Programs
Graduate Master Concentrations:
Nurse Midwifery

The Endorsement in Nurse-Midwifery Track is offered by Radford University School of Nursing in collaboration with Shenandoah University. The Nurse-Midwifery Track at Shenandoah University is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (formerly the Division of Accreditation – DOA) of the American College of Nurse-Midwives

This program prepares graduates as certified nurse-midwives. Graduates will receive a Master of Science in Nursing degree from Radford University School of Nursing and an Endorsement in Nurse-Midwifery from the Shenandoah University. Graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification exam given by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)

Course content focuses on the nurse-midwifery management process in women's health and primary care throughout the lifespan, antepartal, intrapartal, postpartal, and neonatal care, and role development. More than 720 hours of clinical experience are offered in all aspects of the midwifery process in a wide variety of ambulatory and community sites, including rural and medically underserved health care settings. Full-time or part-time study is available. The nurse-midwifery curriculum is competency-based, so numbers of experiences take precedence over hours of clinical requirements.

 

• NURS 640 Nursing Administration; 3 credit hours
• NM 610 Primary Care of Women; 3 credit hours
   
• NM 620 Comprehensive Antenatal Care; 3 credit hours
• NM 630 Midwifery Practicum; 3 credit hours
• NM 640 Comprehensive Perinatal Care; 3 credit hours
• NM 650 Integrated Midwifery Practicum; 6 credit hours
• NM 660 Advanced Role Practicum; 1 credit hours

Note: NM denotes Shenandoah University Courses