This course is an adjunct to nurs 230. It provides instruction about specific obstetric nursing skills as well as an opportunity for individual practice of those skills in the nursing skills laboratory. May be repeated once. In this course, emphasis is placed on the nurse's role in helping families to be healthy. Theory content encompasses the childbearing process including pregnancy, labor and birth, postpartum and newborn.
Content also includes growth and development levels and common health problems seen in children.
The supervised clinical experience provides an opportunity for the student to further develop clinical skills with a focus on patient teaching and health promotion within the family. Cultural variation is integrated throughout. This course complies with the American Disabilities Act. Second Semester Students - NURS 210, NURS 211, or advanced placement standing in the Nursing Program. Third Semester Students - NURS 210, NURS 211, NURS 255, NURS 256 or advanced placement standing in the Nursing Program.