College of Nursing

- Academic Programs Overview
- Traditional BSN
  Make a difference in the lives of patients — and launch a meaningful and rewarding career.
- Accelerated BSN
  Get on the fast track to a career with purpose with an accelerated bachelor of science in nursing from UNMC.
- RN to BSN
  Gain new skills and career opportunities with UNMC's RN-to-BSN program.
- Master of Science in Nursing
  Advance to the next level of nursing professionalism with an MSN degree from UNMC.
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
  Our DNP degree will uniquely qualify you to lead nursing practice into the next generation.
- PhD in Nursing
  The PhD in Nursing is a research-focused doctorate through UNMC's Graduate Studies program that prepares scholars for leadership roles in academia and outside of academia.
- Research & Scholarship Overview
- Neidfelt Nursing Research Center
  The center provides an infrastructure to propel aculty and student progress across all stages of research.
- CRISP
  The Center for Chronic Illness Self-management and Prevention's mission is to be a leader and innovator in the science of self-management and prevention of chronic illness.
- Research & Innovation in Action
  Employing technology-aided solutions while emphasizing innovation and interdisciplinary teamwork, our research designs range from efficacy and effectiveness trials to implementation and population health studies.
- Practice & Partnerships Overview
- Morehead Center for Nursing Practice
  The center serves as an advocate for our faculty in an innovative approach: The right clinical practice as part of an academic appointment.
- Faculty Practice Scholar Program
  The Faculty Practice Scholars Program assists new faculty engaged in faculty practice to develop a program of practice scholarship.
- Office of Global Health
  UNMC's partnerships around the world allow students in the College of Nursing to observe differences in nursing roles and engage in culture while studying health care systems.
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— College of Nursing — Academic Programs — Master of Science in Nursing — Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

The Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) is clinically focused on on the assessment, diagnosis and management of women's common and complex gynecologic, sexual, obstetric, reproductive and common primary healthcare needs. The WHNP provides holistic, person-centered care for women from adolescence throughout the adult lifespan and for men's sexual and reproductive health. The WHNP emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention and provides care inclusive of all gender identities and sexual orientations. The WHNP is a woman specialized focus, meaning that the WHNP is prepared to work independently and collaboratively as an expert in women's health, providing care and consultation for women's health needs, while also providing leadership in health systems and communities to improve the health of women.

Career opportunities include but are not limited to outpatient clinics with a focus on obstetrics and gynecology, primary care, urogynecology, maternal fetal medicine, fertility, gynecology oncology, family planning, HIV, STI, transgender health and inpatient women's health and obstetric triage units.

MSN Women's Health NP 3-Year Plan of Study

MSN Women's Health NP 4-Year Plan of Study

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Overview

Interested?

Contact Colleen Kocsis, MS
Student Services Coordinator - Graduate Programs
Campus: Omaha, 402-559-4120