Emphasis is placed on health and hygienic practices for the nurse and patient. Content includes interpersonal relations, observations, communications, nutrition, basic pharmacology and therapeutic measures. This course has a clinical component. This course is designed to introduce the student to the role of the nurse in the total program of maternal and infant care. The family-centered approach is used.
Emphasis is placed upon the study of relationships and responsibilities as the family expands.
Lectures, demonstrations, and discussions are used as well as selected learning experiences in the clinical field. This course builds on the content of 81101 and focuses on basic human needs when threatened by common health problems. The student continues to apply the nursing process in the care of the client with medical and surgical problems. The student is helped to integrate previous learning. The course presents the principles of comprehensive nursing care related to the major mental and physical health problems across the life span.