Advanced Public Health Nursing
Program Description
The Advanced Public Health Nursing (APHN) Program is a distance-based master’s in nursing degree for registered nurses who wish to practice in Hawai‘i, the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands and the continental United States. The program focuses on population-level health, wellness, and health promotion & disease prevention. The student learns critical population health skills such as community and population assessment; complex project/program management; health services research; and health policy analysis.
Fast Facts
- The program educates future leaders for community and public health nursing with a focus on Hawai‘i and the Pacific Region.
- Advanced Public Health Nursing practice roles include education, case management, clinical practice, consultation, research and administration.
- Coursework is completed via online learning and fieldwork is conducted in the student’s own local community.
- The 36 credit program is designed to be completed in six semesters of part-time study over two years.
Program Outcomes
At the conclusion of the program, the graduate is awarded a Master of Science and is eligible to take the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center (ANCC) national examination for advanced public health nursing. ANCC awards the credential of Advanced Public Health Nurse, Board Certified (APHN-BC) after successfully passing the exam.
The graduate is prepared for leadership roles in the areas of public and community health. The advanced public health nurse can expect to gain employment in the following settings: public health, non-governmental organizations, occupational health, international health, correctional health, long-term care, hospice care, among others.
Curriculum
Fall
- Biostatistics NURS 671 (3 cr)
- Advanced Nursing Roles NURS 625 (3 cr)
- Community Based Participatory Research and Programming NURS 668 (3 cr)
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention NURS 605 (3 cr)
Spring
- Epidemiology for Advanced Practice Nurses NURS 514 (3 cr)
- Health & Healing Practices of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders NURS 682 (3 cr)
- Nursing Research and Theory NURS 620 (3 cr)
- Health Policy NURS 609 (3 cr)
Summer
- Advanced Practice Nursing During Public Health Disasters NURS 670 (3 cr)
- Elective (3 cr)
- Advanced Public Health Nursing Practicum NURS 672 (6 cr)
Total Credits: 36
Contact Us
Office of Student Services
School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene
Phone: (808) 956-8939
Email: nursing@hawaii.edu
www.nursing.hawaii.edu
Kristine Qureshi, RN, DNSc, CEN, APHN-BC
Associate Professor
Program Director, Advanced Public Health Nursing
kqureshi@hawaii.edu
The UH Mānoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene’s baccalaureate and master’s nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.