NURS 2912 - Nursing the Childbearing family
3 Credits
Focuses on the role of the nurse in addressing the physiological, psychosocial, cultural, and developmental needs of families, pediatric, and childbearing clients. The course emphasizes utilization of the nursing process in reference to childbearing clients while aiming to reduce morbidity, mortality, and health disparities. Concepts of this course include pregnancy, labor and delivery, post-partum, newborn, and pediatric care while also analyzing how common disease processes affect this unique and complex client population. Evidence-based practice is used to support assessment, education, and essential nursing care while focusing on the increasing acuity of this population.
Pre-Requisites NURS 2801 ,NURS 2812 , NURS 2852
Major Content Areas
Sexual health and promotion throughout the lifespan
Antepartum physiology, complications, and nursing interventions
Intrapartum physiology, complications, and nursing interventions
Postpartum physiology, complications, and nursing interventions
Newborn assessment, disorders, and nursing care
Obstetric emergencies and nursing care
Pediatric disorders and nursing care
Pediatric emergencies
Fetal wellbeing, monitoring, and interventions
Fetal and maternal mortality
Learning Outcomes
Discuss patterns of sexual development across the lifespan.
Analyze the impact of genetics, medical conditions, and environmental factors on maternal health and fetal development.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the physiological aspects during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods.
Provide care and education to the client during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods.
Identify the importance of promoting maternal and fetal health through effective nursing interventions
Determine priority patient interventions as a means to decrease complications, morbidity, and mortality of the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum client.
Recognize the physiological impact between a client’s chronic diagnoses and their obstetric history.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to develop a comprehensive care plan for pediatric and obstetric clients.
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