ASM 201 - Maternal/Child Health Nursing

Maternal/Child Health Nursing is concerned with the childbearing family, its needs during health and illness, and professes through the normal sequence of family development. The theory and clinical experience are concurrent. Clinical practice is delivered in the Hospital Maternity and Pediatric Units incorporating all present standards of care. Additional experiences, which are aimed at wellness, health maintenance, and preventive care, are provided in a variety of community settings such as: Childbirth Education Classes; Day Care Centers; Special Care Clinics; and school Health Programs. Also included is an experience in a community outreach education program. Course content focuses upon the assessment of needs of the mother, child, and/or family unit during the pregnancy phase of family development-from the planning of pregnancy, through the birth of the child, infancy, early childhood, through adolescence. In addition, the implications of illness patterns and behavior problems of each stage of child development are presented. Included are not only the physiologic and psychologic adjustments to the reproductive cycle, but also the study of human growth and development, presented as theory and concepts with clinical application. The maternal/child health nursing course is a study of the emerging family as well as the developing family. The course objectives and outline are based on the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals, Quality and Safety Education for Nursing Competencies, and American Nurses Association Scope and Standards of Practice. Theory 75 hours; Clinical 135 hours.

Prerequisites BIO 107/BIO 117L, BIO 108/BIO 118L, BIO 220, BIO 216, BIO 410; PSY 101; COM 101, COM 103; PHI 105; MUS 220; MAT 109; ASM 100, ASM 101, ASM 102
Corequisites

Term 4 PSY 208
Term 5 THE 210

Credits: 8

Class Level Second Year
Program Undergraduate