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Master of Science in Nursing

Program Requirements
MS with Concentration in Community Health Nursing
Specialization in Nurse - Midwifery & OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner

Graduates meet all criteria for licensure by the California Board of Registered Nursing to practice as a Nurse Midwife or OB-GYN Nurse Practitioner. Graduates are eligible to take the national ACNM-ACC certification exam. The faculty has adopted the following objectives:

The nurse-midwife will, at the completion of the program, be able to:

  • Determine the primary care needs of women and their families.
  • Make decisions with the family based on the family as the unit for care.
  • Collaborate with physicians and other health professionals in providing nurse-midwifery care.
  • Intervene by assisting the woman and her family to meet their health care needs.
  • Evaluate the outcome of care with the woman and her family.
  • Implement the role of the nurse-midwife in a variety of practice settings.
  • Utilize relevant research finds and theory in providing nurse-midwifery care.
  • Facilitate change in the delivery of health care.
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to the effect of culture and ethnic background on health and childbirth issues.
  • Submit his or her practice to the scrutiny of quality management/peer review.
Required courses for the San Diego State University program of study leading to a Master of Science degree with a specialization as a Nurse Midwife/OB-GYN Nurse Practitioner:

  Core Courses Units
NURS 604 A&B Theoretical and Research Bases of Nursing 6
NURS 608 Nursing in the Health Care System 3
NURS 684 Information Systems for Nursing 3
  Concentration Courses Units
NURS 630 Community Health Nursing Theory 3
NURS 730 Advanced Community Health Nursing 3
  Area of Specialization Courses Units
NURS 500 Advanced Health Assessment & Health Promotion 4
NURS 610 Pathophysiology in Adults and Elderly 3
NURS 634 Physiology of Pregnancy and Fetal Development 3
NURS 635 Advanced Practice Nursing: GYN/Primary Care Practicum
2
NURS 640 Principles of Nurse Midwifery I
3
NURS 641 Certified Nurse Midwifery Clinical Practicum I 6
NURS 654 Advanced Practice Nursing: Primary Care I 3
NURS 658 Clinical Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nsg 3
NURS 742 Principles of Nurse Midwifery II 3
NURS 743 Certified Nurse Midwifery Clinical Practicum II 6
 
NURS 799A
OR
NURS 798		 Thesis OR Plan B Option, Comprehensive Examination 3

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PLEASE NOTE- Course and graduation requirements for all SDSU programs change periodically. Official requirements are always current in the PRINTED university catalogs. An online version of the catalog is available for quick reference only, however current students must always reference the PRINTED catalogs. Copies are available in the bookstore and from department staff.


last updated: 6/26/2006

                                                                                                                   

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