NURS 257 - Nursing Care of the Maternal Client Clinical

1 CR

Formerly NURS 233Z.
This course provides students the opportunity to engage in health promotion of the pregnant mother and newborn. Students gain confidence in articulating nursing priorities, developing clinical reasoning, and continuing reflective practice. This course focuses on clinical observations, as well as in-hospital experience in labor/delivery and mother/baby care. Grading: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

Prerequisite(s): NURS 252 with a grade of C or better, and NURS 253 with credit.

Course Outcomes

Identify and reduce safety risks for pregnant patients
Identify pregnant patient and family learning needs and execute teaching plan
Execute nursing process based on principles of pathophysiology, evidence-based practice and individualized patient assessment
Use systematic documentation to increase accuracy of clinical records

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