PS27 - Where are the certified nurse-midwives in rural Kansas?
Poster Presenter: Heidi Koschwanez, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas [email protected]
Jamie Harrington, CNM, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, College of Nursing, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas [email protected]
Mary L Fischer, BS, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas [email protected]
Emma Beck, BS, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas [email protected]
Michael Kennedy, MD, Office of Rural Medical Education, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas [email protected]
Objectives: • To determine the number, and geographic distribution, of certified nurse-midwives residing and practicing in rural hospitals in Kansas. • To explore the scope of privileges afforded to certified nurse-midwives in these rural hospitals. • To forecast trends in the number of certified nurse-midwives anticipated to work in rural hospitals over the next 5 years
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