NURS 310 Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family

The focus of this clinical nursing course is the client system composed of the childbearing family during all phases of childbirth from conception through the postpartum period. Throughout this course, emphasis is placed on providing culturally competent care by assessing the wide range of characteristics and configurations of the childbearing family. Students continue to develop and build on concepts and skills presented in previous nursing courses. Physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual variables are incorporated in the nursing process. Intervention strategies focus on primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Clinical learning experiences may occur in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Emphasis is on the provider of care role and introduction of the designer/manager/coordinator of care role. The length of this course is one-half of the Fall Semester. (Four lecture hours/week, 12 clinical hours/week).