NURS 1400 - Family Nursing I

3.0 Credits

This course focuses on the role of the LPN in supporting expected outcomes and wellness needs of individuals in the child-bearing and child-rearing years. Application of physiologic integrity, psychosocial integrity, and health promotion/maintenance concepts in these specialized populations are presented. The intermediate nursing process provides the framework to build on critical thinking and integrating theory with care of clients and families in maternal/pediatric nursing. Topics include the pregnancy process, concepts of maternal and child nursing as it relates to the health and wellness for the ante-partum, intra-partum, post-partum, newborn, and routine care of the pediatric patient. This course includes a didactic and a clinical component.

Prerequisites: (2) NURS 1120 and NURS 1950

Pre/Corequisite: (1) NURS 1400L

Lecture Hours: 2.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 1.5

Course Objectives
1. Incorporate advanced novice standards of ethical, professional and legal behavior while applying critical reasoning of nursing theory in maternal-newborn and pediatric populations. [EOP SLO # 2,4,5]{Clinical: Obj I}
2. Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for advanced novice level nursing practice by the need for continued personal learning and self-development in maternal newborn and pediatric populations. [EOP SLO # 2,3]{Clinical Obj. II}
3. Develop as an advanced novice professional nurse in the clinical role as care giver by incorporating client beliefs, interests and needs in nursing process with maternal and pediatric clients. [EOP SLO #1]{Clinical: Obj III}
4. Utilize caring and critical thinking to evaluate therapeutic interventions and make shared clinical judgments related to nursing care of maternal and pediatric clients. [EOP SLO # 6]{Clinical:Obj. IV}
5. Examine, as an advanced novice clinician, the information and process needed to work with health professionals within the context of caring for maternal newborn and pediatric populations. [EOP SLO # 1, 3]{Clinical: Obj V}
6. Formulate strategies to enhance positive interpersonal relationships and communication patterns while providing care for maternal newborn and pediatric populations. [EOP SLO #1]{Clinical: Obj. VI}
7. Evaluate the concepts of caring, power and empowerment in the teaching-learning process to assist maternal newborn and pediatric clients to reach a higher level of health. [EOP SLO # 3, 4, 6]{Clinical: Obj VII}
8. Apply, as a clinician, the concepts of empowerment, autonomy and advocacy when providing nursing care to maternal newborn and pediatric clients in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.. [EOP SLO # 3, 6]{Clinical: Obj. VIII}

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