Nurse-Midwifery/Family Nurse Practitioner (NMW/FNP)
Multiple Entry Options
Program Length (full-time study)
| Non-nurses | 3 semesters pre-specialty + 5 semesters NMW/FNP courses |
| ASN or diploma RNs | 2 semesters RN pre-specialty + 5 semesters NMW/FNP courses |
| BSN RNs | 5 semesters NMW/FNP courses |
| Post-master’s | Program length & courses determined by individual portfolio analysis |
Sample Full-time Curriculum Plan for Specialty Year
| FALL - SEMESTER I | ||
|---|---|---|
| 305A | Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning | 3 |
| 305B | Advanced Health Assessment Applications for Nurse-Midwifery | 1 |
| 306B | Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology | 2 |
| 308 | Pathophysiologic Concepts | 3 |
| 327A | Women’s Health for Advanced Practice Nursing I | 3 |
| 333 | Evolution of Midwifery in America | 2 |
| 14 | ||
| SPRING - SEMESTER II | ||
|---|---|---|
| 307 | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| 309A | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of the Adult | 3 |
| 330 | Antepartal Care for Nurse-Midwifery | 3 |
| 331 | Nurse-Midwifery Practicum I | 2 |
| 363C | Practicum in Primary Health Care of the Adult | 2 |
| 399A | Scientific Underpinnings for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| 16 | ||
| SUMMER - SEMESTER III | ||
|---|---|---|
| 334 | Skills for Nurse-Midwifery | 1 |
| 335 | Practicum in Intrapartum/Postpartum Nurse-Midwifery Care | 3 |
| 336 | Intrapartum/Postpartum Care for Nurse-Midwifery | 4 |
| 337 | Practicum in Neonatal Nurse-Midwifery Care | 1 |
| 338 | Neonatal Nurse-Midwifery Care | 1 |
| 395 | Health Care Delivery Systems | 3 |
| 399B | Conceptualization & Integration of Evidence for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| 16 | ||
| FALL - SEMESTER IV | ||
|---|---|---|
| 304B | Nurse-Midwifery Role Synthesis | 2 |
| 309C | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of the Adolescent | 1 |
| 339 | Advanced Clinical Integration Experience for Nurse-Midwifery | 5 |
| 8 | ||
| SPRING - SEMESTER V | ||
|---|---|---|
| 309B | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of the Child | 2 |
| 309D | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of the Elderly | 1 |
| 360A | Practicum in Primary Health Care of the Family | 2 |
| 361A | The Context of Primary Care: Family Nurse Practitioner Domains and Core Competencies for Practice | 2 |
| 364 | Family Nurse Practitioner Preceptorship | 4 |
| 11 | ||
| TOTAL HOURS | 65 |
