Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Department of Physical Therapy

Objectives
The Women's Health Nurse Practitioner education will prepare the graduate to:

  1. Demonstrate competence in expanded nursing roles including cultural and spiritual sensitivity.
  2. Use leadership skills recognizing the value of comportment.
  3. Exhibit confidence in decision making while recognizing quality of life for the individual.
  4. Demonstrate a commitment to the advancement of professional nursing and compassionate professional growth.
  5. Exemplify the ability to act in accordance with self and conscious awareness in valuing the dignity and worth of human beings.
  6. Be eligible for the National Certification Corporation (NCC) Examination.



Curriculum

BIOL 509 Pathophysiology 3 credit hours
NUGR 508 Applied Pharmacology 3 credit hours
NUGR 510 Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
NUGR 512 Theoretical Frameworks for Advanced Nursing Practice 3 credit hours
NUGR 514 Nursing Research Design & Methodology 3 credit hours
NUGR 518 Issues and policies in Health Care 2 credit hours
NUGR 519 Roles and Ethics for Advanced Practice Nursing 3 credit hours
NUGR 532 Advanced Health Assessment 4 credit hours
NUGR 535 Antepartum Care 5 credit hours
NUGR 544 Management of Health/Illness Status of Adults 5 credit hours
NUGR 546 Management of Health/Illness Status of Women Across the Life Span 5 credit hours
NUGR 547 Advanced Management of Women's Health 4 credit hours
NUGR 548 Women's Health Practicum 2 credit hours
NUGR 580 Organizational Management 1 credit hour
NUGR 590 Research Project 1 credit hour

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