Description
The course focuses on the family who is experiencing the normal human phenomenon of childbirth. The content areas of the course consist of nursing needs and care during the antepartal period, labor and delivery, the postpartal period, and for the normal newborn and the high risk newborn. The reproductive health of women throughout the life span is presented. Nursing care approaches incorporate prior learning in the biopsychosocial sciences through the application of the nursing process to the childbearing family. Learning experiences in a variety of settings provide an opportunity to develop knowledge in preventive, supportive, and therapeutic nursing care of clients in the childbearing cycle. Prerequisites: Nrsg 205, Nrsg 206, Nrsg 210, and all supportive courses. Corequisite: Nrsg 331. Offered: Fall