Southern State Community College
Curriculum Committee – October 2014
NURS 1105: Maternal Newborn Nursing
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I.
COURSE TITLE:
Maternal Newborn Nursing
COURSE NUMBER: 1105
II.
CATALOG PREFIX: NURS
PRE-REQUISITES:
ALTH 1105, BIOL 2205, MATH 1135, NURS 1101, and NURS 1115
CO-REQUISITES:
BIOL 2206, NURS 1120, and PSYC 1111
III.
CREDIT HOURS:
4
IV.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course addresses the use of the nursing process and using clinical judgment to promote
health in the childbearing family during the process of reproduction, pregnancy, labor, delivery
and postpartum periods. Attention is also directed toward the normal newborn, and the newborn
at risk. Emphasis shall be placed on nurse awareness of physical, nutritional, mental, emotional
and social needs of the mother, the family and the newborn. Throughout the course, the dignity of
the individual, appropriate communication skills, and pharmacological aspects of reproductive
and maternal child care are discussed. Professional responsibilities of the nurse, patient quality,
improvement, and patient safety issues are integrated throughout the course along with significant
ethical and legal responsibilities. Clinical practice experiences along with Human Patient
Simulation complement the theory portion of the course.
V.
GRADING:
To satisfactorily complete this course, the student must achieve a grade of B or above according
to the following system:
LECTURE HOURS:
CLINICAL HOURS:
3
1 (3 clock hours)
90 – 100 = A
80 – 89 = B
0 – 79 = F
VI.
ADOPTED TEXT(S):
Hatfield, N.T. (2014). Introductory maternity and pediatric nursing, (3rd), Philadelphia:
Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. ISBN: 9781451147025
VII.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate behaviors which verify active participation in the teaching-learning process in
class and clinical areas related to maternal and newborn health.
2. Employ the nursing process and clinical judgment with written assignments and when
determining nursing responsibilities for assisting mothers, newborns and families to meet
basic physical, nutritional, mental, emotional and social needs.
3. Use effective and professional written and verbal communication within the framework of
this course and with clients, staff, and on medical records.
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4. Support and promote the dignity of each member of the childbearing family.
5. Demonstrate understanding of the ethical-legal responsibilities of the nurse in caring for the
childbearing family in action and in documentation.
6. Apply knowledge of pharmacology to nursing care of mothers and newborns, during
pregnancy, labor, and delivery.
7. Employ human, physical, financial, and technological resources to meet individualized family
needs and derive optimum patient health outcomes.
8. Evaluate and utilize current evidence-based nursing research in the nursing care of the
childbearing family.
9. Maintain the safety of patients, family members, coworkers, and self at all times.
VIII.
COURSE METHODOLOGY:
Lecture, discussion, critical thinking exercises, audio-visual materials, computer assisted
instruction, written assignments, written tests, class presentations, clinical practice, clinical
observation, and human patient simulation may be utilized.
IX.
COURSE OUTLINE:
The instructor will incorporate the concepts of patient-centered care, safety, clinical judgment,
quality improvement, communication and ethical/legal issues while teaching the following topics:
 Maternal and newborn health nursing within historic and psychosocial framework
 Human reproductive function, conception and fetal development
 Maternal physiologic and psychological adaptation to pregnancy
 Nursing care during the prenatal period
 Nursing care of the intrapartum patient
 Nursing care of the postpartum woman
 Nursing care of the patient experiencing complications of pregnancy, labor, birth or
postpartum
 Nursing care of the newborn.
 Nursing care of the newborn at risk for poor health outcomes
 Pharmacological interventions related to maternal/newborn care
Sample weekly outline
Week:
1
Maternal and child health nursing within historic and psychosocial framework
2
Human reproductive function, conception and fetal development
3
Maternal physiologic and psychological adaptation to pregnancy
4.
Nursing care during the prenatal period
5.
Nursing care of the intrapartum patient
6.
Nursing care of the postpartum woman
7 & 8.
Nursing care of the patient experiencing complications of pregnancy, labor, birth or
postpartum
9,10,&11 Nursing care of the normal newborn.
12 & 13 Nursing care for the newborn at risk for poor health outcomes
14 & 15 Pharmacological interventions related to maternal/newborn care
X.
OTHER REQUIRED TEXTS, SOFTWARE & MATERIALS:
All textbooks from prior nursing classes may be used as references in either clinical or classroom.
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XI.
EVALUATION:
Theory is evaluated by written examination and assessment of completeness and accuracy of any
class related work, including essays, worksheets, quizzes and class presentations and
participation, as determined by the classroom instructor. Students will be informed of the specific
evaluation tools and their respective percentage values on the first day of class.
Please note that the student must achieve a grade of satisfactory in each clinical practice objective
and the required score on the required ATI proctored assessment to successfully complete the
course. If a student fails to achieve a satisfactory in clinical practice or the required score on the
ATI proctored assessment, regardless of lecture grade, the student will receive a grade of “F” for
the course.
Clinical practice is evaluated by student knowledge and application of that knowledge in the
clinical setting and in clinically related written work. Students are to demonstrate competence in
each of the clinical objectives as evidenced by specific behaviors noted in the clinical evaluation
tool for this course.
Use of ATI will be directed per the standardized testing policy.
ATI: Students must pass the ATI at a Level 2 or 3 to successfully complete this course. The
student will have 2 attempts to do so. The student must bring a practice exam with a score of
90% in order to be eligible to sit for the ATI exam or as directed by instructor.
Instructors reserve the right to modify timing of exams or presentation of units to meet
class objectives.
XII.
SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS: None
XIII.
OTHER INFORMATION:
FERPA: Students need to understand that your work may be seen by others. Others may see
your work when being distributed, during group project work, or if it is chosen for demonstration
purposes.
Students also need to know that there is a possibility that your work may be submitted to other
entities for the purpose of plagiarism checks.
DISABILITIES: Students with disabilities must contact the Disabilities Service Office at
800.628.7722 or 937.393.3431 before arrangements can be made for them in the classroom or
clinical setting.