In the Community-based Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner (CWHCNP) Education Program, students complete a self-directed, modular course of study over two to three years. The classroom is the community in which the student lives. During the clinical practicum, CWHCNP students work closely with women’s health care nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, family nurse practitioners, and other primary care providers in their community.
The CWHCNP curriculum has a strong academic and clinical basis. In addition, the CWHCNP curriculum is unique in providing a strong foundation in understanding the business of women’s health care. This includes assessing a community to discover the primary care needs, learning how to develop a plan for having a fiscally viable practice, and working within the license and insurance regulations of the student’s state. The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree and a post-master’s certificate are offered in the women’s health care nurse practitioner specialty track.
MSN CWHCNP Curriculum
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Level I: Foundations for Practice (18 didactic credits-0 clinical credits)
PC600 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2-0)
PC604 Pathophysiology for Primary Care (3-0)
PC605 Decision Making in Health Assessment (2-0)
PC606 Theories and Concepts of Advanced Practice Nursing (3-0)
PC612 Pharmacology for Advanced Practice (3-0)
NM602 Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology (2-0)
NP607 Role of the Nurse Practitioner in the Health Care Delivery System (3-0)
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Level II: Clinical Management for Specialty Care (12 didactic credits-0 clinical credits)
PC615 Women’s Health Care (3-0)
PC617 Primary Health Care I: Acute and Common Problems (3-0)
PC618 Research (3-0)
NP611 Care of the Childbearing Woman (3-0)
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Level III: Clinical Bound (2 didactic credits-0 clinical credits)
PC628 Skills for Primary Care (1-0)
WH629 Skills for Women’s Health Care (1-0)
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Level IV: Clinical Practicum (6 didactic credits-15 clinical credits)
NM630 Advanced Women’s Health Care (1-0)
NP634 Health Care Policy and Financing (2-0)
WH634 Care of the Childbearing Woman II (3-0)
WH641 Women’s Health Care Clinical I (0-3)
WH642 Women’s Health Care Clinical II (0-3)
WH643 Women’s Health Care Clinical III (0-3)
WH644 Women’s Health Care IV (0-6)
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Total: 38 didactic credits + 15 clinical credits = 53
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Post-Master's CWHCNP Curriculum
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