Advanced Public Health Nursing

Program Description:

The Advanced Public Health Nursing (APHN) Program is a distance based masters in nursing degree which targets registered nurses who wish to practice in Hawaii, the U.S. Associated Pacific Islands or among communities with underserved populations (in the US as well as abroad).  Coursework is completed via online learning and fieldwork that is conducted in the student’s own local community. The APHN program focuses on population health, wellness, and health promotion & disease prevention. The students learn critical population health skills such as community and population assessment; complex project/program management; health services research and health policy analysis. The aim of the program is to educate the future leaders for community and public health nursing in Hawaii  and the Pacific Region.  The coursework pathway is 36 credits, and designed to be completed in six semesters of part-time study over two years, (fall, spring, summer, fall, spring, and summer). 

Coursework includes:  

• Biostatics N698C (3 credits)
• Health Policy N609 (3 credits)
• Care of Populations N733 (3 credits)
• Advanced Nursing Roles N625 (3 credits)
• Introduction to Research N620 (3 credits)
• Epidemiology N514 (3 credits)
• Health Promotion Disease Prevention N605 (3 credits)
• Roles of APRN in Public Health Disasters N670 (3 credits)
• Community Based Participatory Research & Programming (3 credits)
• Health and Healing Practices of Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders N698 (3 credits)
• APHN Practicum N698B (6 credits)        

At the conclusion of the program, the graduates are awarded a master’s of science (MS) in nursing and are eligible to take the American Nursing Credential Center (ANCC) national examination for advanced public health nursing. Upon successful completion of the exam, the Advanced Public Health Nurse, Board Certified (APHN-BC) credential is awarded.

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited program.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Current professional nursing license or registration or (application for license or registration in home state or country).
• Interview with program specialty advisor.

Contact

Dr. Kristine Qureshi
Associate Professor
Program Director, Advanced Public Health Nursing
University of Hawaii School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster 444
Honolulu, HI  96822
Email aphn@hawaii.edu or kqureshi@hawaii.edu

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