Nursing care of childbearing families with actual or potential health problems is studied. Students learn principles of client teaching and focus nursing care on health maintenance. Principles learned in class are applied in the clinical area. The student concentrates on interventions that will assist the adult client with major health deviations in accomplishing the set goal. The student compares clients with common nursing problems to establish a conceptual basis for nursing practice.
Clinical application takes place on medical-surgical units in acute care settings.
Family Centered Nursing 4 credits This course is designed to guide the student in further application of the nursing process within a self-care framework with an emphasis on the implementation component. The student concentrates on health assessment of children and on interventions that will assist the hospitalized child and family in restoring and maximizing health. The student compares clients with common nursing problems to establish a conceptual basis for nursing practice. Clinical application takes place in a variety of pediatric settings. BI 202 and PS 201.