Nursing Care of Parents/Newborns

Catalog description

Focuses on nursing care of childbearing families using both nursing and developmental theories. Bio-psychosocial factors such as legal/ethical and cultural considerations related to pregnancy, birth and newborn periods are included. A historical overview of obstetrical advances and parent-child nursing are presented. Practice in providing nursing care to families during each phase of the childbearing cycle occurs in local hospitals and clinics. The nursing process is used with emphasis on the theoretical and empirical basis of practice. Experience in patient/family teaching such as childbirth classes is included. Prerequisites: NURS 3620 .