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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course focuses on the promotion of health and caring for childbearing families, their
newborns, and children with major health problems from infancy to adolescence. Emphasis is
placed on the implementation phase of the nursing process. Experiential learning offers
opportunities to provide care during the antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartal periods of the
maternity cycle, as well as in the newborn nursery and pediatric settings, along with simulated
experiences through computer programs/internet sites.
1. Develop nursing plans of care (Concept Care Map) for parents and children incorporating
growth and development needs with a variety of health problems.
4. Establish and maintain effective communication with clients, families, and health team
members.
5. Promote and support positive family relationships within a variety of life-style situations.
7. Develop and implement teaching plans based on clients developmental levels to assist
them in meeting their needs.
8. Recognize the need for referrals to meet clients' information needs in order to provide
follow-up care for parents and children.
9. Assume responsibility and comply with ethical, legal, and professional standards of client
care which fall within the scope of practice determined appropriate for parent-child
health.
Topical Outline:
1. Care of the Family Unit: Conception, Fetal Development and the Role of the Nurse
History of childbirth; family structure and function; socio-cultural factors and ethical issues
affecting the childbearing family; and advances in diagnostic and treatment modalities
ensuring the well-being of the pregnant woman and fetus.
Lab 1: Care of the Antepartum Patient and Family
Importance of prenatal care; history taking and physical exam during pregnancy; nutritional
needs; prenatal exercise; breast exam; and pelvic exam.
2. Care of the Antepartum Patients and Family
Physiological changes during pregnancy; tasks to be accomplished during the Antepartum
period; and special needs of the pregnant adolescent.
Lab 2: Care of Patients During the Labor and Delivery Process
Relationship of the fetus to maternal pelvis; mechanism of labor; assessing contractions and
Leopolds Maneuvers.
Teaching Strategies: lecture, guided discussion, case studies, gaming, concept mapping,
audiovisuals, demonstrations and return demonstrations, small group learning, computer-assisted
instruction, models, study guides, self-instruction modules, guided learning experience in
laboratory and at clinical site and low and high fidelity simulation.
COURSE MATERIALS
Required Textbooks:
Brenner, A., Snyder, S., Kozier, B., & Erb, G. (2012). Kozier & Erbs Fundamentals of Nursing,
(9th Ed.) Prentice Hall.
Dudek, S., (2013). Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice, (7th Ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott.
Lehne, R. A., (2012). Pharmacology for Nursing Care, (8th Ed.). Saunders.
Rudd, K. & Kocisko, D. M. (2013). Pediatric Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing
Care. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. ISBN: 978-0-8036-2179-4
(2013) Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, (22nd Ed.). Philadelphis: F.A. Davis Co.
Recommended Textbooks:
Ackley, B. J. & Ladwig, G.B. (2013). Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to
Planning Care, (10th Ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby-Yearbook.
Videbeck, S. (2013) Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, (6th Ed.). Philadelphia, Penn: J.P.
Lippincott Co.
LETTER NUMERICAL
RANGE
A 92.5-100
A- 89.5-92.4
B+ 86.5-89.4
B 82.5-86.4
B- 79.5-82.4
C+ 76.5-79.4
C 74.5-76.4
F 74.4 or less
Evaluation Methods:
1. Two unit examinations (2): 20% each (40%)
2. Midterm Examination (OB Content): 30%
3. Final Examination (PEDS Content): 25%
4. Kaplan Integrated Testing 5%
5. Medication Calculation Competency: Pass/Fall (Passing score of 80 required.)
6. Clinical Practicum Pass/Fall (Satisfactory rating required.)
7. ePortfolio Assignment Pass/Fall (Needs to be posted in Assessment Area)
Regardless of the grade computation, any failure in clinical performance will be recorded as an
automatic F grade for the course.
Exam Information:
The course schedule identifies examination dates. The faculty retains the right to change these
dates if necessary. If a student cannot be present for a scheduled examination, it is the students
responsibility to notify the course faculty prior to the examination start time via email.
Make up exams, and the date and time of the exam if granted, will be given at the discretion of
the faculty. Only one make up exam opportunity may be scheduled per semester.
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Medication calculation competency examination:
(Pass/Fail): Students will be given no more than two testing opportunities to achieve an 80% on a
drug calculation competency examination.
Subsequent testing will take place at the convenience of the instructor outside of course time.
Should a student fail two testing
opportunities, required tutoring via the remedial workshop, must be satisfactorily completed
before the student can progress in
the program. Drug calculation problems may be a part of each objective testing opportunity.
Course Expectations:
Students are expected to participate fully in all course activities, complete readings prior to class,
and arrive on time for class, laboratory, and clinical sessions. All assignments must be submitted
on the required dates.
Academic Integrity:
Cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. All work
submitted by a student must be the students own work. Please see Nursing Student handbook
Attendance Policy:
Attendance policies for class and campus laboratory sessions are those stated in the LaGuardia
Community College Catalog. Attendance for the hospital clinical laboratory is mandatory.
Students who are too ill to report for clinical assignments must notify the clinical faculty before
starting time on the scheduled clinical day. Failure to do this will result in a clinical "U" for the
day.
Students who return following an absence for illness may be required to submit a doctor's note
for medical clearance in order to return to the clinical setting. A second clinical absence within a
12-week semester will result in failure of the course.
Emergency School Closure will be indicated on the LaGuardia Community College Website. If
the college is closed, the clinical day is cancelled.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Advisement
Student-faculty conferences will be scheduled once during each semester and as needed. In
addition, full-time faculty members will post office hours indicating times available to meet with
students. Times other than those posted may be arranged by mutual agreement. It is the student's
responsibility to make and keep appointments. If unable to keep an appointment, the student is
expected to notify faculty.