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Occupation type | profession |
Activity sectors | healthcare, advanced practice registered nurse |
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Education required | Master's degree or Doctorate degree |
Related jobs | nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist |
Awomen's health nurse practitioner (WHNP) is a nurse practitioner that specializes in continuing and comprehensive healthcare for women across the lifespan with emphasis on conditions unique to women from menarche through the remainder of their life cycle. [1]
Following educational preparation at the master'sordoctoral level, WHNPs must become board certified by an approved certification body. Board certification must be maintained by obtaining continuing nursing education credits. In the US, board certification is provided through the National Certification Corporation (awards the WHNP-BC credential).[2]
WHNPs deliver a range of acute, chronic, and preventive healthcare services:[citation needed]