The Course intends to train masters for the specialized exercise in Maternal and Obstetric Health Nursing (MOHM), so that they can:
intervene in situations of complexity, addressing human responses to life processes, the client's health problems and the needs and specificities of groups / communities.
act according to ethical-deontological and legal obligations promoting security, respecting human rights and professional responsibilities.
lead teams and processes in the field of nursing and health care.
conduct processes for the use, production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and the creation of original applications.
promoting innovation and sustained changes in knowledge, collaboration and consultation.
communicate with the client, in a therapeutic or other context and with the public, specialist or not.
assume their professional development, promoting discipline and valuing the profession
Graduates of the Master's Degree in Maternal Health and Obstetric Nursing are awarded a master's degree, level 7 of the QNQ, and if they hold the professional title of nurse, with two years of professional experience and have completed the Internship with Report modality, they are eligible to apply to the Order of Nurses for the title of Specialist Nurse, since they have the specific and common skills for specialised nursing care in highly complex situations, for the leadership of care and teams, the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and the development of innovative solutions applied to practice in Maternal and Obstetric Health Nursing. They may develop their professional activity in three distinct sectors: the public sector, the private sector and in private practice (Primary Health Care, Hospitals, Maternity Wards, Clinics, Units for Adolescents and Families, NGOs, among others).
Access and ingress
Candidates who meet one of the following conditions may enter:
• Hold a Nursing Degree with at least 240 ECTS, or legal equivalent, obtained from a Portuguese higher education institution;
• Hold a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing with at least 240 ECTS, awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organized in accordance with the
principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this process
Teaching activities take place mostly in the after-work regime, some of which may be diurnal. The internships are diurnal or in shifts, following the activity of the guiding nurses.