PNUR 161 Maternal Health and Care of Children
In this class students will learn the role of the practical nurse in meeting the physiological, psychosocial, cultural, and developmental needs of the maternal, child and adolescent client. Students will engage in clinical judgement and critical thinking skills through didactic lecture and active learning.
Cross Listed Courses
Offered in both part time and full time PN options.
Prerequisite
Passing grades in courses from previous quarter of nursing courses.
Outcomes
- Utilizing the critical thinking and clinical judgement, examine and identify the stages of growth and development from infancy to adolescence.
- Using critical thinking and clinical judgement, describe the pathophysiology/ physiology, etiology, normal and abnormal findings while caring for a pediatric client with a variety of medical and surgical conditions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the PN role in creating a healing environment for maternal, newborn and pediatric patients receiving care in a variety of health care settings.
- Describe principles of safety, patient-centered care, injury prevention, health promotion while caring for maternal, newborn and pediatric patients with medical surgical disorders in a variety of clinical settings.
- Applying scientific methods, identify the role of nutrition, safety, physiological and psychological integrity in maternal, newborn and pediatric patients.
- Identify pediatric developmental theories, milestones, growth and development processes and how they relate to patient centered care.
- Using clinical judgement, identify communication strategies appropriate for pediatric patients.
- Correlate the impact of economic, social, cultural, spiritual, and demographic forces to the role of the practical nurse in the delivery of health care during the various stages of human life span.
Area of Study:
Career Education
Instructional Mode:
Online, Hybrid, Web-enhanced, In-person