NURS 361 - Obstetrics and Women’s Health

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

This course introduces nursing concepts related to women’s health, pregnancy and care of the newborn. The unique needs of reproducing families will be explored. Building on the foundation of previous nursing courses and the nursing process, the student will explore nursing care for women with reproductive concerns as well as nursing care during preconception, perinatal, postpartum, and neonatal periods. Tasks of pregnancy, psychosocial adaptation, biological-behavioral concepts in obstetric nursing care within the context of social justice, cultural competence, and equity will be addressed.
Prerequisite: NURS 350 and NURS 350L.
Corequisite: NURS 361L

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NURS 361 - Obstetrics and Women’s Health