2007 A&WHCNP Graduates
From left to right: Lynne Walsh, Kimberly Curtis-Scheer, Yelena Bredikhina,
Anne "Jezzamine" Yee, Sheila Hoelscher

Overview

The Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner (WHCNP) specialty within the University of Washington School of Nursing's Department of Family and Child Nursing prepares students to become nurse practitioners specializing in women's health. Students learn basic primary health care skills as well as the skills needed to provide ambulatory health care to pregnant and non-pregnant women. The WHCNP course work qualifies graduates to apply for certification from the National Certification Corporation (NCC) as a women's health care nurse practitioner. This specialty is currently available to applicants in both the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and the Master of Nursing (MN) degree programs, as well as Post-Master's applicants.

We strongly encourage DNP applicants to the WHCNP specialty to also apply to a primary care specialty (Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) in order to expand their primary care skills. This dual certification will increase the student's marketability as a nurse practitioner in today's health care arena. DNP applicants choosing to pursue two specialties submit a single set of admissions essays reflecting interest in both specialties. The application materials are evaluated independently by each specialty.



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