Maternity and Childhood Nursing

Catalog description

Maternity and Child Nursing is a lecture, simulated lab-based course that will enable students to learn and apply the nursing process to the maternal cycle. Students will develop an understanding of the complications and deviations from the normal maternit y cycle, holistic care of mother and infant, pain management during labor and delivery, and the nurse’s role throughout the labor and delivery process. The course will look at the growth and development of newborn to adolescent, including normal growth and deviations from normal growth, including gender identity and sexuality. To provide a safe and effective care environment for the mother, newborn, and family, the course will address the psychosocial aspects, adaptation, and physiological integrity for patient, newborn, and significant others. Students will also focus on me dication administration/pharmacology, diet and nutrition, cultural and religious diversity, health teaching, and education related to maternal and pediatric care will also be explored. Building on these subjects, students will apply what they have learned in a simulation lab and setting under the supervision of their instructor. Prerequisite: Student must have passed the following courses NUR100 & NUR119, NUR105 & NUR115, and NUR130 & NUR125