Reproductive Health and Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Clinical
** available as of 04/01/2027
** available as of 04/01/2027
This clinical course provides students with opportunities to apply theoretical knowledge and evidence-based practice to promote wellness, prevent complications, and manage high-risk reproductive and perinatal conditions across the lifespan. Students will engage in the care of individuals with gender-related reproductive health needs, from menarche through menopause, with an emphasis on the care of childbearing families throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Priority is placed on clinical reasoning, interprofessional collaboration, reproductive justice, and culturally responsive, person-centered care.
Outcomes: Evaluate physiological, psychosocial, and pathophysiological adaptations of the childbearing person and fetus/neonate to conduct comprehensive assessments of the perinatal family; Provide safe, equitable, and therapeutic nursing care to individuals and the perinatal family across varying levels of risk and complexity, integrating cultural, social, and environmental contexts to inform clinical reasoning; Collaborate effectively with individuals, families, and interprofessional teams to optimize reproductive health outcomes through communication, advocacy, and shared decision-making; Integrate advanced pharmacologic principles and current evidence to ensure safe medication management during the perinatal period; Integrate ethical reasoning, professional accountability, and reflective practice to guide nursing actions in perinatal scenarios; Exemplify professional behaviors through leadership, accountability, and role modeling in professional conduct, including reliability, appearance, communication, and decision-making.
Outcomes: Evaluate physiological, psychosocial, and pathophysiological adaptations of the childbearing person and fetus/neonate to conduct comprehensive assessments of the perinatal family; Provide safe, equitable, and therapeutic nursing care to individuals and the perinatal family across varying levels of risk and complexity, integrating cultural, social, and environmental contexts to inform clinical reasoning; Collaborate effectively with individuals, families, and interprofessional teams to optimize reproductive health outcomes through communication, advocacy, and shared decision-making; Integrate advanced pharmacologic principles and current evidence to ensure safe medication management during the perinatal period; Integrate ethical reasoning, professional accountability, and reflective practice to guide nursing actions in perinatal scenarios; Exemplify professional behaviors through leadership, accountability, and role modeling in professional conduct, including reliability, appearance, communication, and decision-making.