MSN Nurse Practitioner Programs
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing: 58 quarter credits; 640 clinical hours minimum
The online Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner track offers didactic and clinical education is via distance learning and concurrent clinical preceptorships. The courses offered throughout the track reflect the competencies and skill sets required for today’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner as knowledge expands, health care systems evolve, technology advances and practice changes in response to current needs and evidence-based research. Additionally, this track offers the opportunity for the WHNP student to work in transdisciplinary simulated scenarios to promote a better understanding and respect of discipline-specific roles, improve existing communication and collaboration within disciplines, and initiate teamwork development in order to promote patient safety and high-quality patient care. Graduates are eligible to sit for the NCC’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Examination.
The nurse practitioner faculty is committed to quality and excellence in the nurse practitioner (NP) programs. Mandatory on-campus visits are essential to students transitioning into the NP role. The NP programs provide two on-campus clinical orientations to prepare students for clinical practice rotation. Following clinical orientation, these mandatory on-campus visits occur during the following times:
- 2nd Year, Spring Term – students come in during the N550: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning course for midterm and final check-out.
- 2nd Year, Summer Term – students come in during the first clinical course for the Residency Week.
- 3rd Year, Fall Term – students come in during the second clinical course for 2-3 days for a standardized patient lab experience (SPL) and/or human patient simulation experience, depending on the program.
- 3rd Year, Winter Term – students come in during the third clinical course for 2-3 days for a second standardized patient lab experience (SPL) and/or human patient simulation experience, depending on the program.
- 3rd Year, Spring Term – students come in during the fourth clinical course for the second Residency Week.
For more information about this program, visit Drexel's MSN Nurse Practitioner Programs web page.
Curriculum
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| NURS 500 | Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments | 3.0 | ||
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| NURS 502 | Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care | 3.0 | ||
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| RSCH 519 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3.0 | ||
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| RSCH 523 | Methods for Health Research | 3.0 | ||
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| NURS 526 | Information Innovation and Technology for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3.0 | ||
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| NURS 527 | Evidence-Based Approaches to Practice | 3.0 | ||
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| NURS 548 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3.0 | ||
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| NURS 549 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3.0 | ||
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| NURS 550 | Advanced Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning | 4.0 | ||
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| NURS 680 | Health, Wellness and Primary Care | 3.0 | ||
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| NURS 682 | Pharmacology for Women's Health Nurse Practitioners I | 3.0 | ||
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| NURS 664 | Professional Issues for Nurse Practitioners | 1.0 | ||
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| NURS 690 | Management and Care of the Gynecological Needs of Women I | 5.0 | ||
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| NURS 691 | Management and Care of the Gynecological Needs of Women II | 5.0 | ||
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| NURS 692 | Management and Care of the Obstetrical Needs of Women and Families I | 5.0 | ||
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| NURS 693 | Management and Care of the Obstetrical Needs of Women and Families II | 5.0 | ||
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