NURS 355 - Nursing of Childbearing Family

4 Credits
This course synthesizes the role of the nurse in caring for the childbearing client and family throughout the reproductive life cycle. Topics include puberty, women’s health issues, health promotion for childbearing families, family planning, the reproductive process, intrapartum maternal changes, and fetal development from conception to birth. Emphasis will be placed on development of clinical judgment and the application of the theoretical content relevant to the care of the childbearing family and the neonate’s health care needs.

Grade Note(s): A grade of B- or better is required to complete this course successfully.
Fees: Additional course fees apply.
Component Corequisite(s): NURS 355 and NURS 355C .The lecture, lab (L), and clinical (C) components of each NURS course must be successfully completed during the same semester. All component co-requisites must be repeated if a failing grade is received in any one of them.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 334 , NURS 334L and NURS 334C
Corequisite(s): NURS 370L
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Establish priorities of care for diverse populations of women, prenatal and intrapartum clients, and neonates, on a continuum from preventative care to acute care.
2. Correlate normal prenatal and postpartum changes in maternal systems with clinical manifestations, diagnostic test results, and evidence-based nursing interventions associated with those changes.
3. Analyze the nursing and collaborative care priorities of the laboring client.
4. Compare clinical manifestations and evidence-based care of normal pregnancy, labor, and birth processes with those that are abnormal or high-risk.
5. Apply knowledge of normal fetal development to the care of the newborn.
6. Examine culturally-sensitive educational strategies to promote self-care and advocacy for childbearing clients and their families.
7. Summarize the nutritional priorities of newborn, prenatal, and lactating clients.
8. Discuss culturally-sensitive care of families experiencing perinatal loss.