Perinatal and Newborn Nursing Program
Credential Earned
Certificate of Completion
Length:
- 80/20 Sponsored Model: 22 Weeks
See Plan of Study details for more information.
Delivery
- Independent, asynchronous, online learning with live skills and simulation sessions
- The in-person skills and simulation sessions will be offered zonally depending on participant enrollment: e.g.: Halifax, Cape Breton, Truro, Kentville or Yarmouth etc. (locations confirmed following enrollment; some zonal travel may be required)
- Preceptored or mentored clinical shifts
Dates
- Winter 2025: January 13, 2025-June 14, 2025
Registration Deadlines
- Winter 2025: December 18, 2024
Overview
The Perinatal and Newborn Nursing Program (PNNP) prepares Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Registered Nurses (RNs) to work in perinatal and newborn care settings.
The newly designed competency based program includes 4th Edition content from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) - Perinatal Orientation Education Program (POEP), Canadian/Nova Scotian specific content, skills, simulation, and clinical competencies to support RNs and LPNs to provide evidence informed, high-quality, safe, and effective perinatal and newborn care across the province of Nova Scotia.
The program involves sixteen modules/lessons across the perinatal & newborn care continuum - from reproduction, conception, labour, delivery to postpartum and newborn care. Please see the Plan of Study for more information about program structure and content.
Requirements
- RNs and LPNs with active license
- Approval from a Perinatal and Newborn Nursing Manager to confirm a clinical seat and sponsorship for the program.