Nursing Nurse-Midwifery - Shenandoah University

Nursing Nurse-Midwifery from Shenandoah University is a Campus Master Nurse Midwife degree that prepares you for a Nursing career. The Division of Nursing offers a Nurse-Midwifery Certificate for RNs who already hold a Master of Science in Nursing degree. The Nurse-Midwifery Certificate is designed to provide the student with the necessary skills and knowledge to assume the role of a certified nurse-midwife in a variety of clinical settings pertinent to nurse-midwifery care. Didactic and clinical course content focuses on role development, assessment and management of women's health, antepartal, intrapartal, postpartal, and neonatal periods as well as primary women's health throughout the lifespan. Clinical experiences are in a wide variety of ambulatory and community rural and medically underserved health care settings appropriate to the nurse-midwifery track. The certificate is designed to meet the needs and be sensitive to the MSN-prepared RN with the philosophy that post-master's students are highly motivated adult learners who learn independently as well as in structured settings. Course work can be completed in 12 months of full-time study or 24 months of part-time study. Didactic courses are offered one day a week. Clinical experiences are arranged with individual preceptors in surrounding communities. A minimum of 720 clinical hours are inherent in this program however, the curriculum has two unique features: it is competency-based, and is dependent on the birth of babies. Both features may require more clinical hours than are allotted for in the formal clinical clock hour ratio outlined in the program. These two unique features are explained to students upon entry into the program. Graduates of the Graduate Program of the Division of Nursing within the Nursing-Midwifery Track are eligible to sit for the national certification examination given by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB). Upon successful completion of this national examination the graduate will be recognized as a Certified Nurse-Midwife. Prerequisites in addition to the MSN include 3 credits of advanced pathophysiology, 3 credits of advanced pharmacology and 3 credits of a general health assessment course. All courses must be at the 500 level or above. View more details on Shenandoah University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Nurse Midwife courses.