Adult, Family, Gerontological, and Women's Health Primary Care Specialty
The Adult, Family, Gerontological, and Women's Health Primary Care specialty is designed to prepare nurse practitioners to meet the primary care needs of diverse populations throughout the life span. The curriculum focuses on the diverse health care needs of clients served in a multitude of settings. Each client is viewed in relation to his or her self-described family and community. This curriculum integrates research, clinical practice, and policy to prepare nurse practitioners as leaders in the provision of primary care.
Adult Nurse Practitioner Track
The Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) track offers the opportunity to integrate physical and psychosocial assessment, health promotion, and disease management skills into family-centered nursing practice in the care of adults and adolescents. On completion of the Adult Nurse Practitioner track, students are eligible for ANP Certification through the American Nurses' Credentialing Center and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
A Post Master's Adult Nurse Practitioner Certificate option is also available.
** Required course offered in alternate years.
Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Track
The Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (A/GNP) Track prepares graduates to deliver primary care to adolescents, adults, and older adults in a variety of health care settings. This track builds on the strengths of the Adult Nurse Practitioner Track and the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Track. Graduates are eligible for ANP and GNP certifications through the American Nurses' Credentialing Center and for ANP through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
** Required course offered in alternate years.
Family Nurse Practitioner Track
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track emphasizes the primary care of adults, adolescents, and children within the context of family-centered care. It builds on the Adult Nurse Practitioner track with the addition of didactic and clinical courses focused on the primary health care of children. On completion of the Family Nurse Practitioner track, students are eligible for FNP Certification through the American Nurses' Credentialing Center and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
** Required course offered in alternate years.
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Track
The Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (GNP) track is designed to prepare students in primary care management of both common and complex problems in the elderly. On completion of the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner track, students are eligible for GNP Certification through the American Nurses' Credentialing Center.
A Post Master's Gerontological Nurse Practitioner option is also available.
** Required course offered in alternate years.
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Track
The Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) track prepares graduates to be generalists in the primary care of adults with an emphasis on the particular health care needs of women. This multidimensional educational program explores the care of women across the life span. Health promotion and acute and chronic illness are studied within a holistic, developmental focus. The effects of gender on women's lives, health, and health care access are emphasized. Students also explore health policy's impact on women, as well as the role women have played in shaping health policy. Courses concentrate on the application of physiologic, developmental, psychosocial, and cultural theories to the advanced clinical decision making that affects women and their health. Clinical experiences are provided in varied settings. On completion of the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner track, students are eligible for Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification through the American Nurses' Credentialing Center, and for Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Certification through the National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties.
The course plans for part-time study can be obtained from the Student Affairs Office.
** Required course offered in alternate years.
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Adult, Family, Gerontological, and Women's Health Primary Care Specialty Tracks
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