The Women’s Health CNS serves as an expert clinical resource for nurses, other health care providers, and families and provides consultation, education, research, and leadership in the care of childbearing women. In this graduate certificate program, you will gain the knowledge and experience needed to provide care to families during the prenatal and birth processes through postpartum and infancy.
This graduate certificate is for individuals who are looking to expand their existing scope of practice as an APRN and are currently a clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, or nurse anesthetist.
Our Women’s Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) graduate certificate can be completed in 12 months. While the curriculum is tailored to each student, it includes a core set of Women’s Health CNS courses.
Didactic classes usually meet on campus one day a week, with clinical seminars held one day a month. This schedule is designed to accommodate both out-of-state students and local students with limited weekday availability.
If you reside outside of Washington State, please reach out to the Women’s Health CNS faculty lead before applying to discuss clinical placement options.
Currently, there is no specific certification for the Women’s Health CNS offered by national certification organizations.
Our Women’s Health CNS curriculum follows the Women’s Health CNS Competencies published by the Association of Women’s Health Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) in 2014.
Not yet an APRN?
If you’re interested in perinatal care but are not yet an APRN—whether you’re a nurse educator, nurse informaticist, or nurse leader—we encourage you to explore our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) track.