MATERNAL AND CHILD NURSING CARE

Catalog description

This course introduces the student to the fundamental concepts related to the reproductive cycle such as: sexuality, family planning, fertility, infertility, a holistic approach focused on pregnant women, intrapartum, newborn, and postpartum. In addition, the basic concepts of nutrition, cultural diversity, social determinants of health, which affect the pregnant woman, her family and the newborn are integrated. The nursing process, therapeutic communication skills, evidence -based practice are applied, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team is applied by applying critical thinking in the care of the mother and newborn. Also, emphasis is placed on complications during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and high -risk newborns. Requires three (3) hours of theory and six (6) hours of clinical practice per week. The clinical practice component requires students to complete 45 hours of clinical skills (22.5 of skills and 22.5 of clinical simulation) and 45 of clinical practice in the assigned area for a total of 90 hours.