Foundations of Family Care: Women and Families

Catalog description

This is the first clinical course in a four clinical course sequence. The focus of the course is on the preventative health care and screenings common to young women and the family during childbearing years, as well as reproductive healthcare for men. In addition, the course will cover the clinical management of health problems common to women from menarche to menopause that ensures culturally-responsive and high quality care. This course will build on the content introduced in Physical Assessment related to families as systems, and the critical role of family theory in guiding practice. Family theory will be used to guide interviewing and assessment techniques important to this population. Concepts of the synergy model that address patient resiliency, vulnerability, and stability will be incorporated throughout the course.