NURS 2420 Semester 3 Maternal-Child Health
Course Information
| Course Number | NURS 2420 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Semester 3 Maternal-Child Health |
| Description | This course introduces the student to the specialty area of Maternal Child Health. It will explore the unique health care considerations of women, children and their families. Incorporating growth and development theories, culture, legal, and ethical implications, and family centered patient education.This course explores antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, well-child care, and pediatric health issues and health promotion. The importance of family centered care is emphasized. (Prerequisites: Successfully complete all Semester 2 Courses in order to advance to Semester 3 Courses) |
| Total Credits | 2 |
| Total Hours | 32 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 Credits, 32 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: Successfully complete all Semester 2 Courses in order to advance to Semester 3 Courses
Institutional Core Competencies
- Cultural Competence - Students will be able to demonstrate an attitude of personal curiosity, a rising knowledge of cultures, and an evolving range of skills for living and working among others with other worldviews and ways of life.
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility - Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to engage in the social responsibilities expected of a community member.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Differentiate psychosocial, growth, and development theories to meet client/family needs across the life span.
- Examine alterations in health, for women, children and their families.
- Interpret the impact of culture on the client and family.
- Differentiate social and intimate relationships, using therapeutic communication, between the maternal child nurse/client relationship.
- Examine the legal and ethical implications of maternal child nursing.
- Demonstrate age appropriate and family-centered teaching/learning strategies when providing information to the client/family.
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
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