Mother and Infant Care Clinical Practice

Catalog description

Two (2) credit 90 hours Co-requisite: NUR 1104 This course is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to develop and practice skills related to the direct care of mother and newborn child studied in NUR 1104. Students will practice in the obstetrical and gynecological scenarios of a health facility. Students will apply theoretical and practical knowledge related to the process of child bearing, birth process, puerperium, and immediate care of the newborn. The nursing process is applied as a tool to collect pertinent data to diagnose nursing problems of clients, plan the interventions and evaluate direct nursing care.