Nursing Practice with Mothers, Infants and Children

Catalog description

Students will gain knowledge of the reproductive process with a focus on health promotion, current standards of care and safe drug administration. Students will provide nursing care for the childbearing family in the hospital setting including care of the diverse laboring patient. Students will learn pediatric specific knowledge when caring for acute and chronic pediatric conditions and apply knowledge of child development principles in caring for the pediatric patient and their family. Genetic issues in the reproductive process and in children will be discussed. Students will learn the role of the pediatric nurse in a variety of settings with considerations of care of families with well children and those experiencing acute / chronic illness. Clinical practice experiences facilitate application of skills and care of families as they experience childbearing and child rearing. Successful completion of the theory, lab, and clinical components of the course with a letter grade of B- or higher as necessary to pass the course.