CRN 12580

6.0 credit hours

This course concentrates on health promotion, disease prevention, and health risk reduction of children and women from diverse populations. A family centered focus is used to guide the student’s understanding of the childbearing family from preconception through labor and delivery and care of the neonate, as well as children and their families. Care and health restoration of the woman and family with an at-risk pregnancy is also addressed. The role of the nurse as practitioner, educator, collaborator in acute care and various community settings is underscored. The framework for professional practice and professional role activities is developed from the current American Nurses’ Association Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.