Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing (PCNP) Nurse-Midwifery Specialization

Certificate Requirements:

The Post-masters certificate midwifery curriculum is a 7-quarter/2-summer program that prepares professional nurses with master’s degrees as certified nurse-midwives to provide direct primary care to women and newborns.

I. Foundation Courses

Up to 19 NURS credits from the following:

NURS 501 - Advanced Health Assessment and Health Promotion
NURS 509 - Advanced Nursing Practice Roles and Functions
NURS 520 - Epidemiologic Analysis of Populations at Risk
NURS 522 - Advanced Pharmacological Applications for Primary Care
NURS 524 - Advanced Pathophysiology
NURS 542 - Pharmacology in Advanced Practice Nursing Seminar (2)
NURS 565 - Advanced Pharmacology for Nursing Care

II. Specialization Area: Nurse Midwifery

36 credits, including:

NURS 500 - Life-Saving Skills for Childbearing Wmn
NURS 521 - Psychosocial Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing
NURS 539 - Primary Care of Women: Clinical Practicum
NURS 549 - Management of Gynecologic Health: Clinical Practicum
NURS 559 - Intrapartum Care: Clinical Practicum
NURS 560 - Primary Care, Antepartum and Newborn Care I
NURS 561 - Primary Care of Women II
NURS 562 - Management of Gynecologic Health
NURS 563 - Intrapartum Care
NURS 575 - Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
NURS 579 - Transition to Midwifery Pracitice

NOTE:

B- is the minimum passing grade for specialty courses.

III. Elective

3 credits if needed to reach minimum credit total, otherwise is optional:

NURS 564 - Global Health for Clinicians