Nursing Care: Maternal/Newborn

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The course focus is on theoretical and clinical concepts of care for childbearing patients and infants. Utilizing the nursing process, students will develop culturally competent nursing practices for the promotion of wellness and management of common healthcare issues and concerns as they relate to women and newborns. The course introduces contemporary perspectives of healthcare of women during the intrapartal and postpartal periods of normal pregnancy. The clinical environment includes the Maternity Clinic, labor and delivery, postpartum/couplet care, newborn intensive care unit (NICU). Emphasis is placed on recognizing and practicing nursing care that supports the physiological processes associated with childbearing. Additional course fee. (Prerequisites: NURS 3310, NURS 3320, NURS 3330 and NURS 3340)