NURS 451A-VO2 Nursing Care of the Family - Maternity Summer 2022 The School of Nursing INSTRUCTOR Shulamite Odogwu, Ed.D., RNC COURSE COORDINATOR Dr. Shulamite Odogwu CLASS MEETING DAY AND TIMES Mondays: 08:00 AM - 10:45 AM CLASS LOCATION Founders Hall P

NURS 451A-VO2 Nursing Care of the Family - Maternity
Summer 2022
The School of Nursing


INSTRUCTOR Shulamite Odogwu, Ed.D., RNC
COURSE COORDINATOR Dr. Shulamite Odogwu
CLASS MEETING DAY AND Mondays: 08:00 AM - 10:45 AM
TIMES

CLASS LOCATION Founders Hall Pastorini
OFFICE LOCATION Founders Academy 509
PHONE Office Number: 718-405-3362
E-MAIL
OFFICE HOURS Mondays: 3:45 PM-5:00PM
COMMUNICATION By appointment via email. Virtual Meetings
preferably.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course provides an integrative, family-centered approach to the care of women and
newborns. Emphasis is placed on normal and high-risk pregnancies, growth and development,
family dynamics and the promotion of healthy behaviors in patients. Caring presence in the
management from pregnancy to birth. Apply theoretical concepts and in critical thinking related
to women and newborns. (ATI)

TEXTS AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
Required books can be purchased at the online Akademos bookstore:

1) Perry, S., Hockenberry, M., Lowdermilk, D., & Wilson, D. (2017). Maternal Child Nursing
Care. (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

2) Perry, S., Hockenberry, M., Lowdermilk, D., & Wilson, D. (2017). Study Guide for Maternal
Child Nursing Care, (6th Ed.).

Required Student Centered Learning Program/Technology: ATI Testing and Remediation
Resources for Nursing

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,COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this course, students actively participating in and engaging with the course will be
able to:

Student Learning outcome Alignment with SON Baccalaureate Alignment with College/Core
(Course) Learning Outcomes Outcomes

1. Analyze a 1. Evaluate nursing care provided to  Critical Thinking
comprehensive health clients, families, groups,  Written & Oral
assessment of women populations, and communities across Communication Skills
and newborns and the lifespan from diverse  Analytical Skills
identify deviations from backgrounds that incorporates a
normal as well as a caring presence in a variety of
client’s health risks. settings to ensure that it is
compassionate, age and culturally
appropriate and based on a client’s
preferences, values and needs.
2. Develop the role of the  Critical Thinking
nurse as a client 2. Collaborate with members of the  Written & Oral
advocate when interprofessional health care team to Communication Skills
collaborating with manage and coordinate the provision  Analytical Skills
members of the inter- of safe, quality care for client,
professional healthcare families, groups, populations, and
team in the provision of communities
safe, quality care for
women and newborns

3. Analyze the  Critical Thinking
incorporation of 3. Integrate scientific information and  Written & Oral
pharmacology, best current evidence with clinical Communication Skills
pathophysiology, expertise and patient preferences  Analytical Skills
nutrition, established when making clinical judgments in
evidence-based practices the management of patient-centered
and concepts from care.
previous nursing courses
in the care of women
and newborns.

4. Compare the use of  Critical Thinking
verbal and nonverbal 4. Use verbal and nonverbal
 Written & Oral
communication in the communication strategies that
Communication Skills
promotion of caring, promote an effective exchange of
 Analytical Skills
therapeutic relationships information, development of
with women and therapeutic relationships, and shared
newborns as well as decision making with clients,
professional families, groups, populations, and
relationships with communities from diverse
members of the health backgrounds.

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, Student Learning outcome Alignment with SON Baccalaureate Alignment with College/Core
(Course) Learning Outcomes Outcomes

care team.
4a. Use empirical and evidence-  Critical Thinking
based information and patient  Written & Oral
care technology to interpret and Communication Skills
communicate relevant patient  Analytical Skills
information, manage care and
mitigate error in the provision of safe,
5. Determine the role of the quality patient-centered care
healthcare information  Critical Thinking
systems and client care 5. Integrate scientific information and  Written & Oral
technology to manage best current evidence with clinical Communication Skills
the care of women and expertise and patient preferences  Analytical Skills
newborns, mitigate error, when making clinical judgments in
and communicate the management of patient-centered
relevant patient care.
information with
members of the
healthcare team

6. Analyze evidence-based
knowledge of the  Critical Thinking
management of care 6. Integrate scientific information and  Written & Oral
provided to women, best current evidence with clinical Communication Skills
newborns. expertise and patient preferences  Analytical Skills
when making clinical judgments in
the management of patient-centered
7. Evaluate the efficacy of care.
health-related education
that has been provided to 7. Use verbal and nonverbal
 Critical Thinking
women and newborns. communication strategies that
 Written & Oral
promote an effective exchange of
Communication Skills
information, development of
 Analytical Skills
therapeutic relationships, and shared
decision making with clients,
families, groups, populations, and
8. Examine organizational, communities from diverse
time management, and backgrounds.
priority setting skills
when making care- 8. Integrate leadership and
 Critical Thinking
related judgments about management theories and principles
 Written & Oral
the management of into practice when managing a
Communication Skills
women and newborns. caseload of clients and making
 Analytical Skills
clinical judgments about their care.
9. Critique the

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