I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Maternal Child Health
2. Course Prefix & Number:
PNUR 1175
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course describes signs of pregnancy, prenatal care, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. Complications of pregnancy, labor and delivery and postpartum, as well as fundamental nursing care of the neonate will be presented. The pediatric portion of the course describes the childÆs experience of hospitalization and health care adaptations for child and family. Care of the child with pediatric disease conditions will be presented.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
PNUR 1175 - Maternal Child Health
All Course(s) from the following...
9. Co-requisite Courses:
PNUR 1175 - Maternal Child Health
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud Technical College
|
PRSG 2450 Family Health Nursing
|
3
|
|
Ridgewater College
|
NURS 1400 Family Nursing
|
2
|
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
Practical Nursing
|
Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Apply nursing theory principles to scenarios presented in the classroom. |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Discuss diverse cultural and environmental characteristics/situations related to client care across the health care continuum. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Describe signs and symptoms of pregnancy
|
|
|
Describe prenatal care including length of pregnancy and due date calculation
|
|
|
Describe pregnancy complications including infections and other high risk factors
|
|
|
Describe the four stages of labor and differentiate between true and false labor, including nursing care in each stage
|
|
|
Discuss the complications of labor including fetal monitoring and c-section delivery
|
|
|
Describe pain management during labor
|
|
|
Describe postpartum care and complications that may arise
|
|
|
Discuss breast and bottle feeding
|
|
|
Describe the newborn including each preterm, postterm, and term
|
|
|
Describe the care of a newborn with a complication
|
|
|
Describe the role of the nurse in women’s healthcare
|
|
|
Describe the pediatric child’s hospital experience at each stage of development
|
|
|
Describe nursing care of the pediatric child with a condition of the following systems:
Neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory, blood and lymph, circulatory, gastrointestinal, urinary, integumetary, endocrine, and reproductive
|
|
|
Demonstrate ability to calculate pediatric medication dosages
|
|
|
Explain the nurses role in reporting abuse
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
Unit 1
Past, present and future in maternity and pediatric nursing
Human reproductive anatomy and physiology
The nurses role in women’s health care
Prenatal development
Prenatal care and Pregnancy care
Nursing care of women with pregnancy complications
|
|
Unit 2
Nursing care of mother and infant during labor and birth
Management of pain in labor and delivery
Nursing care of women with complications during labor and birth
Nursing care of women with complications following birth
|
|
Unit 3
The family after birth
The term Newborn
Pre and post term newborns
The newborn with complications
|
|
Unit 4
The child’s experience with hospitalization
Health care adaptations for the child and family
The child with a neurological condition
|
|
Unit 5
The child with a musculoskeletal condition
The child with a respiratory or cardiovascular condition
The child with a blood or lymph condition
The child with a gastrointestinal condition
|
|
Unit 6
The child with a genitourinary condition
The child with a skin condition
The child with a metabolic condition
The child with a communicable disease
The child with an emotional or behavioral condition
|
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Maternal Child Health
2. Course Prefix & Number:
PNUR 1175
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course describes signs of pregnancy, prenatal care, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. Complications of pregnancy, labor and delivery and postpartum, as well as fundamental nursing care of the neonate will be presented. The pediatric portion of the course describes the childÆs experience of hospitalization and health care adaptations for child and family. Care of the child with pediatric disease conditions will be presented.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
PNUR 1175 - Maternal Child Health
All Course(s) from the following...
9. Co-requisite Courses:
PNUR 1175 - Maternal Child Health
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud Technical College
|
PRSG 2450 Family Health Nursing
|
3
|
|
Ridgewater College
|
NURS 1400 Family Nursing
|
2
|
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
Practical Nursing
|
Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Apply nursing theory principles to scenarios presented in the classroom. |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Discuss diverse cultural and environmental characteristics/situations related to client care across the health care continuum. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Describe signs and symptoms of pregnancy
|
|
|
Describe prenatal care including length of pregnancy and due date calculation
|
|
|
Describe pregnancy complications including infections and other high risk factors
|
|
|
Describe the four stages of labor and differentiate between true and false labor, including nursing care in each stage
|
|
|
Discuss the complications of labor including fetal monitoring and c-section delivery
|
|
|
Describe pain management during labor
|
|
|
Describe postpartum care and complications that may arise
|
|
|
Discuss breast and bottle feeding
|
|
|
Describe the newborn including each preterm, postterm, and term
|
|
|
Describe the care of a newborn with a complication
|
|
|
Describe the role of the nurse in women’s healthcare
|
|
|
Describe the pediatric child’s hospital experience at each stage of development
|
|
|
Describe nursing care of the pediatric child with a condition of the following systems:
Neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory, blood and lymph, circulatory, gastrointestinal, urinary, integumetary, endocrine, and reproductive
|
|
|
Demonstrate ability to calculate pediatric medication dosages
|
|
|
Explain the nurses role in reporting abuse
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
Unit 1
Past, present and future in maternity and pediatric nursing
Human reproductive anatomy and physiology
The nurses role in women’s health care
Prenatal development
Prenatal care and Pregnancy care
Nursing care of women with pregnancy complications
|
|
Unit 2
Nursing care of mother and infant during labor and birth
Management of pain in labor and delivery
Nursing care of women with complications during labor and birth
Nursing care of women with complications following birth
|
|
Unit 3
The family after birth
The term Newborn
Pre and post term newborns
The newborn with complications
|
|
Unit 4
The child’s experience with hospitalization
Health care adaptations for the child and family
The child with a neurological condition
|
|
Unit 5
The child with a musculoskeletal condition
The child with a respiratory or cardiovascular condition
The child with a blood or lymph condition
The child with a gastrointestinal condition
|
|
Unit 6
The child with a genitourinary condition
The child with a skin condition
The child with a metabolic condition
The child with a communicable disease
The child with an emotional or behavioral condition
|