Nursing Care and Nursing Education

Midwifery Nursing

A nurse midwife is an advanced practice registered nurse who has specialized education and training in midwifery. Midwifery education programs are post-baccalaureate programs that provide all the essential components of the midwifery services. Midwife nursing practice includes Evidence based practice (EBP) which is the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about patient care. The impact of evidence-based practice (EBP) has echoed across nursing practice, education, and science. The call for evidence-based quality improvement and healthcare transformation underscores the need for redesigning care that is effective, safe, and efficient. EBP integrates the best available evidence to guide nursing care and improve patient outcomes. Registered nursing (RN) requires a large base of knowledge used to assess, plan and intervene to promote health, prevent disease and help patients cope with illness. Certified Nurse Assistants (CAN)s can take vital signs and gather other patient data as well as administering basic care and tending to the hygiene needs of patients. The Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner concentration is for registered nurses who wish to care for the health and well-being of women during their reproductive years as well as the normal new born. Nurse-midwives provide prenatal, birth, and postpartum care for women and healthy new borns. In the United States, a certified nurse midwife (CNM) is an advanced practice registered nurse in nurse midwifery, the care of women across their lifespan, including pregnancy and the postpartum period, and well woman care and birth control. Certified nurse midwives are exceptionally recognized by the International Confederation of Midwives as a type of midwives in the United States.