Nursing Care of Maternal Newborn Family

This course provides a holistic approach to the study of maternal-newborn nursing concepts. Content includes normal and high-risk childbearing women and their neonates within a family context. Current research and ethical/legal principles are presented and applied in clinical practice. Maternal-newborn concepts are applied in the hospital maternity unit and the community. The course will prepare the student to deal with a range of health care needs and issues related to the childbearing family. The student will have the opportunity to integrate prior skills and knowledge regarding human development into culturally sensitive care. The student will continue to develop the ability to apply critical thinking, participate in classroom discussions, seminars, and case studies to add breadth and depth to their understanding of care of the childbearing family. Prerequisites: All 200-level Nursing courses completed. Corequisites: NUR 302 or NUR 303.