NURS 470 - Nursing Care of Child-Bearing & Child-Rearing Families

(3 units)

This course examines the theoretical concepts related to the transitions across the lifespan, emphasizing childbearing processes, childhood experiences, and the effects of common acute and chronic illnesses on childbearing women and children.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Accelerated Second Baccalaureate BSN (ASBN) Program. Corequisite(s): NURS 471.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. apply principles of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention for families across the lifespan.
2. examine theoretical and evidenced-based nursing practice to provide safe, effective, and developmentally appropriate nursing care for families across the lifespan.
3. integrate scientific principles, knowledge of pathophysiology, and pharmacology specific to care across the lifespan.
4. promote safety and quality of health outcomes for vulnerable childbearing and childrearing populations, incorporating principles of advocacy, leadership, and collaboration.
5. incorporate legal and ethical principles and professional standards, including genomic related information and technologies, into the nursing care of childbearing and childrearing families.

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