NURS 4384 - Maternal Child Health Nursing Clinical (3)

This course will use the nursing process and clinical decision-making tools to practice family-centered comprehensive plans of care in maternal-child nursing settings. Students will be guided to demonstrate competencies in the care of normal maternity clients and clients with common health alterations from pre-conception through the post-partum period. Care and management of normal newborns, well children, and those with selected problems will also be demonstrated. Three (3) credit hours/Nine (9) clinical contact hours each week. Prerequisite(s): NURS 3040, NURS, 3041, NURS 3044, NURS 3320, NURS 3080, NURS 3100, NURS 3101, NURS 3104, NURS 3260, NURS 3340, and NURS 3344. Corequisite(s): NURS 4140, NURS 4144, NURS 4220, and NURS 4380).