- Teacher: Korinn Chaffee
- Teacher: Ana Guzman
- Teacher: Amanda Hysell
This course explores health promotion and equitable healthcare for women across the lifespan, as well as care of the woman and family throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period. Fetal/neonatal physiologic adaptation, stressors, and care are presented. Maternal, paternal, and family adaptation theories are discussed with a focus on health promotion and self-management of the family. Students will integrate theory, critical thinking, and the nursing process to guide nursing care of women and families through the perinatal period. Relevant health policy and advocacy are explored with a focus on quality, safety, and equitable nursing care.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Collaborate with the inter-professional team to provide safe, effective, equitable, and evidence-based care to women and childbearing families.
- Integrate physiological, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural factors into a plan of care for childbearing families.
- Synthesize nursing knowledge and theory to promote health and self management for women and childbearing families.
- Demonstrate effective and collaborative communication between the inter-professional team and childbearing family.
- Analyze ethical and legal principles as they relate to the care of women, neonates, and the perinatal period.
- Articulate priorities for nursing care of vulnerable populations.
- Teacher: Pasquale Iemma