VNSG 1230 - Maternal-Neonatal Nursing

CIP Code 513901

2 Course Credits

A study of the biological, psychological, and sociological con epts applicable to basic needs of the family including childbearing and neonatal care. Utilization of the nursing process in the assessment and management of the childbearing family. Topics include physiological changes related to pregnancy, fetal development, and nursing care of the family during labor and delivery and the puerperium. End-of-Course Outcomes: The student will discuss human reproduction and fetal development as related to the normal aspects of childbearing; identify common complications of the mother and newborn during prenatal, antenatal, and postnatal periods; and relate characteristics of the normal newborn and associated nursing interventions to meet identified health care needs utlizing the nursing process.

2 Lecture Hours Per Week
32 Contact Hours

Instructional Methods: LEC

Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Vocational Nursing students

Co-requisites: VNSG 1661 required concurrent
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course