Maternal-Child Clinical Practicum

This course offers the clinical practicum to apply related nursing theory to the application of maternal- child nursing skills, by using the nursing process to assess, critically analyze, identify outcomes and plan to assist patients with basic health care needs. The students will utilize basic skills that treat problems or conditions related to maternal-newborn and pediatric nursing care. Students will interact with well children in an out-patient care setting. Students will evaluate the patient’s response to treatments and will document responses and outcomes. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to manage the basic nursing care of selected mothers, newborns, and children using the nursing process.