NUR 148 - Obstetric, Neonatal, and Women’s Health Nursing

• Anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive cycle
• Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Conception and fetal development
• Culturally-appropriate care of the childbearing family
• Maternal/fetal nutrition
• Nursing care of the family during pregnancy, the intrapartum period, the postpartum period, and the neonatal period
• The process of labor and birth
• Pain management during labor
• Fetal assessment in the antepartum and intrapartum periods
• Physiologic and behavioral adjustment of the newborn to extrauterine life
• Parental adjustment to pregnancy, birth, and the newborn period
• Newborn nutrition
• Assessment for fetal and maternal risk factors pregnancy
• Complications of pregnancy (including, but not limited to:)
  • Hypertensive disorders
  • Antepartal hemorrhagic disorders
  • Endocrine and metabolic disorders
  • Mental health disorders
  • Medical-Surgical disorders
  • Labor and birth complications
  • Postpartum complications
• Perinatal loss and grief
• Assessment and management of female physiological processes
• Management of clients with female reproductive disorders

• Learning packet (purchase from the Book Inn)
• Gestational wheel

Clinical:

• Stethoscope
• Functioning penlight
• Gestational wheel
• Black pen
• Appropriate careplan forms
• Prenatal testing handouts

A =  90 - 100
B =   80 - 89
C =   70 - 79
D =   60 - 69
F =     0 - 59

1. Analyze and interpret an electronic fetal monitor strip for signs of fetal compromise/acidosis.
2. Identify appropriate nursing interventions for the treatment of the potentially hypoxic/acidotic fetus.
3. Apply classroom theory to identify women at increased risk for complications of pregnancy and the postpartum period (e.g., preterm labor, antepartum hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, etc.)
4. Provide culturally competent care to women of childbearing age and to their families/friends in the healthcare setting.
5. Devise and develop a nursing plan of care for an antepartum/intrapartum/postpartum/or neonatal client.
6. Identify and provide situation-appropriate care to female patients and normal newborns.

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• Required materials for all online courses
• Mandatory Attendance Requirement
• Orientation and Support
• Proctored Exams

• Academic Integrity
• Add/Drop period
• Attendance
• Classroom Conduct
• Equal Access
• IT Access
• Online Behavior
• Online Confidentiality
• Services For Students with Disabilities
• Student Concerns
• Student Help Services
• Withdrawals