NR1605 : Maternal Child Health

Five (5) credit hours. A three (3) credit hour theory/lecture and two (2) credit hour clinical/lab per week. Maternal-Child Health is a course which emphasizes utilization of the nursing process to meet the human responses of child-bearing families and children from infancy through adolescence with actual or potential health problems. The student will learn to function as provider of care and member within the discipline of nursing as these roles relate to maternal and child nursing. Curriculum threads of pharmacology, communication, critical thinking, and client teaching are integrated throughout the course.