Maternity and Newborn Nursing

Catalog description

This course focuses on the role of the professional nurse as a provider of care to the childbearing family. The needs of the client during the antenatal, intra-partal, post-partal, and neonatal periods are covered and course content is presented within the framework of the wellness/illness continuum, including nutrition and human growth and development during the reproductive and post-reproductive years. The role of the nurse as a provider of care, communicator, teacher, manager, and member of a profession provide the framework for clinical application and evaluation in childbearing settings.