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Sep 07, 2024
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NUR 148 - Obstetric, Neonatal, and Women’s Health Nursing Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Clinical Hours: 6 Credits: 5
Description: This course focuses on the nursing care of low-risk and high-risk obstetric clients, low risk neonates and women throughout their life spans.
Prerequisite(s): NUR 104 , NUR 131 , and NUR 138 . Course Topics:
- 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
Textbooks: Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website Required Materials: Classroom:
- Learning packet (purchase from the Book Inn)
- Gestational wheel
Clinical:
- Stethoscope
- Functioning penlight
- Gestational wheel
- Black pen
- Appropriate care plan forms
- Prenatal testing handouts
Grading System: An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.
A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = 0 - 59 Student Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze and interpret an electronic fetal monitor strip for signs of fetal compromise/acidosis.
- Identify appropriate nursing interventions for the treatment of the potentially hypoxic/acidotic fetus.
- 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.)
- Provide culturally competent care to women of childbearing age and to their families/friends in the healthcare setting.
- Devise and develop a nursing plan of care for an antepartum/intrapartum/postpartum/or neonatal client.
- Identify and provide situation-appropriate care to female patients and normal newborns.
For SCC Online Courses: If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Course Policies that include:
- Identity Verification
- Required materials for all online courses
- Mandatory Attendance Requirement
- Orientation and Support
- Proctored Exams
Standard SCC Course Policies: Please review the Standard Course Policies on the following topics:
- 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
![SCC Logo](/mime/media/21/418/SCC-logo-footer.jpg) Official Course Syllabus 2024-2025
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