Nursing for Childbearing & Childrearing Families

Catalog description

Using a family centered approach, this course focuses on nursing care of mothers and children from conception to adulthood (or through adolescence). The course focuses on bio-physical factors, legal/ethical and cultural considerations, health promotion, acute and chronic health conditions and rehabilitative needs. Emphasis is on the application of the nursing process to meet developmental, physiological, psycho-social and spiritual needs in culturally appropriate ways. Clinical experiences will include in-patient and out-patient settings.