Advanced Nursing Practice (Women's Health Nurse Practitioner), DNP

Arizona State University - Kaplan International

The women's health nurse practitioner concentration of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program is an advanced nursing practice degree. The program prepares graduates to provide holistic, client-centered primary care to women of any age from adolescence through older adulthood. All programs are offered in a hybrid format requiring students to travel to an ASU campus for up to one week for orientation at the beginning of the program and two to three times per semester. Core courses include pharmacology, advanced pathophysiology and advanced health assessment across the lifespan. Specialty courses focus on the assessment, screening, diagnosis and evidence-based management of common and complex gynecologic, sexual, reproductive, menopause-transition and post-menopause health care uncomplicated and high-risk antepartum and postpartum care as well as sexual and reproductive health care for men. Courses emphasize research and theories to provide the context essential to advanced nursing practice. These courses focus on health promotion, risk assessment and disease prevention for women across the lifespan, taking into account factors that influence health care and health outcomes. Any deficiency courses determined by the student's specific gap analysis must have been completed within the past five years to be eligible for credit.

Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation