Perinatal Nurse Job Skills

Perinatal Nurse Job Skills Certificate

This program focuses on the specialty of perinatal nursing. After completion of the core maternal-child health nursing courses, this program provides an evidence-based and up-to-date curriculum on which to build a foundation for pre-licensure, new nurses, and experienced nurses moving into the specialty. Using the curriculum developed by the Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), the program provides the theoretical knowledge needed to provide care to women planning a family; in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods; and newborns and the first few days of life. The laboratory component includes skills building, simulation, and in-hospital clinic experiences. Upon completion of the required courses with at least a "C" or "P" (pass) grade in each course, the student will be eligible for a Job Skills Certificate.

Program Learning Outcomes

• 1. At the conclusion of this program, the student should be able to independently provide direct and indirect care to antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal clients utilizing the nursing process with expected and unexpected outcomes to promote and maintain optimal health.

• 2. At the conclusion of this program, the student should be able to maintain avenues of communication with all members of the obstetrical team in order to provide safe, effective care and support to the patient and their families.

• 3. At the conclusion of this program, the student should be able to apply the nursing process and the clinical judgement model to increasingly complex situations to develop and implement nursing interventions for the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal clients and their families.

• 4. At the conclusion of this program, the student should be able to manage the care of the complex antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal clients and their families using the management principles to plan, set goals, implement, and evaluate the client outcomes.

• 5. At the conclusion of this program, the student should be able to demonstrate increasing responsibility as a member of the nursing profession in providing care for the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal clients: acknowledge self-learning needs and develop plans to meet them.

Program Requirements