Yvette Edwards

Yvette Edwards is a Lecturer affiliated with Samuel Merritt University, specializing in Obstetrics and Perinatal Care. She has over 25 years of healthcare experience, transitioning from leadership roles in Accounting/Finance to nursing in 2011. Her expertise includes Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Healthcare Leadership in maternal health settings.

• Education: Accelerated Bachelor's of Nursing (ABSN) from Samuel Merritt University (2014), Masters of Nursing (MSN) from the University of Arizona (2019)

Her teaching interests focus on Obstetrics/Perinatal Care, Quality/Safety, and Leadership. She has worked in OB nursing (Post-Partum and Antepartum) for six years and holds a RNC-MNN certification in Maternal Newborn Nursing (2020). She currently teaches BSN: N144 Care of the Childbearing Family and ELMS N540 Reproductive Health.