Primary Care Nurse Practitioner – Nurse-Midwifery Specialty
The Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PCNP) track prepares graduates to provide direct care to individuals and families. Four specialties are available: Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health with Addictions Focus, Nurse-Midwife and Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner. Program graduates are prepared for independent and collaborative decision-making in disease prevention, health promotion and maintenance, physical and psychosocial assessment, and management of health and illness. Students in each of the primary care specialties have the opportunity to develop the nurse practitioner role in under-served and community-based settings.
The Nurse-Midwifery specialty is unique in that it includes not only the basic core competencies required by certifying agencies, but also a focus on global midwifery practice. It incorporates the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Home-based Life Saving Skills curriculum into the program and also includes an optional clinical course in a low resource setting outside the United States. The Certified Nurse-Midwife specialty requires completion of 72-78 course credits and 690 clinical hours. Full-time and post-master’s study options are available (see below). Students choose between the Scholarly Project (3 credits) and Thesis (6 credits) for their capstone experience.
Seattle University College of Nursing was granted a full 10-year accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) in 2002. The CNM-MSN program is pre-accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education - ACME, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or call (240) 485-1802 - email jburke@acnm.org.
RN - A Typical Program of Study*
| First Year |
Second Year |
| Summer Quarter |
Summer Quarter |
|
(3)NURS 500 - Life-Saving Care Skills for Childbearing Women and Newborns
(4)NURS 501 - Advanced Health Assessment and Health Promotion (1 credit lab=30 contact hours)
(3)NURS 522 - Advanced Pharmacological Applications
for Primary Care
(2)NURS 575 - Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
|
| |
Total Credits: 12 |
| Fall Quarter |
Fall Quarter |
(2)NURS 502 - Vulnerability, Culture, and Nursing
(3)NURS 504 - Concepts and Theories for Advanced Practice Nursing
(4)NURS 520 - Epidemiological Analysis of Populations
at Risk
|
(4)NURS 510 - Ethical Considerations and Health Policy
in Advanced Practice Nursing
(3)NURS 539 - Primary Car of Women and Newborns: Clinical Practicum (3 credits clinical practicum=
150 clinical hours)
(4)NURS 560 - Primary Care, Antepartum and Newborn Care I
(3)NURS 562 - Management of Gynecologic Health
(1-2)NURS 599 - Scholarly Project or Thesis
|
| Total Credits: 9 |
Total Credits: 15-16 |
| Winter Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
(3)NURS 514 - Critical Inquiry I
(3)NURS 521 - Psychosocial Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing
|
(3)NURS 509 - Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
and Functions
(3)NURS 549 - Management of Gynecological: Clinical Practicum (150 clinical hours)
(3)NURS 561 - Primary Care of Women II
(1-2)NURS 599 - Scholarly Project or Thesis
|
| Total Credits: 6 |
Total Credits: 10-11 |
| Spring Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
(3)NURS 516 - Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care - Elective
(3)NURS 524 - Advanced Pathophysiology
(2)NURS 565 - Advanced Pharmacology for Nursing Care
(1)NURS 599 - Scholarly Project or Thesis
|
(3)NURS 516 - Organizations and Systems Leadership for Quality Care - Elective
(2)NURS 542- Pharmacotherapy in Advanced Practice Nursing Seminar
(3)NURS 563 - Intrapartum Care
(3)NURS 559 - Intrapartum Care: Clinical Practicum
(150 clinical hours)
(0-2)NURS 599 - Scholarly Project or Thesis
|
| Total Credits: 6-9 |
Total Credits: 11-13 |
| Third Year |
| Summer Quarter |
(0-3)NURS 564 - Global Health for Clinicians - Elective
(6)NURS 579 - Transition to Midwifery Practice (240 clinical hours)
Total Credits: 6-9
|
Total Advanced Practice Clinical Hours: 690
Total Program Credits: 72-78
*A typical program of study is subject to change based on faculty and other resource availability. Rev. 8-27-2012
Post-Master's Option - A Typical Program of Study*
Credit requirements reviewed on an individual basis. Typical program of study varies by previous graduate work and course content completion.
| First Year |
Second Year |
| Summer Quarter |
Summer Quarter |
|
(3)NURS 500 - Life-Saving Skills for Childbearing Women and Newborns
(4)NURS 501 - Advanced Health Assessment and Health Promotion (1 credit lab=30 contact hours)
(3)NURS 522 - Advanced Pharmacological Applications
for Primary Care
(2)NURS 575 - Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
|
| |
Total Credits: 12 |
| Fall Quarter |
Fall Quarter |
(4)NURS 520 - Epidemiological Analysis of Populations
at Risk
|
(3)NURS 539 - Primary Care of Women and Newborns: Clinical Practicum (150 clinical hours)
(4)NURS 560 - Primary Care, Antepartum and Newborn Care I
(3)NURS 562 - Management of Gynecologic Health
|
| Total Credits: 4 |
Total Credits: 10 |
| Winter Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
(3)NURS 521 - Psychosocial Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing
|
(3)NURS 509 - Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
and Functions
(3)NURS 549 - Management of Gynecological Clinical: Practicum (150 clinical hours)
(3)NURS 561 - Primary Care of Women II
|
| Total Credits: 3 |
Total Credits: 9 |
| Spring Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
(3)NURS 516 - Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care - Elective
(3)NURS 524 - Advanced Pathophysiology
(2)NURS 565 - Advanced Pharmacology for Nursing Care
|
(2)NURS 542 - Pharmacotherapy in Advanced Practice Nursing Seminar
(3)NURS 563 - Intrapartum Care
(3)NURS 559 - Intrapartum Care Clinical Practicum
(150 clinical hours)
|
| Total Credits: 6-8 |
Total Credits: 8 |
| Third Year |
| Summer Quarter |
(0-3)NURS 564 - Global Health for Clinicians - Elective
(6)NURS 579 - Transition to Midwifery Practice (240 clinical hours)
Total Credits: 6-9
|
Total Advanced Practice Clinical Hours: 690
Total Program Credits: 34-55
*A typical program of study is subject to change based on faculty and other resource availability. Rev. 8-27-2012