Doctor of Nursing Practice with a Specialization in Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Practice Foundation Courses

24 credits, including:

• NURS 6001 - Advanced Health Assessment: Lab 2 credit hours
• NURS 6004 - Pharmacology for Registered Nurses 3 credit hours
• NURS 6021 - Mental Health in Primary Care and Community: Lab 2 credit hours
• NURS 6022 - Advanced Pharmacology 5 credit hours
• NURS 6024 - Advanced Pathophysiology 4 credit hours
• NURS 6075 - Clinical Reasoning 3 credit hours
• NURS 6101 - Advanced Health Assessment: Theory 2 credit hours
• NURS 6121 - Mental Health in Primary Care and Community: Theory 3 credit hours

Foundation Courses

45 credits, including:

• NURS 6010 - Health Care Policy for a Just and Humane World 3 credit hours
• NURS 6014 - Theory Informed Critical Inquiry I 3 credit hours
• NURS 6015 - Critical Inquiry II 3 credit hours
• NURS 6017 - Health Care Economics and Finance 3 credit hours
• NURS 6018 - Health Program Planning, Development and Evaluation 3 credit hours
• NURS 6020 - Epidemiologic Analysis of Populations at Risk 4 credit hours
• NURS 6110 - Ethical Care for Social Justice 4 credit hours
• NURS 6111 - Health Informatics 3 credit hours
• NURS 6120 - Population-Based Health Care 3 credit hours
• NURS 6130 - Foundations of Nursing Knowledge for Advanced Practice 3 credit hours
• NURS 6160 - Leadership in Health Care Systems 3 credit hours
• NURS 6190 - Quality Improvement Process and Methodologies 3 credit hours
• NURS 6901 - DNP Internship I 3 credit hours
• NURS 6903 - DNP Project Internship II 2 to 4 credit hours
• NURS 6905 - DNP Project Internship III 2 to 4 credit hours

Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Specialization Courses

45 credits, including:

• NURS 6200 - Life Saving Skills for Childbearing Women and Newborns 3 credit hours
• NURS 6202 - Management of Antepartum, Newborn and Postpartum 3 credit hours
• NURS 6102 - Antepartum, Postpartum and Newborn Lab 2 credit hours
• NURS 6204 - Management of Gynecologic and Reproductive Health: Theory 3 credit hours
• NURS 6104 - Management of Gynecologic and Reproductive Health: Lab 2 credit hours
• NURS 6205 - Management of Complex Gynecology and Reproductive Healthcare Issues, Theory 3 credit hours
• NURS 6208 - Management of Intrapartum, Postpartum and Newborn 3 credit hours
• NURS 6108 - Intrapartum and Newborn Lab 2 credit hours
• NURS 6105 - Management of Complex Gynecology and Reproductive Healthcare Issues, Lab 2 credit hours
• NURS 6212 - Midwifery and Women’s Health History and Professional Issues 2 credit hours
• NURS 6214 - WHNP Clinical Practicum I 5 credit hours
• NURS 6216 - WHNP Clinical Practicum II 5 credit hours
• NURS 6218 - WHNP Clinical Practicum III 5 credit hours
• NURS 6220 - WHNP Clinical Practicum IV 5 credit hours

Minimum credits required for degree: (114)