10/31/2025 8:25:38 AM	NRV 52.2 Course Outline as of Spring 2004	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  NRV 52.2	Title:  MCH NURSING
Full Title:  Maternal-Child Health Nursing
Last Reviewed:10/13/2014

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	2.00			Contact Total	35.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  NRV 52B

Catalog Description:

Basic concepts of maternal and child health nursing with an emphasis on wellness. Theory focuses on normal perinatal period for mother, infant and family as a system. Deviations from norms are presented in all aspects of the perinatal period for mother and infant with common interventions and medical/nursing regimens. Normal growth and development for infants through adolescent period in all aspects of nutrition, safety and expectations.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of NRV 51

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Maternal-child health nursing theory with an emphasis on wellness. Theory is built upon a foundation for understanding normal growth and development patterns from infancy through adolescence. Deviations from norms and common interventions for the planning of patient care in obstetrical, clinic, and well child settings are discussed.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of NRV 51
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:	Fall 2021
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:

1. Apply concepts from prerequisites to the maternal child specialty.

2. Correlate the normal physiologic processes to the identification of

  abnormal signs and symptoms in the hypothetical scenarios of each of

  the stages of the perinatal period.

3. Describe benefits of prenatal care and identify vital factors and

  nursing interventions related to potential and actual problems.

4. Articulate the stages, symptoms and common nursing interventions for

  each of the phases of labor/delivery process.

5. Describe potential complications of the prenatal and intrapartal period

  and identify nursing interventions and nursing diagnosis that would be

  appropriate, given a hypothetical clinical scenario.

6. Articulate normal and deviations of normal assessment of the newborn

  (i.e. reflexes, blood sugars, Apgar scores, head-to-toe assessment).

7. Identify safety measures important to the care of the new mother and

  her newborn (i.e. identification bands, aseptic techniques, and special

  isolation precautions).

8. Articulate common drugs, side effects and uses for the obstetric and

  the pediatric client.

9. Participate in planning patient teaching guides for hypothetical

  scenarios (i.e. breastfeeding, bathing of infant, bulb suction,

  circumcision care, care of the umbilical cord, postpartum care of a

  variety of situations).

10. Formulate hypothetical care plans for a variety of situations in the

  care of the hospitalized (related to developmental phases).

11. Articulate the phases of growth and development using Erickson's

   theory as a guide for the stages from infancy through adolescence.

12. Plan teaching guides for children and parents related to the phases of

   development (including nutrition, safety and play needs for each stage

   of development).

13. Articulate health maintenance guide for norms of immunization and

  physical exam requirements through childhood.

Topics and Scope

1. Reproductive & physiologic processes of normal perinatal period.

  a. Prenatal care including signs & symptoms, common discomforts and

     interventions.

  b. Labor & delivery: including role of the vocational nurse (VN),

     stages of labor and common interventions and care of the labor

     patient (including monitoring, common abnormalities of the birth

     process and interventions (i.e. bleeding, diabetes, preterm labor

     pregnancy induced hypertension and the use of analgesia/anesthesia).

  c. Postpartum period: including normal phases and bodily changes and

     common interventions for normal and abnormal problems (i.e. bleeding

     infection, eclampsia, diabetic mothers).

  d. Newborns: including immediate assessment after delivery and normal

    growth and development phases from intrauterine life through neonatal

    period. Apgar scores and basic safety issues, nutrition and patient

    teaching for new parents are reviewed.

  e. Special needs of newborns requiring intensive care and supportive

     care to parents (genetic defects, teratogenic effects, problems with

     infection, gestational age, drug abuse, to name a few).

  f. Care of emergency and scheduled cesarean section with common

     problems and interventions postop.

2. Normal growth and development process:

  a. Fetal development from conception to birth.

  b. Infant and toddler period

  c. Preschool through school-aged child.

  d. Pre-adolescence through adolescent phases of life.

3. Common concerns and interventions related to phases of development for:

  a. Safety issues (i.e. prevention of accidents and poisoning)

  b. Nutrition issues (breastfeeding vs bottlefeeding, special needs of

     toddler, school aged, and adolescent children including deficits).

  c. The meaning of play and needs for each phase of development.

  d. Parenting concerns and issues for each phase of development.

  e. Child abuse issues and nursing interventions.

  f. Erickson's theory of growth and development throughout each phase.

4. Pharmacologic interventions are integrated throughout the theory for

  each phase of development.

Assignments:

1. Reading assignments: approximately 35-50 pages per week.

2. Case and teaching plans: approximately 1 scenario per week.

3. Written Homework: Course objectives and preparation for case studies.

4. Term papers: Theory papers to support clinical experiences in the care

  of children in clinic and nursery school settings, intermediate care

  facility for developmentally delayed and acute hospital settings.

5. Quizzes: approximately 1 per week.

6. Exams: 2-3 related to obstetrics and growth and development.

7. Pharmacology exams: integrated with tests and final pharm exam for

  maternal/child drugs and calculations.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 15 - 40%
Written homework, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 50 - 75%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Critical thinking scenarios and case studies
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
Attendance points

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING, 4th edl, by Leifer.

Mosby, St. Louis. (2003) and Accompanying Study Guide.

PHARMACOLOGY: A NURSING APPROACH, 3rd ed., by J.L. Kee & E.R. Hayes, W.B.

Saunders, Philadelphia (2003).

INSTRUCTOR PREPARED MATERIALS (NRV 52.2 Syllabus and Powerpoint).

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