Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
ECRA-0376
Organization's ID:
N105T
Organization:
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
12 weeks (48 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 Practical Nursing
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to integrate principles, skills, and concepts previously learned in N101C, N101T, N108C, and N108T. Students will use the nursing process and Maslow's human needs framework to plan and prioritize care for the mother, newborn, and family. Health services offered to the childbearing mother, her baby, and family are reviewed. The role of the nurse as a teacher in meeting the needs of the family as they cope with the change in family dynamics will be explored. Outside preparation activities include web-based ATI (Assessment Technologies Institute) nurse logic, PN learning systems and practice assessments, and completion of workbook exercises and study guides.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe fetal development from conception to birth
  • Identify the physical and psychological maternal changes during pregnancy
  • Describe the assessment to be performed at each prenatal visit
  • Explain common nursing responsibilities during labor and delivery
  • Describe nursing care of the newborn immediately after birth
  • Discuss the nutritional needs of a woman during pregnancy
  • Use the nursing process to plan care for a pregnant client
  • Describe the components of the labor and delivery process
  • Plan appropriate discharge teaching for the postpartum woman and infant
  • Explain aspects of preventive health care for women

General Topics:

  • Human reproductive anatomy and physiology and fetal development
  • Prenatal care and adaptations to pregnancy
  • Nursing care of women with complications during pregnancy
  • Nursing care of mother and infant during labor and birth
  • Nursing management of pain during labor and birth
  • The family after birth
  • Nurse's role in women's health care
  • Preterm and post term newborn
  • Newborn with congenital malformations
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations

Minimum Passing Score:

75%
Supplemental Materials