Childrearing Families.

Catalog description

Anticipated first class: Fall 2027 Integrating the fundamentals of care for the roles of the professional nurse as a provider of patient-centered care, member of the profession and healthcare team, and patient safety advocate with Marianist values, this course focuses on family-centered clinical concepts and skills of childrearing families from infancy to late adolescence. Special emphasis is placed on family and developmental theories; holistic health assessment, deviations from health; promotion and maintenance of physical and emotional health and wellbeing; social determinants of health impact on the health and wellness of childrearing families and the nursing implications for healthcare policy; and the end-of-life experience in childrearing families. The course imparts nursing knowledge, caring and compassion, develops clinical judgment skills, fosters situational awareness, communication, and assessment skills central to the nursing process in the care of childrearing families. Application of clinical concepts and skills are practiced in simulation and various clinical settings. An additional fee is associated with this course. See the fee schedule for details at https://www.stmarytx.edu/admission/financial-aid/tuition/. Prerequisite: NU 3601 Adult Health; NU 4401 Childbearing Families.