N 3057 - Low Risk Neonatal Nursing

Institution:

Orange County Community College

Subject:

Non-Credit

Description:

This course is designed to provide the student with a greater depth of understanding for the novice and experienced low-risk neonatal nurse. Topics include assessment and evaluation of the intrauterine environment, maternal factors and complications affecting the fetus/neonate, as well as resuscitation and stabilization. Focus of the newborn section will be on physical examination techniques, procedures and findings, as well as assessment and management of normal vs. abnormal findings by systems. General management topics include: neonatal nutrition, pharmacology, family integration/role adaptation, discharge Planning/Home Care as well as professional issues of research, legal/ethical considerations. Required text: Comprehensive Neonatal Care:An Interdisciplinary Approach, 4th Edition By: Carol Kenner & Judy Wright Lott Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier ISBN: 13-978-1-4160-2942-7

Credits:

0.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sunyorange.edu/

Phone Number:

(845) 344-6222

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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