VNSG 1230 Maternal-Neonatal

A study of the biological, psychological, and sociological concepts applicable to basic needs of the family including childbearing and neonatal care. Utilization of the nursing process in the assessment and management of the childbearing family. Topics include physiological changes related to pregnancy, fetal development, and nursing care of the family during labor and delivery and the puerperium.

Semester Hours

2

Lecture Hours

2

Lab Hours

0

Prerequisite

VNSG 1323, VNSG 1500, and VNSG 1360. Concurrent enrollment in VNSG 1234, VNSG 2331, VNSG 1409, and VNSG 1362

End-of-Course Outcomes

Discuss human reproduction and fetal development as related to the normal aspects of childbearing; identify common complications of the mother and newborn during prenatal, antenatal, and postnatal periods; and relate characteristics of the normal newborn and associated nursing interventions to meet identified health care needs utilizing the nursing process.