NU347B

ACCELERATED BS NURSING STUDENTS ONLY. This course focuses on the adaptation and health promotion of families including childbearing women, infants, children, and adolescents. It builds on previously acquired knowledge and skills and examines physiological, psychological, social, cultural, spiritual, ethical, legal, and professional issues of care. It helps the student develop a lifespan perspective while allowing an exploration of the special needs and problems of the childbearing women, infants, children and adolescents. Selected clinical experiences in maternal-newborn settings, acute pediatric settings and community-based school help the learner begin to develop critical thinking skills and competence in family health nursing.