Community agencies offering aid to the aged are identified and discussed. This course focuses on the physical and psychosocial aspects of the childbearing family. Basic concepts of reproduction and the childbearing cycle are presented. The role of the practical nurse is presented as it relates to caring for, supporting, and teaching the childbearing family. The nursing process is utilized in discussing the care and treatment of the patient and family throughout the obstetrical cycle.
Nutrition is discussed as it applies to each obstetrical stage.
Common complications of these stages are presented emphasizing the nursing interventions and pharmacological applications.