Nursing intervention in assisting the client and family to promote maximum holistic health through continuous adaptation, growth, and development in their responses to pregnancy, birth, and the puerperium period is discussed. Emphasis is placed on the nurse's role of nurturing and facilitating the family in building, mobilizing, and using their resources in health promotion, health maintenance, and managing complications of pregnancy and childbirth. This course presumes a basic understanding of standard physiology. This is a course designed to emphasize the responsibilities and concerns associated with a graduate practice nurse. This course consists of guided learning clinical experience in selected health care facilities.
Continued emphasis is placed on meeting the biopsychosocial developmental needs of the client.
Continued technical growth of previously demonstrated nursing techniques is expected. Role transition from student to graduate status is fostered. This course is designed to introduce the student to the application of nontraditional therapies as nursing interventions. The course content may include art therapy, aroma-therapy, music therapy, humor therapy, imagery, spirituality, relaxation, reminiscence therapy, meditation, therapeutic touch, nutrition therapy, acupuncture, and other current therapies. This introductory course is designed to explore and broaden the professional registered nurse's knowledge base and mode of thinking.