Midwifery & Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Study Question Book, Second Edition

Beth M. Kelsey, EdD, WHNP-Assistant Professor, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, Board of Directors, National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health

Beth Kelsey, EdD, WHNP-BC has been a nationally certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner since 1980. She holds master’s degrees from Ball State University in both nursing and adult and community education. She received her doctoral degree in 2005 with a major in adult, higher and community education from Ball State University. Dr. Kelsey’s clinical practice has been in a variety of health clinics providing well woman care, family planning services, sexually transmitted infection diagnosis and treatment, and prenatal care.

Dr. Kelsey is an Assistant Professor at Ball State University School of Nursing. She teaches advanced health assessment, advanced practice role, and primary care of women in the adult and family nurse practitioner tracks of the master’s program and leadership in advanced practice in the DNP program. She has presented nationally on a variety of women’s health topics including lab and diagnostic test interpretation in women’s health, intrauterine contraception, health screening recommendations for women, menopause issues, and putting prevention in your practice. She has also published several articles on contraception issues.

Dr. Kelsey also serves as a board member of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health. She is currently the president of Beta Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. In the past 10 years she has been the recipient of two School of Nursing Outstanding Teacher Awards, the Beta Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Excellence in Nursing Education Award, and the Ball State University Outstanding Nursing Alumnus Award.