Plan of Study

80/20 Perinatal & Newborn Nursing Program

This sponsored (80% practice/20% program) study option is designed for nurses currently working with perinatal populations at Nova Scotia Health and allows for work-life balance and autonomy in learning. Online, asynchronous, independent study is supplemented with skills, simulations, and preceptorship/mentorship in the clinical setting.

The program contains 96 hours of knowledge, 48 hours of skills & simulations and 144 hours of clinical.

Perinatal and Newborn Nursing Program

The Nova Scotia Health Learning Institute for Health Care Providers offers education programming designed to meet the needs of learners across the province and strengthen our health care system. We are committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-informed programming that enables providers to develop and maintain foundational and specialty competencies.