NURS 333 - Family Focused Maternal Newborn Care

4 Credit(s)

The focus of this course is on the evidence-based nursing care of childbearing women and their families through all stages of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the first four weeks after birth, including the nursing care of the fetus and neonate. This course prepares students to competently apply the theoretical concepts of maternal-child nursing care using evidence-based guidelines in a culturally relevant manner in various clinical settings (home, community, primary care settings, and tertiary care settings). Cultural diversity, family dynamics, genetics, financial, and emotional state are important psychosocial components that are addressed in the care of these families. Legal issues, ethical issues, informatics, health policy, research, and trends in maternal-child care in the United States relevant to care of the childbearing families are addressed.

(3 credits theory; 1 credit clinical; 42 hours clinical)