Adult Health / Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
| Faculty Coordinator: | | Diane Schadewald, DNP, RNC, WHNP, FNP
612-624-6406 or schad013@umn.edu |
| Specialty Area Information:
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program with a specialty in Adult Health and Women's Health prepares nurses for leadership as advanced practice nurses. This DNP program is for students who hold a baccalaureate degree in nursing, and involves both coursework and clinical practica with an internship in the final semester.
Clinical experience is offered in primary care, women's health and specialty practice areas such as oncology and reproductive endocrinology. Students ground their studies in the science of nursing intervention, moral/ethical issues, and nursing research. They then focus on courses that examine the basis of assessment and intervention for adolescent and adult populations with an emphasis on adolescent and adult women. Practicum experiences are arranged to meet the individual needs of students while also meeting accreditation and certification requirements. In addition to completing core studies in the specialty, students also gain skills in evidence-based practice, program evaluation, informatics, teaching/learning, health economics, health care policy, and epidemiology. A final project that is a systematic investigation of a practice problem is planned, implemented, and completed during the curriculum. Admissions
The priority deadline is November 1. Other DNP applications will be considered on a space available basis or until March 1. Those students who are not selected may be placed on a waiting list. If placed on a waiting list, it does not ensure entrance into the specialty area for the following year. If you are not selected from the wait list, you must reapply the following year for consideration. Certification
Completion of required Adult Health/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner coursework and approximately 1000 practice hours provides eligibility to sit for Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certification through the National Certification Corporation. More Information
Further information about the ANP/WHNP area of study is available below: For more information, please contact the Office of Student & Career Advancement Services. Courses in the Curriculum Sample 3 Year (full time) plan: Admitted term PRIOR to Fall 2012
Sample 3 Year (full time) plan: Admitted term FALL 2012 and forward - Advanced Physiology
- Advanced Women's Health Care for the WHCNP
- Assessment & Management of Health for APNs, Part 1
- Assessment & Management of Health for APNs, Part 2
- Clinical Integration in Adult Health Clinical
- Integration in Women's Health
- DNP Proseminar
- DNP Seminar 1
- DNP Seminar 2
- DNP Seminar 3
- Economics of Health Care
- Epidemiology
- Evidence Based practice
- Health Care Leadership for a Changing World
- Health Policy Leadership
- High Risk Reproductive Health
- Holistic Health Assessment
- Interdisciplinary Healthcare Informatics
- Introduction to Complementary & Alternative Therapies
- Moral & Ethical Positions in Nursing
- Nursing Research
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacotherapeutics
- Primary Care Practicum: Assessment & Management of Health for APNs, Part 2
- Primary Care Practicum: Assessment & Management of Health for APNs, Part 3
- Primary Care Practicum: Assessment & Management of Health, Part 1
- Program Evaluation
- Reproductive Health
- Science of Nursing Intervention
- Statistics
- Teaching & Learning in Nursing
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