Nursing Care of Childbearing and Childrearing Families

Catalog description

PREREQUISITES: NRSG 106 Pharmacology for Nursing; and, depending on program track, must complete one of the following: (a) NRSG 122 Introduction to ASN Transition (LPN to ASN track students who graduated from Ivy Tech greater than 2 years ago or who graduated from a Practical Nursing program outside Ivy Tech); OR (b) NRSG 123 Paramedic to ASN Lab/Clinical (Paramedic to ASN track students); OR, (c) NRSG 110 Medical Surgical Nursing II and NRSG 111 Medical Surgical Nursing II Clinical (ASN Traditional track students), Math 123, MATH 135, MATH 136, MATH 137, MATH 200 or higher COREQUISITE: NRSG 207 Nursing Care of Childbearing and Childrearing Families Clinical CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Applies knowledge of etiology and pathophysiology to provide an understanding of the health care needs of children and childbearing families. Examines the roles of the associate degree nurse in applying the nursing process and implementing the ordered plan of treatment for childbearing and childrearing families. Introduces growth and development components and how they impact therapeutic communication, family development theories, principles of family nursing, therapeutic interventions, and teaching-learning techniques when providing nursing care to children and child-rearing families.