Certified Nurse Midwife – Career and Education Profile

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Certified nurse midwife is one of the four choices you have for specialization if you want to become an advanced practice nurse. In this specialty, you’ll work with expecting parents and newborns to provide care.

Job Responsibilities

As a certified nurse midwife, you could work performing a number of tasks, including assisting with gynecological exams, family planning, pregnancy health management, birth planning, the delivery process, and newborn evaluation. In many states, you can work independently, so you don’t need a physician to open a midwife practice, but this is not true in every location. You’ll also likely be tasked with a number of more general tasks not related to pregnancy, such as recording a patient’s history, and you may help to manage other diseases or injuries in conjunction with pregnancy to ensure that both mother and baby are safe.

Salary and Career Options

With a certified nurse midwife license, you can choose to work in a more traditional hospital setting, or you can work in a clinical or even home birth setting to help patients delivery their babies. On average, certified nurse midwifes make around $91,000 annually, but it depends on your employer and location.

Educational Requirements

To become a certified nurse midwife, you must earn a master’s degree in the field from an accredited school. After first becoming an RN, you’ll go through a RN-to-MSN or regular MSN program to learn more about women’s health and pregnancy, and upon graduating and completing clinical hours, you can take the certification exam to be licensed by your state. Because you have an advanced degree, you could also choose to work in an education, administration, or research role in this field, though this may require you to earn a doctorate.

LPN to RN College Programs

While several schools have online nursing degrees available, few offer LPN to RN programs. What's the good news? We have listed some accredited schools below that do offer the program in addition to schools with other bridge programs available. Find out more information and contact each school by using any of the links below.

LPN to RN (BSN)	Indiana State University—Indiana State University offers a robust online program designed for LPNs wanting to become registered nurses and earn their BSN degree. Since ISU's credits transfer to over 80 campus majors, this is an ideal program for people wanting to open opportunities for their career down the road.
LPN to RN LPN to ADN LPN to BSN	The College Network—The College Network is a partnership with several universities and organizations like the National League for Nursing that focuses on online education and programs, with several courses for nurses or those interested in a nursing career. Specifically, TCN helps students prepare for their PN and RN licensures and move on to earn graduate degrees.
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BS in Nursing RN to MSN MSN in Nurse Education MSN in Nurse Informatics MSN in Nurse Management	Walden University—Walden University is typically a graduate school with several masters and doctoral programs available, but they do have BSN and RN to MSN bridge programs available. Walden is based out of Minneapolis and offers several options in transferring your previously earned credits to and from (or even within) the school.
RN to BSN RN to MSN MSN in Nurse Administration MSN in Nurse Education	Kaplan University—Kaplan University is one of the nation's largest and leading online educators and offers several bridge programs for registered nurses to earn their BSN or MSN degree. If you have previously earned credits, Kaplan makes it easy for you to transfer to any one of their undergraduate or graduate programs.
MSN in Nurse Education MSN in Nurse Management	Herzing University—While Herzing University does not offer an undergraduate nursing degree, it is a great choice for working nurses wanting to pursue leadership positions in Nurse Education or Management. With over 10 campuses and 45 online programs available, Herzing has a massive network that makes it easy to transfer to or from the school.