Nurse Midwifery Clinical Management and Practice

Catalog description

Pre -requisites: ENOP 6006, ENOP 6027, ENOP 6028, ENOP 6036. This course is given in two trimesters. Supervised clinical experience in all phases of the maternal cycle. The student assumes (under supervision) responsibility for clinical management of the essentially normal mother during antepartum, intrapartum, post partum, interconceptual period supervision of selected groups of mothers and babies in the home, and family planning clinics. The students are also assigned for the care of high-risk cases, in order to learn medical care and management. The student is expected to give the highest quality of nursing and midwifery care to those cases. Collaborative management is expected and fostered. The emphasis of this experience is place in the knowledge, judgment and skills needed for a safe practice of nurse midwifery. Students develop increasing independence in their abilities to provide clinical care to women and their families.