NURS 4434 CARE OF CHILDBEARING FAMILIES

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NURS 4434 Care of Childbearing Families

Prerequisite(s): NURS 3110 and NURS 3404 and NURS 3004 and NURS 4414 and NURS 4014 and (BIOL 3433 or NURS 3214 and NURS 3215) and a GPA of 2.75 or higher and successful completion of the Novice Level Curriculum Checkpoint and approval of the Department of Nursing
Corequisite(s): NURS 4034 and any other nursing courses and/or liberal arts core as advised.

This is one of three courses that focus on specialty care of individuals and their families. The dimensions of health are assessed in childbearing families requiring specialized care. Students apply concepts of care to case management and continuity of care of childbearing families. Students use a systematic approach to providing care for childbearing families, in the community and in specialty care units such as labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care units, pre-natal and postpartum units. This is a four-semester hour, including 90 clinical hours.


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