House Introduces Bipartisan BABIES Act
Earlier this week,
Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA) and Buddy Carter (R-GA) introduced bipartisan legislation to
expand access to freestanding birth centers for women with low-risk pregnancies
(i.e., uncomplicated singleton...
ACNM Reaffirms Opposition of Removal of Legal Protections in Health Care Rights Law
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) reaffirms its strong opposition to efforts seeking to dismantle important legal protections afforded under the Health Care Rights...
Redocumentation of Evaluation and Management Services No Longer Required for CNMs
On Friday, November 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) released its CY 2020 final
rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The...
House Passes Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by voice vote H.R. 728,
the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan bill
introduced by Reps....
Concordia University Health Professionals in Haiti January 2019; Learning and Serving in Rural...
Cassy Zinke, Barbara Floyd, Caroline Barrett arriving in Haiti
Preceptors’ Pointers: When is a Midwife Ready to be a Preceptor?
Q: When is a new midwife ready to be a good preceptor? How
much experience should she or he have?
A: In my first job as...
Preceptors’ Pointers: How to be a Culturally Sensitive Preceptor.
Q: I’ll soon be precepting a student who is very different from
me culturally. How do I establish a relationship with her that is
culturally sensitive...
Preceptors’ Pointers: Motivating an Unengaged Student
Q: I’m precepting a student nurse-midwife who doesn’t seem especially
engaged or excited about what she is learning. Any advice?
A: When I sense that my...
Preceptors’ Pointers: Will Precepting Affect My Clinic Productivity?
Q: I’m thinking about precepting a midwifery student. The catch is
that I’m worried that precepting will slow me down and negatively
affect my clinic productivity....
Preceptors’ Pointers: Getting Started on the Right Foot
Q: I graduated from my midwifery program 4 years ago and was recently asked to precept a student. What support or guidance should I...