NM 341 - Family Nursing I

This course focuses on nursing care as it relates to the function and structure of the childbearing family, including the specific experiences of pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and the care of newborns. It explores the nurse’s role in promoting and maintaining family health. Specific content includes reproductive and sexual health, psychological and physiologic changes of pregnancy, prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum, and the care of the newborn. Cultural considerations within a family context will be included. 4.00 semester credit hours Contact Hours: 105.00 Prerequisites: PS 101 Psychology, NM 208 Nursing Informatics, MA 320 Statistics, NM 230 Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice, NM 245 Cultural Diversity in Nursing, EN 251 Writing About Literature, NM 335 Designing and Managing Nursing Care, Corequisite: NM 346 Family Nursing II, EN 116 Speech.