NORMAL AND COMPLICATED PREGNANCY and ENFE 41 10: NORMAL AND COMPLICATED PREGNANCY LAB

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three (3) hours of lecture and six (6) hours of laboratory per week. Co-requisite ENFE 4110. Pre -requisite: BIOL 3741 -3743, BIOL 3742 -3744, ENFE 3100, ENFE 3118, ENFE 3119, ENFE 3210, ENFE 4105, 4106, ENFE 4107, 4108. In this course students are exposed to bio-physiological, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of the expectant mother and her family. It deals with the care of the pregnant woman at the pre -natal, birth and puerperal stages and care of the newborn, both in normal and high risk situations. Emphasis is given to promotion, restoration and maintenance of health taking into account ethical, m oral and legal aspects of the pregnant mother in a family context. Students develop and implement nursing care using therapeutic consideration and taking into account the client’s educational needs for primary, secondary and tertiary intervention. Findin gs from research are used to provide students with innovative knowledge to care for the expectant mother and the newborn. The nursing process is used, with emphasis on diagnosis, planning and intervention in caring for the client, the family and dealing with the interdisciplinary team.