Women’s Health NP Program Overview
Kent State’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) program will prepare you to provide the highest level of primary nursing care for women involving health promotion and disease prevention.
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) students gain competency in advanced nursing management of common acute and chronic conditions.
You will learn how to practice directly or in collaboration with other health professional to provide continuity of health care and to maximize the effectiveness of community and health care system services. You will also learn clinical judgment and primary care skills through faculty mentorship and clinical preceptors in a variety of ambulatory care settings and specialty clinics.
In this role, you may be employed in medical centers, physician's offices, free clinics, Planned Parenthood clinics, administration, and education.
Why Kent State? We offer you:
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Expert faculty. Students receive faculty mentorship and advising from nationally certified advanced practice nurses, as well as active researchers with decades of experience.
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Excellent online courses. Classes are held 100% online and delivered by expert nurses via leading edge instructional technology.
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Maximum flexibility. Choose the path that is best for you – MSN or DNP (or certificate for graduate-degree holding nurses). Start in the fall or spring semester and complete the program full or part-time.
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Affordability. The program costs only $536 per credit hour, no matter where you live.* (+ $12/credit hour for online classes and $10/credit hour online program fee for online programs.)
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Credibility. Kent State’s graduate program is recognized by employers and universities around the world for its excellence.
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Hands-on learning. Students complete 600 clinical practicum hours in the state in which they reside with qualified preceptors in a wide variety of settings.
Meet the Faculty
Learn more about the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner course instructors:
Eldy Lazaroff
DNP, RN, CNP-BC
Coordinator
Proudly CCNE Accredited
The MSN, DNP, and Post-graduate APRN certificates at Kent State are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education†. Kent State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Kent State: An NLN Center of Excellence
Kent State University is a three-time designated Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing (2013-2017, 2017-2022, 2022-2026). We are recognized in the "Advancing the Science of Nursing Education" category for our dedication to innovative and evidence-based nursing education.
Program Outcomes
MSN & Post-graduate Certificates
Graduates will be able to:
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Acquire educational eligibility to meet standards for advanced practice certification or other advanced professional distinction.
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Acquire competencies based on professional standards to assume advanced roles in nursing, and for leadership and career advancement, including doctoral study.
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Communicate, integrate and apply advanced nursing knowledge and skills to provide evidence-based, culturally sensitive nursing care and promote quality outcomes in nursing and health care.
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Graduates will be able to:
- Develop systems and strategies to promote health and fiscal outcomes across the healthcare continuum.
- Provide expert, advanced nursing care to select populations within a variety of settings based on evidence, ethics, theory, professional standards and models of care.
- Provide leadership and interdisciplinary consultation and collaboration to plan, implement and evaluate programs of care delivery to improve health outcomes.
- Synthesize and translate evidence for implementation and dissemination to improve healthcare outcomes
* This program is only offered in select states. See the Admissions section for more information.
† The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Kent State University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.