Nurse-Midwifery Specialty
The Nurse-Midwifery (NM) curriculum is designed to prepare clinically competent nurse-midwives who provide family-centered primary health care to women. Clinical experiences with individuals and groups, incorporated throughout the two years, emphasize use of a management process for providing health care. Relevant research and concepts from nursing, midwifery, medicine, and the sciences are studied to provide a base of theory and rationale for clinical practice and primary care. Students are expected to examine their nurse-midwifery practice critically and to develop beginning skill in the use and evaluation of research methods and statistics. Leadership capabilities are emphasized.
Course and clinical work focus on the independent management of primary care; care for women and newborns during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum periods; and family planning and gynecological care. Students learn collaborative management of the care of women and newborns with complications. Clinical practice takes place within health care systems that provide for medical consultation, collaborative management, and referral and is in accord with the Standards for Nurse-Midwifery Practice of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. Electives and independent study offer opportunities for students to pursue individual educational and professional goals. Upon satisfactory completion of the program, the student is eligible to take the Certification Examination of the American College of Nurse-Midwives Certification Council.
The Nurse-Midwifery program of study is fully accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives, Division of Accreditation, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, md 20910-6374; telephone, 240.485.1800;
Web site, www.acnm.org/.
The course plan for scheduled part-time study can be obtained from the Student Affairs Office.
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