PN 203 - Maternity and Pediatric Nursing

Credits: 4

This course explores health promotion and illness prevention of women from the prenatal to postnatal period and the growth and development of the newborn from conception to adolescence. Normal growth and development, as well as, deviations from normal, are explored in the course. The focus is on nursing care concepts necessary to provide a safe, effective care environment for the mother, newborn and child. Students will participate in clinical rotation in a setting that provides maternal, newborn, and pediatric care, using skill sets attained in PN 100, PN 101, PN 201, and those attained in this course.

*This course does not provide college credit.

Prerequisites: PN 100, PSY 111; PN 120, PN 101, PN 201, PN 200
Co-requisite: PN 303