NUR 370 - Childbearing and Childrearing Family Nursing Care

6 credit(s)
This course considers the application of nursing principles and concepts in the context of childbearing and childrearing families. This course emphasizes the development of clinical decision-making skills related to nursing care of culturally diverse childrearing families with a particular focus on anticipatory guidance, prevention, intervention and health restoration. Emphasis is placed on the typical process of childbearing as well as the typical growth and development of a child. Alterations in obstetric and pediatric health are addressed, including nursing therapeutics, pharmacology, and nutrition. Reinforcing health teaching, accident/injury prevention, and common complications of labor and delivery along with pediatric disorders are discussed in this course. Application of theoretical concepts occurs in simulation and clinical laboratories. Under direct supervision, students will be placed in institutional and community settings devoted to the care of childbearing and childrearing families. Emphasis is on the role of the nurse in the delivery of interdisciplinary care. The student will integrate previously learned nursing competencies to provide safe and competent care while adhering to legal and ethical standards of professional nursing practice.
Prerequisite(s): NUR 301.
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