Spring Semester 2017 - Credit Courses

Core Concepts Maternal Child Nurs

Prerequisites: NRSG 130, NRSG 131, NRSG 135, NRSG 136, NRSG 152 and NRSG 153. Corequisites: NRSG 143. This course introduces the student to the knowledge needed to provide safe nursing care for the female patient and family with regards to reproductive issues, including perinatal. Also included is the child patient and family with regards to normal growth and development as well as common and chronic disease processes. Psychosocial aspects of care, legal and ethical issues, and cultural beliefs will be incorporated throughout. The emphasis is on patient and family-centered care utilizing evidence based practice, and effective interpersonal communication skills while functioning within an interdisciplinary team environment.