NURS 4030 - Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family

Credits: 5

Prerequisite(s): NURS 3400, NURS 3500, NURS 3810

Description: This course focuses on the management and provision of nursing care for childbearing women and their families. The nursing process is utilized to provide family-centered nursing care for the patient and family across the health care continuum. Emphasis is placed on maternal and newborn health promotion, as well as prevention concepts related to antepartal, intrapartal, postpartum, and neonatal life stages. Students examine the rationale and procedures for implementation of a variety of skills needed for the childbearing woman and newborn. Students have the opportunity to practice skills using simulation technology and in clinical practice settings. Students apply core knowledge and competences in the provision of care of the childbearing patient and their family, including the role of educator.