Maternal Child Nursing and Leadership builds on previous coursework by challenging students to apply the nursing process to provide direct patient centered, holistic care to the pediatric population and childbearing family. Theoretical instruction focuses on the care of families during reproduction and of children from birth through adolescence, including high-risk pregnancy, complications, and dysfunction of pediatric health. Leadership and management nursing skills are presented and students will demonstrate application of these skills (communication, delegation, conflict management, and professional development) in a variety of settings. Concepts of patient-centered care, prevention of disease, nursing treatments, and pharmacologic interventions are included for each system. Professionalism, functioning as a team, therapeutic communication, cultural considerations, and critical thinking are threaded throughout the curriculum. Students are expected to demonstrate safe performance of all skills from previous courses as well as those presented in this course. Clinical experiences may include community, acute care, long-term care, mental health, and rehabilitation settings. Prerequisite: Minimum grades of “C” in NUR 2244C and DEP 2004.
Prerequisites: NUR 2244C, DEP 2004