Jessica Wood

Jessica's most recent work was for a well-known non-profit organization providing care to women throughout northern New England. Additionally, she has led nursing students to impoverished areas of Nicaragua and continues to practice as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner in New England.

Jessica Wood, DNP, WHNP-BC, RNC-OB, is a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and licensed registered nurse, and has been teaching at the Norwich University School of Nursing since 2008. Although she has experience as a critical care nurse, a kidney transplant nurse, and an emergency room nurse, the majority of her career has been dedicated to labor, delivery, postpartum, newborn care, and women's health. As a passionate leader for nursing, Dr. Wood has expanded her expertise to include many leadership and nursing education roles in her 20+ years in nursing.

Professor Wood holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Hampshire, a Master of Science in Health Systems Leadership from Norwich University, a post-Master's certificate as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner from Duke University, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Duke University.

NR 441 Nursing Capstone
NR 524 Health Policy, Advocacy, and Economics in Healthcare
NR 617 FNP IV Reproductive Health
Advanced Nursing Role

Wood, DNP, WHNP - BC, RNC - OB, J., & Stephenson, PhD, CNM, E. (2018). Using Hourly Time-out and a Standardized Tool to Promote Team Communication, Medical Record Documentation, and Patient Satisfaction During Second Stage Labor. Maternal Child Nursing.

Presentation: New England Spring Virtual Meeting, April, 2021, “Validating Nursing Students’ Self-Efficacy Ratings and Urinary Catheterization Skills Using Simulation and iPad Video Debriefing.” 

New England Healthcare Simulation Consortium

Presentation: Seattle, WA Implementation of the Centering Pregnancyã October, 2017 Group Prenatal Care Model

Panel Discussion: Bretton Woods, NH Second Stage Huddles: Lessons Learned to Improve Process, November 2017 Documentation & the Pediatrician’s Role NNEPQIN Fall Conference.

Jessica's most recent work was for a well-known non-profit organization providing care to women throughout northern New England. Additionally, she has led nursing students to impoverished areas of Nicaragua and continues to practice as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner in New England. She is a native Vermonter and loves biking, skiing, hiking, and paddleboarding with her family.