Health promotion and illness prevention nursing care for selected health concerns are included. Students apply concepts from biopsychosocial and nursing sciences to develop a sound basis for nursing practice, caring for clients with diverse health care needs in the acute and community clinical settings. Nursing of the Childbearing Family 4 hrs. This course focuses on the health patterns of women and their families across the lifespan. Adolescent and teenage pregnancy, reproduction, menopause, and women's health issues are emphasized through theoretical and clinical application.
Students provide care for the unborn child and the newborn, and are involved in parental education.
Family development theories are studied and applied to assist the clients with changes in the family system that occurs with reproduction, parenting, fetal loss, and maturing of the family. Health states are studied in relation to the client and family's biopsychosocial development, human needs and responses, cultural background, and patterns of life experiences. Settings for clinical application include hospitals, birthing rooms, ambulatory and community clinics. NURS 243 and NURS 245. Nursing of Children and Adults II 4 hrs.