Faculty: INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE PGROGRAMS This major focuses on providing specialized nursing care for women across their lifespan, emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and management of women's health issues. Students explore reproductive health, maternal-child nursing, gynecological health, and menopausal health. The program emphasizes clinical skills, critical thinking, and evidence-based practices. Graduates are prepared for careers in women's health nursing, obstetrics, gynecology, and related healthcare fields. **Learning Objectives:** - Understand women's health and diseases nursing fundamentals. - Develop skills in health promotion, disease prevention, and women's health management. - Learn techniques for providing comprehensive nursing care to women. - Explore reproductive health, maternal-child nursing, gynecological health, and menopausal health. - Understand evidence-based practice in women's health nursing. - Analyze challenges and opportunities in women's health nursing. - Develop teamwork and problem-solving skills for clinical practice. **Major Outline:** 1. **Introduction to Women's Health and Diseases Nursing** - Overview of women's health and the role of nursing in women's healthcare. 2. **Reproductive Health** - Principles of reproductive health and techniques for managing reproductive issues. 3. **Maternal-Child Nursing** - Fundamentals of maternal-child nursing and techniques for providing comprehensive care. 4. **Gynecological Health** - Principles of gynecological health and techniques for managing gynecological issues. 5. **Menopausal Health** - Fundamentals of menopausal health and techniques for supporting women through menopause. 6. **Evidence-Based Practice in Women's Health Nursing** - Principles of evidence-based practice and techniques for applying them in women's health nursing. 7. **Health Promotion and Disease Prevention** - Strategies for health promotion and disease prevention in women's health. 8. **Clinical Skills and Critical Thinking** - Development of clinical skills and critical thinking in women's health nursing. 9. **Special Topics in Women's Health** - Exploration of special topics such as women's mental health and cultural considerations. 10. **Capstone Project in Women's Health and Diseases Nursing** - Real-world project to apply learned skills in women's health nursing or health promotion. **Assessment Methods:** - Health promotion plans, disease prevention strategies, clinical skill demonstrations, special topic analyses, research papers, group projects, and clinical internships. **Recommended Textbooks:** - "Women's Health: Principles and Clinical Practice" by Jo-Ann C. Rooney et al. - "Maternal-Child Nursing Care" by Sharon M. Smith and Marjorie Strachen Pillitteri. - "Gynecologic Health Care" by Nancy Fugate Woods and Marcia Van Riper. - "Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing" by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Ellen Fineout-Overholt. **Prerequisites:** Basic knowledge of nursing, anatomy, physiology, and women's health. Suitable for students interested in women's health nursing, obstetrics, gynecology, and related healthcare fields. **Major Duration:** Typically 4 years for a bachelor's degree, including coursework, clinical practice, and internships. **Certification:** Graduates may receive a degree in Women's Health and Diseases Nursing and pursue certifications such as Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) or Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP). **Target Audience:** Aspiring women's health nurses, nurse-midwives, women's health nurse practitioners, and healthcare professionals seeking to specialize in women's health and diseases nursing. This major equips students with the skills needed to excel in women's health and diseases nursing, supporting comprehensive and specialized care for women across their lifespan.