Women's Health Advanced Practice Nursing
Specialty Offerings
- M.S.N. degree
o Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (W.H.N.P.)
- Certificate: Post-M.S.N. Nurse Practitioner
Overview
This Master of Science in Nursing program prepares professional nurses for practice in an advanced-practice role in order to meet the primary health-care needs of women. Graduates will be effective in assisting women to promote, maintain and regain an optimal level of health. Although reproductive needs are viewed as significant components of women’s health, the program also stresses other women’s health-care needs across the lifespan. Graduates are prepared for independent and collaborative decision making in health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, physical and psychosocial assessment, and the management of health and illness in women. Emphasis is given to care of women in vulnerable populations and to consideration of women’s health-care needs within the context of current and future social and cultural needs.
Curriculum
The women’s health nurse-practitioner major consists of 46 hours of study. The program plan provides students with core nursing courses, specialty courses and clinical required for advanced-practice licensure.
| Core Courses (9 semester hours) | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
|
GNUR 401: The Discipline of Nursing: Conceptual and Theoretical Bases |
3 |
|
GNUR 402: Ethics for Health Professionals |
2 |
|
GNUR 450: Research for Health Care Professionals |
3 |
|
CMAN 410: Epidemiology |
1 |
| Advanced Specialty Core (14 semester hours) | |
|
GNUR 442: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology for Clinical Practice |
3 |
|
GNUR 413: Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing |
3 |
|
GNUR 409: Advanced Health Assessment |
3 |
|
CMAN 436: Advanced Practice Concepts in Community Health |
2 |
|
GNUR 460: Role Socialization |
1 |
|
GNUR 461: Health Policy and Issues |
1 |
|
GNUR 462: Health Care Financing |
1 |
| F.N.P. (23 semester hours) | |
|
GNUR 514: Common Health Problems of Adults |
3 |
|
MSN 449: Complex Health Problems of Adults |
3 |
|
GNUR 415: Reproductive Health |
2 |
|
MCN 414: Childbearing |
3 |
|
GNUR 517: APN Practicum: Primary Health Care |
12 |
|
Total Hours |
46 |
Location: Most classes are offered at the Loyola University Health System campus in Maywood, Ill. Some courses are Web-based.
Program Prerequisites: Basic physical assessment and statistics courses. A minimum of 2,000 practice hours of related work experience is required prior to taking the first clinical.
Certification: Graduates are eligible to sit for the N.C.C. women's health nurse practitioner certification examination
A post-master's nurse practitioner certificate program is offered for nurses who already have a master’s degree in nursing. Upon completion of courses required, students will receive a certificate of completion.
