NURS 334

I.    Course Title: Nursing Process for the Childbearing Family

II.    Course Prefix/Number: NURS 334

III.    Credit Hours: 2 credits

IV.    Prerequisites: NURS 354

         Corequisites: NURS 369C

V.    Course Description:

Students focus on maternal-newborn care. Conception, pregnancy, fetal development, childbirth, and postpartum care are addressed. Emphasis is placed on nursing care of families, growth and development from conception through the newborn period. Nursing strategies that promote health, reduce risk, and prevent disease will be included.

VI.    Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Integrate current knowledge from nursing science, the humanities, and social and natural sciences in the care of patients.
2. Examine selected health problems to include pathophysiology, growth and development, signs and symptoms, treatment, pharmacology, complications, and prognosis.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship of genetics and genomics to the care and treatment of infants and child-bearing women.
4. Integrate evidence-based practice to provide safe, quality, patient-centered care.
5. Develop ethical, caring, culturally competent behaviors to advocate for the childbearing family.
6. Recognize and take appropriate interventional measures in the event of substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment.
7. Analyze the role of the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team within the context of the healthcare environment.

VII.    Date of Syllabus Approval:  03-19-10
          Revised: 01-31-2018, June 2023