This time the focus is on building clinical skills. You will spend two intensive weeks at work with your classmates and teachers. In the fourth level of the CNEP, you apply theory and practice nurse midwifery in clinical settings under the guidance of a certified nurse midwife preceptor in your chosen clinical setting. Midwifery Bound Orientation Students come to the historic Frontier Nursing Service, the birthplace of nurse-midwifery in America, for a 5 day orientation called Midwifery Bound. The purpose is to build a community of the entering students that will sustain them during their distance learning.
Students live together in a dormitory with meals provided.
They meet with advisors, the financial aid officer and registrar to evaluate their needs. Classes are held with faculty to review courses and answer questions. Computer literacy and the use of the Banyan Tree, the bulletin board used for communication with fellow students, faculty and School administration throughout the program, is evaluated and instruction given as needed. Social events are planned to build a class community spirit. Level IV Level IV is rich in clinical experience with the practicing nurse-midwife preceptors.