This course is designed to provide a foundation for nursing practice. The focus is on the nursing process, the patients and their families as community members, and the adaptations in their patterns of daily living necessary during illness.
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.