NURS 428 - Women’s Health Across the Lifespan

Credit(s): 3

WOMEN’S HLTH ACROSS LIFESPAN
Component: Lecture
Focuses on the nursing care of women’s health through the lifespan, the childbearing process, and with the newborn. Consideration of women’s health will include normal life transitions, cultural influences, developmental considerations, sexuality, genetic issues, and disabilities. Nursing care of the childbearing women will include both normal and high-risk pregnancy and labor and delivery. Care of the newborn will focus on normal fetal to neonatal transition, as well as common abnormal conditions. Additionally, developmental, legal, economic, socio-cultural, and regulatory factors will be explored as influencing factors in the care of these women and their families.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

PREREQ: NURS 365 and NURS 375 COREQ: NURS 429. RESTRICTIONS: Nursing Majors only.

Course Typically Offered: Fall and Winter

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