Advanced Pracice Nrsing Maser s Degree Opion: Nrse-Midwifery (49 credis) The Marqee Universiy Nrse-Midwifery Program (NMP) is designed o prepare scholarly, clinically specialized nrses who will fncion a an advanced level of pracice as nrsemidwives. Gradaes will be prepared for independen managemen of newborns and women dring he aneparm, inraparm, and posparm periods, and for primary care hrogho he life span. Nrse-midwifery pracice occrs wihin he conex of an inerdependen collaboraive healh care sysem. The Marqee NMP is a hybrid-online program ha combines he bes of boh camps and online learning. Living wihin driving disance of he Marqee camps locaed in Milwakee, WI is reqired, alhogh a variey of clinical placemens are available hrogho he sae of Wisconsin. The Marqee NMP has been in place since 1993 and has been coninosly accredied by he Accrediaion Commission for Midwifery Edcaion (ACME), formerly he ACNM Division of Accrediaion. The program is flly accredied ino 2019. Following is he conac informaion for he ACNM Accrediaion Commission for Midwifery Edcaion (ACME), 8403 Colesville Road, Sie 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910-6374, Tel: (240) 485-1802, hp://www.midwife.org/acme, acme@acnm.org. Upon sccessfl compleion of he program, demonsraing all he professional core compeencies, he gradae will be academically eligible o ake he naional cerificaion examinaion of he American Midwifery Cerificaion Board (AMCB) [849 Inernaional Drive, Sie 120, Linhicm, MD 21090, Tel: (866) 366-9632]. The firs ime pass rae of or gradaes is 90.7%, averaged over he pas 3 years. This is above he naional average firs ime pass rae of 87.5% repored on he AMCB websie as consisen wih previos years hp://www.amcbmidwife.org/docs/annal-repors/2014-amcb-annal-repor.pdf?sfvrsn=2the program s gradaion rae averages 90%. General Informaion There are wo major sorces of informaion available online abo he academic programs and policies ha affec he NMP. One is he niversiy s Gradae Bllein [hp://bllein.marqee.ed/grad/] and he oher is he College of Nrsing Gradae Sden Handbook [hp://www.marqee.ed/nrsing/academicprograms-gradae.shml]. Boh sorces provide imporan informaion when considering he NMP and when sdens are progressing from admission hrogh gradaion. Sden demographics of he overall gradae program are allied [hp://www.marqee.ed/grad/fre_demographics.shml], alhogh wihin nrsing generally here are fewer males and inernaional sdens represened. I is criical o review he applicaion reqiremens closely. There are niqe reqiremens for individals who have BSN degrees and are enering he MSN Program [hp://www.marqee.ed/grad/appreq_nrsreq.shml] and for hose who do no hold a nrsing degree b have compleed bachelor s degrees in oher fields (MSN Program for Non- Nrsing Gradaes, also called Direc Enry/ Generalis Maser s Degree for Non-Nrsing Majors GEM ) [hp://www.marqee.ed/nrsing/academicprograms-msn- direc.shml and hp://www.marqee.ed/nrsing/academicprograms-faqs-de-msn.shml]. Nrse-Midwifery Program informaion, page 1 of 7
The online applicaion form o be sed is available hrogh he Gradae School, b is also linked on he Gradae Nrsing webpage [hps://marqeegrad.ed.185r.ne/applicaion/login/]. Applicaions are de by Nov 15 for Spring admission, and Febrary 15 for Fall admission. Alhogh here are wo admission pools annally, mos sdens shold consider he Feb 15 applicaion deadline for fall admission. The Nrse- Midwifery Program clinical seqence is a fall sar, herefore beginning in he spring will generally no save sdens any ime in he program. Pos-Maser s sdens can apply by November for Spring admission and may ake a par ime program of sdy. Addiional specific informaion abo he NMP is inclded below. The Crriclm and Freqenly Asked Qesions (FAQ) are presened below. Yo may also conac Karen Nes [karen.nes@m.ed], Gradae Program Assisan, for specific qesions abo he applicaion process, admission reqiremens, or o reqes an informaion packe. For general informaion abo he nrse-midwifery profession and edcaion, conac he American College of Nrse- Midwives [www.midwife.org ]. Afer reviewing hese resorces, if yo have qesions remaining, yo may conac Dr Lisa Hanson, CNM, Professor, Direcor of he Nrse-Midwifery Program 414-288-3841 or lisa.hanson@m.ed. Nrse-Midwifery Program informaion, page 2 of 7
Crriclm The Maser of Science in Nrsing (MSN) degree in he NMP opion reqires a oal of 49 credi hors of corse work, which may be compleed on a combined par-ime and fllime basis. There are hree broad caegories of corses, which are 3 credis each nless oherwise noed. Core Corses 12 credis Nrs 6000 Theoreical Fondaions of Nrsing Nrs 6007 Ehics, Policy, & Healh Care Advocacy Nrs 6009 Organizaional & Sysems Leadership Nrs 6010 Research & Evidence as a Fondaion for Nrsing Fondaion Corses 12 credis Nrs 6030 Pahophysiological Conceps for Advanced Nrsing Pracice a Nrs 6032 Pharmacology for Advanced Nrsing Pracice a Nrs 6035 Advanced Healh Assessmen a Nrs 6037 Managemen of Episodic Healh Problems a Nrse-Midwifery Program Specialy Corses 26-28 credis a,b Nrs 6740 Advanced Conceps in Women s Healh Care Managemen across he Life Span a,b Nrs 6742 Advanced Conceps in Aneparm Managemen a,b Nrs 6744 Advanced Conceps in Posparm and Newborn Managemen a,b Nrs 6752 Nrse-Midwifery Care Dring Labor and Birh a,b [5 credis] Nrs 6753 Advanced Pracicm in Nrse-Midwifery a,b [7 credis] Nrs 6746 Professional Isses in APN/DNP Pracice a Nrs 6751 Advanced Conceps in Labor Sppor [1-3 abc credis] a Pos Maser s corses, if no previos corse eqivalen b Incldes pracicm c. All SNMs ake his corse for one credi. Sdens who do no have Labor and Delivery experience as a RN, need o ake wo addiional credis for clinical The bases of he NMP crriclm are is philosophy, prpose/mission, and learning ocomes/objecives. These are congren wih he online saemens of he niversiy hp://bllein.marqee.ed/abomarqeeniversiy/#spanmissionsaemenspan and he college hp://www.marqee.ed/nrsing/mission.shml. Nrse-Midwifery Program Philosophy The Jesi ideal of cra personalis is acalized hrogh he belief ha all hmans have worh and digniy, wih inalienable righs o healh care, self-deerminaion, and informaion regarding all aspecs of care. Women hrogho he life span are inflenced by psychological, sociological, biological and spirial facors, all of which impac he opimal sae of healh of he individal and he family. The science and ar of nrse-midwifery are gronded in clien cenered and direced pracice, and embodied in he provision of safe, Nrse-Midwifery Program informaion, page 3 of 7
saisfying, clrally compeen care. Sch pracice enables and empowers cliens and nrse-midwives in he creaion of and paricipaion in caring commniies. Trh is prsed hrogh excellence and innovaion in nrse-midwifery edcaion, pracice and scholarship, he promoion of professional sandards, and collaboraion wih members of oher disciplines. Nrse-midwifery edcaion is characerized by he acqisiion of analyical skills necessary for he discovery, synhesis and applicaion of knowledge o his specialized pracice, which focses pon healh promoion and edcaion of he childbearing family and of women hrogho he life span. Nrse-Midwifery Program Prpose/Mission The prpose of he Advanced Pracice Nrsing: Nrse-midwifery opion of he Maser of Science in Nrsing program a Marqee Universiy is o prepare scholarly, clinically specialized nrses who will fncion a an advanced level of pracice as a nrse-midwife. The gradae will be prepared for independen managemen of essenially normal newborns and women dring he aneparm, inraparm and posparm periods and for primary and gynecologic care hrogho he life span. Nrse-midwifery pracice occrs wihin he conex of an inerdependen collaboraive healh care sysem. Upon compleion of he program he gradae will be academically eligible o ake he naional Cerificaion Examinaion of he American Midwifery Cerificaion Board (AMCB). Nrse-Midwifery Program informaion, page 4 of 7
Comparison of Nrse-Midwifery Learning Ocomes and MSN Gradae Program Ocome and Performance Indicaors: Nrse-Midwifery Program Learning Ocomes/Objecives: Upon compleion of he corse of sdy, he sden is expeced o do he following: 1. Demonsrae compeen beginning pracice of nrse midwifery as a primary provider of care o childbearing families and women in ransiion hrogho he life span. 2. Uilize criical hinking o incorporae research, heories, knowledge, and skills ino nrse midwifery pracice. 3. Provide clrally compeen care ha addresses he ehical, legal, poliical, social, and moral isses affecing hose in need of nrse midwifery care. 4. Provide leadership o promoe inradisciplinary and inerdisciplinary collaboraion o mee he needs of childbearing families and women hrogho he life span. 5. Conribe o he advancemen of nrsing and nrse-midwifery hrogh awareness and involvemen in facors affecing healh policy, professional edcaion, and he healh care delivery sysem. 6. Manifes he principle of cra personalis (care and respec for he individal) in implemening hmanisic models of caring for he childbearing family and women MSN Gradae Program Ocome and Performance Indicaors: A he compleion of he program, sdens will be able o: Demonsrae compeence in seleced scope of gradae level nrsing pracice. Use daa and analyical processes o discover, criiqe, and/or synhesize nrsing knowledge. Apply ehical principles o decision making in healh care. Provide clrally appropriae care. Apply perinen heories and evidence from research and relaed disciplines o gide advanced nrsing pracice. Use varied modes of commnicaion effecively in leadership roles wihin healh care and he profession. Iniiae, mainain, and promoe inra- and inerdisciplinary collaboraion in providing healh care. Use varied modes of commnicaion effecively in leadership roles wihin healh care and he profession. Iniiae, mainain, and promoe inra- and inerdisciplinary collaboraion in providing healh care. Demonsrae compeence in seleced scope of gradae level nrsing pracice. Apply ehical principles o decision making in healh care. Provide clrally appropriae care. hrogho he life span. Noe: Several gradae learning ocomes are represened in mliple Nrse-Midwifery Program Learning Ocomes/Objecives The sden has an opion o choose a hesis or ake a comprehensive examinaion, as described in he College of Nrsing Gradae Sden Handbook on he College websie. Nrse-Midwifery Program informaion, page 5 of 7
Nrse-Midwifery Program Freqenly Asked Qesions I hink I wan o be a nrse-midwife. How can I be sre ha s he righ field for me? We sgges yo sar by exploring he American College of Nrse-Midwives web sie [www.midwife.org]. If here are cerified nrse-midwives (CNMs) in yor area, we recommend yo conac hem and seek an opporniy o observe ( shadow ) hem in pracice. Nrse- midwives have he saisfacion of caring for women hrogho he lifespan and are considered specialiss in women s healh and fosering normal birh. Midwifery ofen reqires long, irreglar hors of work, b i can be a very flfilling career. Becoming a nrse-midwife reqires academic abiliy in boh he sciences and people-oriened sbjecs. I akes deerminaion o complee he rigoros program of sdy. If yo wish o mee he nrse-midwifery facly o discss he profession frher, hey generally hold an open hose in he afernoon of he firs Monday in December. If yo wish o be invied, yo will need o send an e-mail o Dr. Karen Robinson, CNM, [karen.robinson@m.ed]. Remember o inclde all yor conac informaion. How do I apply? Applicaion informaion is available a he following websie: hp://www.marqee.ed/grad/nrsing.shml Wha academic backgrond do I need for he Nrse-Midwifery Program? Everyone enering he nrse-midwifery program ms be a nrse. However, here are niqe reqiremens for hose enering he MSN program wih BSN degrees and hose who have compleed bachelor s degrees in oher fields b need o become nrses (MSN Program for Non-Nrsing Gradaes, also called Direc Enry/GEM).They are explained on he College of Nrsing websie nder Academic Programs hp://bllein.marqee.ed/grad/programs/nrsing/ hp://www.marqee.ed/nrsing/academic/gradae.shml#maserofsciencenrsingmsn Gradae school admission reqiremens for he Nrsing MSN programs are also explained on he following websie: hp://bllein.marqee.ed/grad/programs/nrsing/ Do I need o be a licensed RN before applying o he Nrse-Midwifery Program? If yo are in yor las year of nrsing school, have recenly gradaed, or are in he Direc Enry program, yo may apply now. I is possible o be admied o he program coningen on passing he NCLEX-RN licensing examinaion, for which yo will need o provide proper docmenaion of yor sccess before acally beginning he NMP corses. A Wisconsin nrsing license is reqired. I will have a Bachelor of Science in Nrsing degree by he end of smmer, b I won have aken one of he hree prereqisie corses, Physical Assessmen, Nrsing Research, and Saisics, inclding Inferenial, by ha ime. Cold I apply anyway, and ake my las prereqisie class dring my firs semeser a Marqee? If yo have no compleed all yor prereqisies, yo will have o be admied on a coningen basis nil yo have sccessflly compleed he needed corse and sbmied he official ranscrip. There is lile ime o ake addiional corses dring he program, which is qie inense and demanding. I have earned a Maser s degree in Nrsing already. Can I do a pos-maser s program in Midwifery? Nrse-Midwifery Program informaion, page 6 of 7
Yes. The acal nmber of classes yo ake will depend on wha corses were inclded in yor Maser s program. Plan o discss his wih he Nrse-Midwifery Program Direcor, Lisa Hanson, PhD, CNM, FACNM, [lisa.hanson @m.ed] arond he ime of yor admission inerview, bringing yor ranscrip(s) and corse descripions. Yor program plan will be individalized inclding planning for ransfer or waiving of selec credis pon review. Upon program compeiion yo will receive a pos-maser s cerificae in nrse-midwifery. Nrse-Midwifery Program informaion, page 7 of 7
I am an inernaional sden. Do I need o demonsrae my proficiency in English? Yes. Beyond Wisconsin licensre, here are oher reqiremens. For more informaion, please refer o Marqee Universiy s Gradae School web sie on he opic: hp://bllein.marqee.ed/grad/admissionandreadmission/ Do I need work experience as a regisered nrse o qalify for he Nrse-Midwifery Program? I is recommended, b no reqired, ha yo have a leas one year of maernal- child healh relaed nrsing experience. When we admi program candidaes who do no have his experience, we encorage hem o seek employmen as RNs in labor and delivery seings as soon as possible. This allows hem o gain essenial experience while hey are sdens in or program. If sdens do no obain employmen in Labor and Delivery, hey will be reqired o ake a clinically Smmer corse NURS 6751 for p o 2 credis ha provides basic inraparm knowledge and nrsing relaed skill developmen. These wo credis are in addiion o he 1 credi heory porion of his corse (Advanced Conceps in Labor Sppor) ha all Midwifery sdens ake. I won have ime o apply for he Midwifery Program saring his fall. Cold I apply o Marqee as a non-degree sden, ake Maser s of Science in Nrsing core corses now, and apply for he Midwifery Program for he following year? I may no be o yor advanage o ake many corses before being admied. Taking corses as a non-degree sden does no garanee admission. Yo need o go hrogh he whole admission process o become eligible for he specialy classes and clinical work. The Universiy also discorages earning many credis non-degree becase i does no garanee yo can apply hem o a degree program laer. In fac, ransferring in credis o he program is limied, as described in he Gradae Bllein in he alphabeically lised ransfer of credi policy hp://bllein.marqee.ed/grad/policiesofhegradaeschool/#ransferofcredi and in he non-degree sas descripion hp://bllein.marqee.ed/grad/admissionandreadmission/. I live far from Milwakee. How mch of he corsework is on-line? The Nrse-Midwifery Program is hybrid-online. This means ha each of he midwifery specialy corses incldes boh in-class and asynchronos inerne-based ineracions among facly and sdens. The Midwifery corses are schedled on camps 4-8 imes a semeser, depending on he corse. There are also many clinical hors ha occr in he mixed didacic and pracicm corses in he NMP. Generally, he nrse-midwifery specialy corsework is compleed on-line on a weekly basis, wih reqired readings accessible hrogh he Raynor Library websie. The Marqee library online feare of Class Reserves helps o make many readings readily accessible o sdens a heir convenience and wiho exra charge. Marqee's e-learning applicaion is Desire2Learn (D2L), a web-based ool which faciliaes and sppors online edcaion. On-line learning sofware allows yo o remain a home, access corse maerials, and inerac wih yor classmaes and professors via web-based classroom discssions in an easy o se forma. The Nrse-Midwifery Program also incldes 8 core and fondaional MSN corses and 6 nrse-midwifery specialy corses. Some of he core and fondaional corses are also hybrid online.each corse a Marqee has is own D2L corse sie wih faciliies for ineracive commnicaion, secre sbmission of sden assignmens o facly. Easy reference o all heir corse maerials is a common posiive expressed by sdens when working online. Nrse-Midwifery Program informaion, page 8 of 7
Tell me more abo Class Schedles Sdens need o plan o come o he Marqee camps several days per week and also be available for significan clinical ime ha increases progressively hrogho he final wo years of he program. We aemp o clser days ha SNMs need o be on camps when possible. Where do sdens do heir Nrse-Midwifery Program clinicals? Marqee facly arrange he clinicals for he sdens in or program. Nrse-midwifery sdens generally do clinical work a varios nrse-midwifery pracices hrogho Wisconsin. While some sden nrse-midwives (SNMs) do par of heir clinical raining in he Milwakee area or near heir homes, all sdens shold plan on raveling o gain clinical experiences dring he corse of he program. Paricipaing in clinical in a variey of seings enables or sdens o gain exposre o rich learning experiences. Or wide geographic nework of clinical seings and or online corsework offerings make disance learning possible for sdens. We schedle clinical pracica wih consideraion of SNMs compeencies, class reqiremens, he niqe characerisics of each nrse-midwifery service, and precepor facly ime availabiliy. Travel o clinical sies is a he sden s expense, b i is possible o work wih he Program Direcor [lisa.hanson@m.ed] o aemp o schedle some clinical ime near family or friends when possible. How long is he Nrse-Midwifery Program? The NMP conains 50 oal credis. Marqee defines fll ime aendance as a minimm of 7 gradae credis per semeser. A hree-year plan, is considered opimal & is shown in he sample plan below. The Nrse-Midwifery clinical corses occr in a se seqence in he final wo years of he program.yo may spread he pre-clinical corses over 2 or even more years. However, dring he final program year, yo wold need o aend fll-ime o complee yor sdies, de o significan clinical ime reqired. Therefore, i is imporan for yo o consider all aspecs of yor life, inclding work and family, when making he decision o aend he program. Similarly, know ha yor admission offer garanees yo a place in he clinical seqence for a pariclar class cohor and ha he CNM facly monior his closely. How many sdens are acceped annally in he Nrse-Midwifery Program? Class size can become a limiing facor in he nmber of admissions each year. Alering yor program plan may resl in yo moving o a differen class cohor for he clinical corse seqence. If one clinical class is fll, we will work wih yo o see if yo can be admied ino he clinical seqence beginning he nex year. However, here is no way o predic fre class sizes and i is possible ha changing yor plan & clinical seqence cold necessiae ha yo need o delay nil here is an opening for yo in he clinical seqence of corses. Therefore, plan careflly abo when yo wish o begin and finish he program o say on rack. Always discss any possible aleraions in yor official program plan wih he Program Direcor [lisa.hanson@m.ed] becase yo can enconer progression difficlies Nrse-Midwifery Program informaion, page 9 of 7
Wha does a SAMPLE PROGRAM PLAN look like? A sample plan is noed below and begins wih some par-ime corse work ha progresses o fll-ime. BSN admissions have a ligher Year 1 Fall o adjs o gradae school demands. Direc enry/gem admissions have several ligher semesers iniially (generally 6 credis each) o faciliae finding, being oriened o, and working as an RN in relaed employmen. Year 1: Fall Credi Smmer Year 1: Spring Credis N6009 Organizaional and Sysems s 3 N6000 Theoreical Fondaions 3 Leadership of Nrsing N6035 Advanced Healh Assessmen 3 N6010 Research & Evidence as 3 a Fondaion for Nrsing N6030 Pahophysiological 3 Conceps for S 6 Advanced Pracice Nrsing S 9 Year 2: Fall Year 2: Spring b b N6032 Pharmacology for Advanced 3 NURS 6751 N6742 Advanced Conceps in Nrsing o Advanced concep in Aneparm o Pracice Labor Sppor 1 (+2)* Managemen 3 N6037 Managemen of Episodic a 3 N6746 Professional Isses in a Healh l APN/DNP Pracice l 3 N6740 Problems Advanced Conceps in 3 N6007 Ehics, Policy, and Healh 3 Women s Healh Care Managemen Across he Life-Span Year 3: Fall N6744 Advanced Conceps in Posparm & Newborn N6752 Managemen Nrse-Midwifery Care Dring Labor & Birh S b o a l S b o 9 Care Advocacy S Year 3: Spring b 3 N6753 Advanced Pracicm in Nrse-Midwifery o 5 a 8 l S 7 Toal credis in NMP b = 49+ * Pls 2credis exra in smmer as needed for inraparm preparaion o a l Wha are financial consideraions? Gradae school is an imporan ainvesmen in yor fre career. The niversiy ses & pblishes in he Gradae Bllein, l available online, he iion, fees, and relevan refnds a his direc link: hp://bllein.marqee.ed/grad/iionfeesandhosing/. The College of Nrsing Gradae Sden Handbook has addiional healh reqiremens and a backgrond check; i is also available online. Given he coss, i is imporan o consider how yo will finance yor degree program. Financial aid is available o eligible sdens. The Gradae Bllein explains he opions for assisance a he following link: hp://bllein.marqee.ed/grad/financialaid/ The gradae nrsing sden financial assisance opions are noed in he College of Nrsing Gradae Sden Handbook.. In addiion, he midwifery professional organizaion, he American College of Nrse-Midwives (ACNM) also has sggesions on financing yor edcaion a [hp://www.midwife.org/financing-yor-nrse-midwifery-edcaion]. 9 ** 7 Nrse-Midwifery Program informaion, page 10 of 7