Hours Revised: Fall 2015 PNE 136 Maternal and Child Health Nursing Prerequisites: None Course Description: Examines pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and newborn care from a family centered approach, Covers complications related to childbearing. Emphasizes growth and development and exploration of common childhood disorders at various ages. Semester Credits: 4 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab/Recitation Hours: Select
22TPNE 136 22TMaternal and Child Health Nursing Course Outcomes At the completion of this course, the student should be able to: I. Maternal Health 1. Identify the anatomy of the female reproductive system. 2. Explain the functions of the external, internal, and accessory female organs in human reproduction. 3. Describe the influence of hormones in the female reproductive process. 4. Describe embryonic development. 5. Describe fetal development and maturation of body systems 6. Describe the development and functions of the placenta, umbilical cord, and amniotic fluid. 7. Describe the normal course of pregnancy and the purpose of prenatal care. 8. Identify fetal and maternal complications that may occur during pregnancy. 9. Describe the four components of the birth process. 10. Explain the normal processes of childbirth: premonitory signs, mechanisms of birth, and stages and phases of labor. 11. Determine appropriate nursing care for the intrapartum client. 12. Describe factors that influence a woman s comfort during labor. 13. Discuss common interventions for the woman experiencing pain associated with labor. 14. Explain common nursing responsibilities during the birth. 15. Discuss common complications during labor and birth, the common interventions, and nursing responsibilities for each. 16. Determine nursing care of the mother during the immediate post birth period. 17. Describe the normal physiological and emotional changes during puerperium. 18. Describe common problems occurring in the puerperium, including symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
19. Explain aspects of preventative health care for women. 20. Describe various methods of birth control. II. Pediatrics 1. Describe normal reflexes, characteristics and care of the newborn. 2. Describe the causes of preterm birth, and the physical characteristics and care of the preterm and post-term newborn. 3. Describe common congenital malformations of the newborn. 4. Describe normal growth and development of children. 5. Describe special issues of children, including divorce, latchkey, and homelessness. 6. Describe the child s experience of hospitalization and identify ways to lessen the stress of hospitalization for the child and the child s parents. 7. Develop pediatric care plans and explain use of pediatric clinical pathways. 8. Identify essential safety measures applicable to the hospitalized child. 9. Perform age-specific procedures related to the pediatric client, including medication administration. 10. Identify special concerns of pediatric nursing. 11. Discuss child and domestic abuse in the family. 12. Describe the nursing care of the child with terminal conditions. 13. Describe nursing care of children with a health disorder. 14. Discuss diseases and disorders of children using a body systems approach. 15. Identify characteristics of common childhood communicable diseases and the nurse s role in the immunization of children.
P Ed.). P Ed). 22TPNE 136 22TMaternal and Child Health Nursing Required Materials: Buchholz, Susan. (2011). Henke s Med-Math Dosage calculation, Preparation th and Administration (7P Philadelphia: PA. Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins. ISBN 978-1-60831-799-8 A Medical Dictionary Textbook: J. N. Klossner & N. T. Hatfield (2014). Introductory Maternity & Pediatric Nursing rd (3P Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins. ISBN- 978-1-4511-4702-5 The following supplementary materials are available: The Point PrepU Docucare
22TPNE 135 22TMaternal and Child Health Topical Description: (Outline chapters and sections to be covered in the book may include timeline) Unit l. Overview of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care 1. The Nurse s Role in a Changing Maternal-Child Health Care Environment 2. Family Centered and Community-Based Maternal and Pediatric Nursing Unit ll. Foundations of Maternity Nursing (Review on Own) 3. Structure and Function of the Reproductive System 4. Special Issues of Women s Health Care and Reproduction A. Women s Health Issues B. Reproductive Life cycle Issues Unit lll. Pregnancy 5. Fetal Development 6. Maternal Adaptation During Pregnancy 7. Prenatal Care Unit lv. Labor and Birth 8. The Labor Process 9. Pain Management During Labor and Birth 10. Nursing Care During Labor and Birth 11. Assisted Delivery and Cesarean Birth Unit V. Postpartum and Newborn 12. The Postpartum Woman 13. Nursing Assessment of Newborn Transition 14. Nursing Care of the Normal Newborn
15. Newborn Nutrition Unit Vl. Childbearing at Risk 16. Pregnancy at Risk: Conditions That Complicate Pregnancy. 17. Pregnancy at Risk: Pregnancy-Related Complications 18. Labor at Risk 19. Postpartum Woman at Risk 20. The Newborn at Risk: Gestational and Acquired Disorders 21. The Newborn at Risk: Congenital Disorders Unit Vll. Health Promotion for Normal Growth and Development (Review On Own) 22. Principles of Growth and Development 23. Growth and Development of the Infant: 28 Days to 1 Year 24. Growth and Development of the Toddler: 1 to 3 Years 25. Growth and Development of the Preschool Child: 3 to 6 Years 26. Growth and Development of the School-Aged Child: 6 to 10 Years 27. Growth and Development of the Adolescent: 11 to 18 Years Unit Vlll. Foundations of Pediatric Nursing 28. Assessment of the Child (Data collection) 29. Care of the Hospitalized Child 30. Procedures and Treatments 31. Medication Administration and Intravenous Therapy Unit lx. Special Concerns of Pediatric Nursing 32. The Child with a Chronic Health Problem 33. Abuse in the Family 34. The Dying Child Unit X. The Child with a Health Disorder 35. The Child with a Sensory/Neurological Disorder
36. The Child with a Respiratory Disorder 37. The Child with a Cardiovascular/Hematologic Disorder 38. The Child with a Gastrointestinal/Endocrine Disorder 39. The Child with a Genitourinary Disorder 40. The Child with a Musculoskeletal Disorder 41. The Child with an Integumentary Disorder/Communicable Disease 42. The Child with a Psychosocial Disorder
22TPNE 135 22TMaternal and Child Health Notes to Instructors (List information about optional topics, departmental exams, etc) None