The focus of Maternity Clinical is to provide an opportunity for students to apply concepts studied in the classroom to the clinical setting. Students will apply the nursing process in delivering care to the childbearing family and neonate. An emphasis is placed on utilizing clinical judgment to meet the nurse’s responsibilities in delivering holistic, safe, competent nursing care for the childbearing family during preconception, antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn periods in a clinical-based environment. Students are utilizing kinesthetic learning to participate in diverse aspects of the intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn care. Students will analyze their beliefs on ethical issues and challenges associated with childbearing families. Special attention is given to health promotion, patient and family education, evidence-based practice, and cultural competence.
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