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Christian University of Thailand

Course Syllabus
Course Code: BNUR 3312/INUR3312

Course Title: Nursing Therapeutics for

Mother and Infant I
Lecture Hour: 2 hours / Week
Academic Year 2010

Credit 2(2-0)
Semester 3
Curriculum: Bachelors Degree in Nursing
Course Status: Professional
College of Nursing
Prerequisite: BNUR3302 Nursing Process and Health Assessment
Instructor: Mrs. Ruffel Joy C. Manalo
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1. Course Description

Evolution, concepts and theories related to mother and infant, nursing therapeutics for
mother and infant, the roles and responsibilities of the professional nurse in premarital counseling,
family planning, infertile condition and antenatal care using the nursing process with emphasis on
caring and family participation, within legal limitations and professional codes of ethics, in order
to maintain, promote and protect the physical, social and spiritual health of individuals, group,
families and communities.
2. Course Behavioral Objective
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:
2.1 Describe evolution, principles, roles and responsibilities of mother and infant;
2.2 Describe principles of premarital counseling and genetic disorders;
2.3 Describe principles of family planning and advise appropriate contraceptive or birth
control methods for couples;
2.4 Describe principles of nursing support for infertile couples;
2.5 Assess problems, needs and state principles of antenatal care;
2.6 Implement appropriate nursing care management to pregnancy discomforts.
3. Teaching Units
3.1 Evolution, concepts and nursing therapeutics for mother and infant
3.2 Preparation of couples before marriage
3.3 Family planning and birth control
3.4 Infertile couples nursing support
3.5 Antenatal Care
3.5.1 Fertilization and fetal development
3.5.2 Factors influencing fetal growth and development
3.5.3 Physiological and psychosocial adaptation to pregnancy
3.5.4 Pregnancy diagnosis, health assessment and screening for mother and infant
3.5.5 Health promotion during pregnancy
3.5.6 Fetal developmental stimulation
3.5.7 Preparation for delivery
3.5.8 Preparation for breast feeding
3.5.9 Psychosocial nursing care
3.5.10 Implement appropriate nursing care management for discomforts
4. Teaching and Learning Activities
4.1 Lecture
4.2 Group discussion

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4.3 Video
4.4 Self study
4.5 Group discussion
5. Teaching Aids
5.1 Visual aids and projector
5.2 Video
5.3 Model
5.4 Selected scenarios
6. Evaluation
6.1 Quizzes
6.2 Midterm Examination
6.3 Final Examination

10 %
35 %
55 %

7. Major Instructor
7.1 Mrs. Ruffel Joy C. Manalo
8. Co- Major Instructor
8.1 Ms. Sarah Jane L. Racal
9. Instructors
9.1 Dr. Ngamnit Ratananukul
9.2 Dr. Samuel Umereweneza
9.3 Mr. Ariel Jul D. Alon
10. Teaching Schedule
Week

(Lecture every Monday 13.00 - 16:00)

Unit behavioral objectives

Week 1
March 28
13.00-16.00
April 4, 2011
Monday
9.00-12.00
(3 hours)

Teaching units

Teaching methods

Orientation

1. Describe evolution,
principles, roles and
responsibilities of mother and
infant
nursing
therapeutics
1.1 Explain evolution and
concepts of mother and infant
nursing therapeutics
1.2 Identify factors that
influence mother and infant
health status
1.3 Describe roles of nurse in
mother and infant nursing care
1.4 Describe law related to
nursing therapeutics
1.5Explain mother and infant
vital statistics
1.6 Explain goal of operation
for mother and infant by the

1. Evolution, Concepts
and Principles of
Mother and Infant
Nursing Therapeutics

1.1 Evolution and

concepts of mother and
Infant Nursing
Therapeutics
1.2 Factors Influencing
Mother and Infant
Health Status
1.3 Roles of Nurse in
Mother and Infant

Instructors
Mrs. Joy

- Lecture
- Discussion

Dr.Ngamnit

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th

10 economic and social

national development plan.

Nursing Care
1.4 Law Related to
Nursing Therapeutics
1.5 Mother and infant
Vital Statistics

Week 2
April 4
Monday
13.00-15:00
(2 hrs)

2. Describe principle of premarriage counseling and

genetic disorders
2.1Explain pre- marriage
counseling
2.2 Explain genetic disorders
counseling

1.6 Goal of operation

about mother and infant
by the 10th Economic
and Social National
Development Plan.
2. Preparation of
Couples Before
Marriage

- Lecture
- Discussion

Dr.Ngamnit

2.1 Premarital
Counseling
2.2 Genetic Disorder
Counseling

Week 3
April 11
Monday
13.00-16.00
(3 hrs )

Week 4
April 18
Monday
13.00-16:00
(3 hrs )

3. Describe principles of
family planning and advise
appropriate contraceptive
method for couples
3.1 Explain family planning
3.2 Explain contraceptive or
birth control methods

4. Describe principles of
infertile couples nursing
support
4.1Identify causes of
infertility
4.2 Identify investigations for
causes of infertility
4.3 Explain cures infertility
4.4 Explain fertility
technology

3. Family Planning

- Lecture
- Discussion
-Display birth control
instruments

Mrs. Joy

- Lecture
- Discussion
- Video
Entitle nursing care
of Fertility
Technology

Mrs. Joy

3.1 Family Planning

3.2 Contraception
3.2.1.Contemporary
birth control
3.2.2. Temporary birth
control
4. Infertile couples
nursing support
4.1 Causes of infertility
4.2 Investigation for
causes of infertility
4.3 Cures of Infertility
4.4 Fertility technology

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Week 5
April 25
Monday
13.00-16:00
(3 hrs )

5. Assess problem, need and

state principles of antenatal
care
5.1 Explain fertilization and
fetal development
5.2 Identify factors that
influence fetal growth and
development

Week 6

5. Antenatal care

5.1 Fertilization and fetal

development
5.2 Factors influencing
fetal growth and
development

Dr. Sam
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Video
Entitle nursing care
of Fertilization and
development

Midterm Examination
Units 1- 5.2

April 30-May 8

(12 hours)
Week 7
May 9
Monday
13.00-16:00
(3 hrs)
Week 8
May 16
Monday
13.00-16.00

Week 9
May 23
Monday
13.00-16.00

Week 10
May 30
Monday
13.00-16.00

5.3 Explain physiological and

psychosocial adaptation for
pregnancy

5.3 Physiological and

psychosocial adaptation
to pregnancy

5.4 Describe pregnancy

diagnosis, health assessment
and screening for mother and
infant

5.4 Pregnancy diagnosis,

health assessment and
screening for mother and
infant
5.4.1.Presumptive signs ,
probable signs and
positive signs
5.4.2.History interview
5.4.3.Physical
examination and
abdominal palpation
5.4.4.Laboratory
examination and
interpretation
5.5 Health promotion
during pregnancy
5.5.1 Nutritional status
5.5.2 Exercise and
relaxation
5.5.3 Daily activity
5.5.4 Sexual relationship

5.5 Describe health

promotion during pregnancy
as nutritional status, exercise
and relaxation , daily activity
and sexual relationship

5.6 Explain fetal

developmental stimulation
5.7 Describe preparation for
delivery
5.8 Explain the preparation
for breast feeding
5.9 Apply the psychosocial
nursing care

5.6 Fetal developmental

stimulation
5.7 Preparation for
delivery
5.8 Preparation for breast
feeding

Lecture
Discussion

Mr. Ariel

- Lecture
- Discussion

Mrs. Joy

- Lecture
- Discussion
- Demonstration
and return
demonstration
of exercise
and relaxation

Ms. Sarah

- Lecture
- Discussion
- Video
Entitle of
Physical
examination
and abdominal
palpation

Mr. Ariel

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5.9 Psychosocial nursing
care

Week 11
June 6
Monday
13.00-16.00
(3 hours )

5.10 Implement appropriate

nursing care management for
discomforts

5.10 Nursing care

management for
discomforts
5.10.1 First trimester
5.10.2 Second trimester
5.10.3 Third trimester

Week 12

Final Examination

June 11-19

(Units 5.3-5.10.3)

- Lecture
- Discussion
-Demonstration
and return
demonstration
of reduction
of
discomforts

11. References:
1) Lowdermilk, D.L. and Perry, S.E. (2004) Maternity and Women Health Care. 8th ed.St.
Louis : Mosby company.
2) Makenney, E.S. et. al. (2000). Maternal Child Nursing. Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders.
3) Reeder, S.J. Marti. L.L. and Konlak Griffin, D. (1977). Maternity Nursing : Family
Newborn and Womens Health care. 18th ed. New York. : Lippincott.
4) Sherwen, L.N. Scoloveno, M.A. Weingaten, C.T. (1995). Nursing Care the Childbearing
Family. 2th ed. Norwalk : Appleton & Lange.
5) Wong , D.L. (2006) Maternal Child Nursing Care. 3th ed. St. Louis : Mosby Elsevier.
6) Wong Perry, Hockenberry Lowdermilk, Wilson, (2008). Maternal and Child Nursing Care.
3rd ed: Mosby Company.

Major Instructor

Dean

(Mrs. Ruffel Joy C. Manalo)

(Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lucksana Inklab)

11 Feb 2011

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11 Feb 2011

Chairperson of the Academic Standards

Mrs. Joy

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(Mrs. Kanchana Savatasukh)
11 Feb 2011

Committee for English Undergraduate Courses

Christian University of Thailand