Description
This course introduces the direct-entry MSN student to current trends in family-centered nursing through a holistic approach to concepts related to health and illness needs of the childbearing family. The course emphasizes normal growth and development, safety, injury prevention, disease management, and the impact of culture on the family unit’s response to psychological and physical stressors. Learning experiences in the classroom, simulation center, and direct patient care settings provide opportunities for students to develop knowledge in preventive, supportive, and therapeutic nursing care for patients in the childbearing cycle. Prerequisite: NRSG 501, NRSG 502, NRSG 506, NRSG 510. Corequitie: NRSG 530, NRSG 531.