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North Dakota Womens Health Certified Nurse Specialist Programs Overview

Women's Health CNS

Women’s Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) graduate degree programs provide registered nurses with the advanced nursing skills and knowledge necessary to provide quality nursing care and patient services to female patients. Registered nurses with an interest in women’s health care, or who would like to advance their career with a specialization in women’s health, should consider becoming women’s health clinical nurse specialists.

A women’s health CNS will find that highly skilled nurses specializing in women’s health are in high demand with abundant employment opportunities in birthing centers, women’s health clinics, hospitals, delivery rooms and other health care settings providing services to women.

Graduate programs offering degrees and training for women’s health clinical nurse specialists generally require that prospective students have a current registered nursing license and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Some programs also require a period of experience providing health care services to women.

Browse the comprehensive list of colleges, located below, to find the women’s health CNS program that is right for you and that will provide you with graduate-level advanced nursing skills specific to women’s health.

Online Colleges Offering Nursing Degrees

Accreditation  

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. .

Accreditation  

Western Governors University is the only university to have received simultaneous accreditation by four regional accrediting commissions. Currently, WGU’s "home" accrediting commission is the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the same organization that accredits such leading institutions as the University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and other public and private colleges. WGU is also nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). WGU is the first online university to receive NCATE accreditation for its degree programs that lead to teacher licensure from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). WGU’s Health Informatics program is now accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). WGU’s Nursing programs are CCNE accredited.

Accreditation  

The University of Saint Mary Online is accreditated by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Accreditation  

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

Accreditation  

UMassOnline is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

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Nursing Salaries
Certified Nursing Assistant
$23,000
Registered Nursing
$53,000
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
$73,000
Licensed Practical Nurse
$40,000
 * Based on 5 years experience