This course focuses on the provision of nursing care of the family unit during the ante, intra, and postpartum experience of birth, including high-risk situations. Assessment and nursing care of the newborn is included. Clinical experiences will include the care of obstetric patient and her family in the acute and community settings. Course is over an 8-week period, and includes two hours theory and one clinical hour. A clinical course (NURS 3400C Nursing of Women/Childbearing Clinical) is also required.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2350 Medical Surgical II with grade of "C+" or better.
Corequisite(s): NURS 3400C Nursing of Women/Childbearing Clinical.
NURS 3400C Nursing of Women/Childbearing Clinical (1 hour)
This clinical must be taken with NURS 3400 Nursing of Women and Childbearing Family.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2350 Medical Surgical II with grade of "C+" or better.
Corequisite(s): NURS 3400 Nursing of Women and Childbearing Family.
NURS 2350 Medical Surgical II (4 hours)
This course focuses on providing patient-centered nursing care to individuals in chronic and acute stages of illness with an emphasis on optimization of health status, personal adaptation, and health care beliefs. Students will develop clinical reasoning skills through class and clinical experiences. Clinical includes engagement of individuals in acute care settings. Disorders of the cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, hematologic, oncologic, respiratory, immunologic, musculoskeletal, endocrine, gastric, renal and neurologic systems will be included. The course includes four credit hours of theory and three credit hours of clinical experiences.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2200 Medical-Surgical I with grades of "C+" or better.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2110 Pharmacology II and NURS 2350C Medical-Surgical II Clinical.
Archway Curriculum: Essential Connections: Experiential Learning: Intensive
