RNUR 2109 - Registered Nursing Process III

Institution:

Arkansas State University-Three Rivers (formerly College of the Ouachitas)

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Description:

Pediatrics/Obstetrics This course provides lecture content for the age group involving the newborn through adolescence. The student will be provided a longitudinal view of the child as an individual on a continuum of developmental changes and as a member of a family unit. There will be discussion of social, cultural, and religious influences on child development and health promotion. Students will receive instruction on pediatric assessment, including interviewing skills, physical and behavioral observations, developmental levels, and preventive health care guidelines. Instruction will also include care of the child with cognitive and sensory impairment, chronic illness, serious body system diseases, and pain. This course utilizes an integrated approach to further emphasize the skills, knowledge, and behaviors needed to care for clients in the areas of the child-bearing family, newborn, and women's health. Topics will include normal and high-risk client care in the areas of the prenatal period, labor and delivery, postpartum, and the newborn period. The emerging field of genetics, major genetic diseases, and the role nurses play is also incorporated. Lecture content also includes human reproduction, reproductive health, and family planning. The course objectives will incorporate holism, human needs, growth and development, communications, safety, and wellness-illness across the life span for clients in these areas. This course enables the student to practice the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that are acquired in RNUR2109. Students will have opportunity to learn new clinical skills along with sharpening previously learned skills. Care of the hospitalized child, including pediatric clinical procedures, and home care guidelines are incorporated into the content. Practicum hours will include general clinical skills of the pediatric client care. This clinical also allows the student to synthesize new knowledge, apply previous knowledge, and gain experience in care of the child-bearing family, newborn, and women's health. Students also use the skills in assessing and caring for children and adults with genetic abnormalities. Included in the course is a mathematics review, essential information that is the foundation for accurate dosage calculations and safe medication administration. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all first semester RNUR courses

Credits:

9.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.asutr.edu/

Phone Number:

(501) 337-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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