Perinatal Nurse

This perinatal nursing course, adopted from the AWHONN (Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses) PEOP (Perinatal Orientation & Education program is designed to prepare registered nurses and level 3 and 4 registered nursing students, with no previous perinatal experience for entry into perinatal nursing practice. The course provides the basic knowledge and clinical skills necessary to begin functioning independently in an entry-level perinatal nursing position. The curriculum is based on the latest, evidence-based guidelines for perinatal practice and is presented using a combination of lectures, hands-on skills, and clinical experiences. The course provides the theoretical knowledge needed to provide care to women planning a family; in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods; and newborns in the first few days of life. The laboratory component of the course will be completed in maternal newborn units of our local hospital partners and in the BC nursing simulation laboratory. 

There is an educational requirement of:

Current unencumbered California Registered Nurse (RN) License or attending the final year of an approved RN program.

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To offer students an opportunity to pursue a career as perinatal registered nurses. Students will also receive an apprenticeship certification with the United States Department of Labor (DOL) and the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS).

This perinatal nursing course, adopted from the AWHONN (Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses) PEOP (Perinatal Orientation & Education program is designed to prepare registered nurses and level 3 and 4 registered nursing students, with no previous perinatal experience for entry into perinatal nursing practice. The course provides the basic knowledge and clinical skills necessary to begin functioning independently in an entry-level perinatal nursing position. The curriculum is based on the latest, evidence-based guidelines for perinatal practice and is presented using a combination of lectures, hands-on skills, and clinical experiences. The course provides the theoretical knowledge needed to provide care to women planning a family; in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods; and newborns in the first few days of life. The laboratory component of the course will be completed in maternal newborn units of our local hospital partners and in the BC nursing simulation laboratory. Current unencumbered California Registered Nurse (RN) License or attending the final year of an approved RN program.