RN pre-specialty + 3 semesters WHNP courses
BSN RNs 3 semesters WHNP courses
Post-master’s Program length & courses determined by individual portfolio analysis

 

Full-time Specialty Curriculum Plan

FALL - SEMESTER I   
N305A Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning 3
N305B Advanced Health Assessment Applications 1
N307 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics 3
N310A Adult Gerontology Primary Care I 3
N327A Women’s Health for Advanced Practice Nursing I 3
    13

 

SPRING - SEMESTER II   
N308 Pathophysiologic Concepts 3
N309C Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of the Adolescent 1
N309E Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of the Woman 1
N327B Women’s Health for Advanced Practice Nursing II 3
N328 Practicum in Women’s Health 3
N399A Scientific Underpinnings for Advanced Nursing Practice 3
    14

 

SUMMER - SEMESTER III   
N326 Women’s Health Issues 1
N329 Preceptorship in Women’s Health 6
N395 APN Role within the U.S. Healthcare Delivery System 3
N399B Conceptualization & Integration of Evidence for Advanced Nursing Practice 3
    13
  TOTAL HOURS 40