Nursing of the Childrearing Family (N308)
(05/23/2016-07/29/2016)
Course Memo
This course builds on the students’ broad knowledge base gained from their liberal studies of psychology, sociology, anatomy and physiology, human growth and development and from their knowledge of the nursing process. This course examines concepts relevant to the childrearing cycle, including normal growth of development from birth through adolescence. The concepts include adaptation, stress, loss, role, socialization, need, family lifestyles, and culture. Genetic principles, chronic illness processes, ethical concerns, and legal issues are also addressed. Concepts that impact on the childrearing cycle are explored as they relate to health/illness continuum of children and adolescents. Clinical experience for the student includes the application of the nursing process on selected clients in a variety of settings such as simulated lab, hospital, outpatient and community settings.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Level I & II courses, N301, N307)