In the Community-based Nurse-Midwifery Education Program (CNEP), students complete a self-directed, modular course of study over two to three years. The classroom is the community in which the student lives. During the clinical practicum, CNEP students work closely with the certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) in their community. The FSMFN has preceptor sites across the United States with more added on a regular basis.
The CNEP curriculum has a strong academic and clinical basis. In addition, the CNEP curriculum is unique in that it educates students not only to be nurse-midwives, but also to be entrepreneurs focusing on community assessment, market research, birth center development, and budgeting for a successful practice. The CNEP also has a strong primary care component which prepares students to take care of women across the life span. The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree and a post-master’s certificate are offered in the nurse-midwifery specialty track.
MSN CNEP Curriculum Overview
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Level I: Foundations for Practice
(17 didactic credits-0 clinical credits) PC600 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2-0)
PC604 Pathophysiology for Primary Care (3-0)
PC605 Decision Making in Health Assessment (2-0)
PC606 Theories and Concepts of Advanced Practice Nursing (3-0)
PC612 Pharmacology for Advanced Practice (3-0)
NM601 The Role of Midwifery and Birth Centers in America (2-0)
NM602 Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology (2-0)
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Level II: Clinical Management for Specialty Care
(22 didactic credits-0 clinical credits) PC615 Women’s Health Care (3-0)
PC617 Primary Health Care I: Acute and Common Problems (3-0)
PC618 Research (3-0)
NM611 Community Assessment and Market Research (2-0)
NM617 Antepartum Care (4-0)
NM618 Intrapartum Care (4-0)
NM619 Postpartum and Newborn Care (3-0)
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Level III: Clinical Bound
(2 didactic credits-0 clinical credits) PC628 Skills for Primary Care (1-0)
NM629 Skills for Nurse-Midwifery Care(1-0)
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Level IV:Clinical Practicum
(10 didactic credits-15 clinical credits) NM630 Advanced Women’s Health Care (1-0)
NM632 Advanced Antepartum Care (3-0)
NM634 Advanced Intrapartum Care (3-0)
NM636 Advanced Postpartum and Newborn Care (2-0)
NM638 Health Care Policy: Birth Centers as a Case Study (1-0)
NM641 Nurse-Midwifery Clinical I (0-3)
NM642 Nurse-Midwifery Clinical II (0-3)
NM643 Nurse-Midwifery Clinical III (0-3)
NM644 Nurse-Midwifery Clinical IV (0-6)
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Total: 51 didactic credits + 15 clinical credits = 66
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Post-Master's CNEP Curriculum
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