Curriculum: MSN Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

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Join Program Director Tamara Maus, MSN, WHNP- BC, from University of Cincinnati’s online MSN Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program to learn about program admissions requirements and the admissions process.

Curriculum at a Glance

The University of Cincinnati’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program helps students gain insight into the unique needs and challenges of working with women of all ages. Our courses focus on promoting the importance of the client-provider relationship and empowering women to make informed decisions regarding their health and well-being.

This degree requires 49 credit hours and 672 hours of clinics, and coursework can be completed in six semesters or two years of study. This program is offered fully online, and requires students to attend a two-day virtual, synchronous program intensive to network with cohort members, meet faculty and personally experience the high-quality culture and competence of the University of Cincinnati. What’s more, the University of Cincinnati’s Nursing Program is ranked #11 for online graduate nursing programs by U.S. News and World Report.

To learn more, we encourage interested students to view a sample of our curriculum.

Course	Title / Description	Credit
NURS8004	Biostatistics for Evidence-based Practice Course: NURS8004 Credit: 3 The focus of this course is the understanding of biostatistics for application to nursing and evidence-based practice. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and appraisal of data analyses for the selection and use of best evidence for making practical conclusions about empirical data.	3
NURS8022	Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology Course: NURS8022 Credit: 4 This course builds upon basic knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of disease across the life span. The emphasis is on applied physiology and pathophysiology to enable advanced practice nurses understand how and why the clinical manifestations of disease occur so that appropriate therapies can be selected.	4
NURS8024	Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses Course: NURS8024 Credit: 3 This course prepares nurses for professional roles in advanced nursing practice with knowledge of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of common drug categories used to prevent illness, and to restore and maintain health for client systems across the life span. Mechanisms of action, pharmacologic response, usual doses, adverse effects, indications, interactions, compatibilities, contraindications and routes of administration are emphasized in acute and chronic conditions. Six hours of legal, ethical and financial content related to prescribing is addressed in this course as required by the Ohio Board of Nursing.	3
NURS8006	Research and Best Evidence for Clinical Reasoning Course: NURS8006 Credit: 3 This course examines approaches for the translation of the best available evidence into practice for improved outcomes in healthcare.	3
NURS8020C	Advanced Health Assessment Course: NURS8020C Credit: 3 This course provides opportunities for the advanced practice nurse student to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for the performance of comprehensive and focused health assessment. This course addresses clients across the lifespan and the pediatric and family students receive additional pediatric information in their lab sessions.	3
ANW8000	Advanced Reproductive Dynamics Course: ANW8000 Credit: 3 This course explores the anatomical and physiological basis for advanced nursing practice in reproductive health care. Emphasis is on anatomy, physiology, and reproductive endocrinology in the adult female, male, fetus and neonate. Fetal development is examined from the perspective of maternal and environmental contexts.	3
NURS8002	Theoretical Basis for Clinical Reasoning Course: NURS8002 Credit: 3 This course examines the theoretical underpinningsof nursing practice, research, and evidence-based practice. Emphasis is placed on applying a range of theories from nursing and related fields when making clinical decisions.	3
ANW8006	Primary Care of Episodic Illness in Women Practicum Course: ANW8006 Credit: 2 This course prepares the student to include primary care of episodic illnesses throughout the lifespan. Students engage in comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and women's health care management for women across the lifespan and assume professional practice roles and responsibilities in managing common health pattern variations pertaining to gynecological and primary care. Emphasis is on family-centered, community-based health care for diverse client systems.	2
ANW8004	Primary Care of Episodic Illness in Women Course: ANW8004 Credit: 3 This course provides students with the theoretical base to assess, diagnose, and manage the care of client systems across the lifespan with selected episodic health pattern alterations. Students focus on the promotion, maintenance and restoration of client system's health patterns. Culturally competent, holistic, ethical, age and gender specific, and risk stratified care will be discussed. Non-pharmacologic aspects of care such as teaching and coaching are addressed as well as the pharmacologic management designed to help clients achieve desired outcomes. Evidence-based practice serves as the basis for care management. This course includes 0.5 credits (5 clock hours) of pharmacology content.	3
ANW8030	Advanced Women's Health I Practicum Course: ANW8030 Credit: 3 This course is the first in a series of three sequential clinical practicum courses in Women's Health Care. The student engages in comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and management of women's health care across the lifespan. The student assumes an advanced professional practice role and responsibility for management of normal and common health pattern variations pertaining to gynecological care. Emphasis is on family-centered, community-based health care for diverse client systems.	3
ANW8020	Advanced Women's Health I Course: ANW8020 Credit: 3 This course, the first in a series of two sequential didactic and three sequential clinical practicum courses, lays the foundation for the women's health care management process and the care of women across the lifespan. It prepares students to assume professional roles and responsibilities in the management of normal and common health pattern variations pertaining to gynecological care. There are at least 0.5 credits(7 clock hours) of pharmacology content. Emphasis is on family-centered, community-based health care for diverse client systems.	3
NURS8008	Healthcare Policy for the Advanced Practice Nurse Course: NURS8008 Credit: 2-3 This course guides students in exploring political, economic, ethical, and social forces that currently impact decision making in health care. Patterns of influence that derive current policy development are examined and proposal of advocacy behaviors is encouraged.	2-3
ANW8032	Advanced Women's Health II Practicum Course: ANW8032 Credit: 3 This course, the second in a series of three sequential clinical courses in women's health care, prepares the students to assume the professional practice roles in the care of normal antepartal women and those with health pattern variations with an at-risk pregnancy. Emphasis is placed on the collaborative management of interventions to achieve desired outcomes during pregnancy. Students use scholarly inquiry to further develop their practice. Evidence-based research as related to normal and at-risk client systems is applied.	3
ANW8022	Advanced Women's Health II Course: ANW8022 Credit: 3 This course, the second in a sequence of two sequential didactic, prepares students to assume professional roles in the care of normal antepartal and postpartum women and those with health pattern variations with an at risk pregnancy. Emphasis is placed on the collaborativemanagement of interventions to achieve desired outcomes during pregnancy. Included are at least 0.5 credits (7 clock hours) of pharmacology content. Students use scholarly inquiry to furtherdevelop their practice knowledge. Research relatedto normal and at-risk client systems is applied.	3
ANW8034	Advanced Women's Health III Practicum Course: ANW8034 Credit: 4 This course, the third in a sequence of three, prepares the student for the fully integrated practice of women's health care to include primarycare of episodic illnesses throughout the lifespan. The professional, social, political, legal, ethical, economic and financial factors that affect women's health care practice are analyzed.	4
ANW8024	Integration and Professional Issues for Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners Course: ANW8024 Credit: 3 This course prepares the student for fully integrated practice as a women’s health nurse practitioner. Included are at least 0.5 credits (7 clock hours) of pharmacology content. The professional, social, political, legal, ethical, economic and financial factors that affect advanced nursing practice are analyzed. Knowledge is further integrated through the use of comprehensive exams.	3

FAQs

How long do your Nursing programs take to complete?

Each Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program can be done in as little as two years. There are additional options available for several programs that allow students to take these programs at a slower pace. Although these options extend the length of the selected program, they often make it a more feasible option for the student.

The Post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program is a part-time program built to be completed in as little as four semesters, or one year and four months. The Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner program has no set time frame due to the extremely customizable nature of the curriculum.
Can I work while completing this program?

Yes. The vast majority of our students work throughout their time in their academic program. It is important to assess course load and financial aid to understand how to balance school and work.

If possible, students may cut down on their work hours during a clinical portion of a program.
Are there any onsite visits required for your programs?

Most of our programs do not require onsite visits, but there is one exception. If you are interested in pursuing the Master of Science in Nursing-Nurse Midwifery, you will have 1 skills intensives that takes place on campus.