NUR 3590 Humanistic Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family

This Level III theory and clinical nursing course focuses on the nursing care of women, within the context of the family, during the reproductive and childbearing cycles. Issues and the application of the nursing process related to female reproductive roles, sexuality and physiological/psychological abnormalities are discussed. Content related to conception, the childbearing process, postpartum and newborn assessment and care are included. This 4 credit course allocates three (3) credits (hour/week) for didactic learning and 1 credit for 36 hours face to face patient encounters plus 8 Clinical Learning Center hours (equivalent) with four hours of high fidelity simulation clinical experience.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

NUR 2590, NUR 2900, NUR 3290 Co-Requisite: NUR 3490 Pre- or Corequisite: NUR 3890

Corequisite

NUR 3490

Distribution

Nursing

Offered

Fall, Spring