NURSE 364: Management of Maternal & Family Health

Course Description

This course focuses on the application of the nursing process in the adaptation of the childbearing family. Emphasis is placed on adaptation during pregnancy, labor, birth and the postpartum period. Key concepts to be addressed include maternal, fetal, neonatal and family adaptation throughout the maternity cycle, common alterations during the cycle and culturally sensitive, family-centered nursing care. Maternal, fetal and neonatal physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology will be addressed.