VNSG 1230 0760 - MATERNAL-NEONATAL NURSING

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COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Name & Number

VNSG 1230:  Maternal-Neonatal Nursing

Semester & Year

 

Spring 2021

 

Instructor’s Name:

Nicholas Bixby, RN

 

     

Phone

    (940) 521-7120

        ext 7105

Email

nbixby@nctc.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Syllabi Statements Spring 2021 - COVID-19 Specific

 

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Face Coverings: Per the North Central Texas College guidance on face coverings on campus, in the instructional setting, faculty and students must wear face coverings, such as masks or face shields. Students without coverings, or those who do not comply with the rules relating to face coverings, will not be able to participate in on-campus classroom activities. To request an exception to this requirement, students should contact the NCTC HR Office of Enrollment Management (ccove@nctc.edu). Failure to comply with the face coverings requirement may result in the Instructor directing the student to leave the classroom. Any student asked to leave the classroom may be referred to the student conduct officer. These policies and procedures were updated on July 30, 2020 and are subject to change.

 

Temporary COVID-19 Attendance Policy for Face-to-Face Meetings: We are facing an unprecedented situation in which all of us must be flexible and make prudent decisions in the best interest of our families, our campus, and our community. In light of this, North Central Texas College is temporarily establishing the requirement that faculty keep records of student attendance for face-to-face course meetings as well as a documented seating chart. In addition, students who are sick or need to quarantine should not attend classes. Students will not be required to provide formal documentation from a health care provider and will not be penalized for COVID-19 related absences when proper notification to campus health officials is made in accordance with the guidelines stated below.

 

Faculty will:

 

  • Notify students about important course information and delivery changes through Canvas and campus email.

 

Students should:

  • Provide notification to campus officials (via NCTC Daily Health Check protocol through Canvas) if they have tested positive for COVID-19 or have to quarantine so we can confirm reported absence with instructors, monitor, and assist the campus community.
  • Notify instructors in advance of the absence.
  • Connect with that class through Webex if the class session is being transmitted in a hybrid fashion.
  • Keep up with and/or make up missed classwork or assignments.
  • Submit assignments digitally through Canvas or other means as announced by your instructor.
  • Work with their instructors to reschedule exams, labs, and other critical academic activities described in the course syllabus.
  • Check Canvas and campus email daily to receive important announcements pertaining to the course.

During the spring 2021 semester, faculty with face-to-face meetings will establish assigned seating/work stations to facilitate roll-taking, and, if necessary, contact tracing. Additionally, we ask all members of the College community to be attentive to their health, and safeguard others, by following the CDC’s guideline to “stay home when you are sick.” You should stay home if you have symptoms. More information on what to do if you are sick is available at the CDC’s website.

Additional NCTC information is available at http://www.nctc.edu/coronavirus/index.html

 

 

 

Grading Policy & Procedures

 

 

“Covid -19 statement: please be advised that NCTC may have to go fully online should the COVID situation worsen.”

 

 

Course grade calculations are listed on each course information sheet. Grades will be determined by paper and pencil exams, assignments, quizzes and a final examination. The grading scale for all courses, except clinical courses which are Pass/Fail only, is as follows:

                      90-100…………..A

                      80-89……………B

                      77-79……………C*

                      65-76……………D

                      64 and below……F

*Students must make a minimum of 77 in each course to continue in the Vocational Nursing Program.

 

Unit exams and the final exam consist of objective questions. Exam questions may be developed from all required textbooks and other sources utilized for coursework. Tests will be answered on scantron answer sheets provided by the student or online via lock-down browser. All online exams will be proctored either by scheduling with the campus testing site or by the course instructor. Please refer to the individual campus instructor for further information.    

 

Students have 2 (two) weeks from the scheduled date of the exam to challenge test questions as outlined in the Vocational Nursing Student Handbook. After the 2-week period, all exam grades will stand and no appeal will be allowed.

 

If a student is unable to take an exam at the scheduled time, one opportunity to make up the exam is allowed. Only one exam per course per semester is allowed to be made up. Make-up time will be announced by the individual instructor, and it is the student’s responsibility to take the make-up exam at the announced time. Any student not completing a unit exam within this time will receive a grade of “0” for the missed unit exam.

 

Daily grades for homework, computer assignments, and outside assignments are due as scheduled. Quizzes may be given without advanced notice and count as daily grades. No late work will be allowed. A grade of “0” will be recorded for missed homework, assignments, or quizzes.

 
           

 

Catalog Description

VNSG 1230 – Maternal-Neonatal Nursing: Utilization of the nursing process in the assessment and management of the childbearing family. Emphasis on the bio-psycho-socio-cultural needs of the family during the phases of pregnancy, childbirth, and the neonatal period including abnormal conditions.

 

Textbooks &  Materials

 

See individual course information sheets.

Course Competencies

The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) has developed competencies for nursing programs to meet in educating nursing students.  The Differentiated Essential Competencies (DEC), upon which all course objectives are based, describe the expected outcomes for vocational nursing students at the time of graduation. The competencies that reflect knowledge and clinical behaviors/judgments encompassing the following areas of nursing education: Member of the Profession, Provider of Patient-Centered Care, Patient Safety Advocate, and   Member of the Health Care Team. The matrix in the VN Student Handbook indicates which courses meet the specific competency criteria.

 

Likewise, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has developed competencies (SCANS) for basic skills necessary for successful entry into the workforce. A matrix in the VN Student handbook indicates how vocational nursing courses integrate these competencies.

 

Attendance Policy

All policies in the Vocational Nursing Student Handbook will be in effect.

  • Students must attend class regularly.
  • Tardies and absences are discouraged. Three (3) tardies equals one absence.
  • Leaving early is considered an absence for the whole day.
  • Only one absence is allowed in Maternal-Neonatal Nursing.
  • Last date to withdraw with a “W” is April 3, 2020.

 

Scholastic Integrity

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.  See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities:  Student Conduct [FLB-(LOCAL)]” #20 and in the Vocational Nursing Handbook.

 

Disability Accomodations

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability.  A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.

 

On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration (100) Building or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.

 

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).

 

EEOC Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.

 

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VNSG 1230 – MATERNAL-NEONATAL NURSING

 

INSTRUCTOR

Spring Cohort:  Nicholas Bixby, RN, (Graham Campus)

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Utilization of the nursing process in the assessment and management of the childbearing family. Emphasis on the bio-psycho-socio-cultural needs of the family during the phases of pregnancy, childbirth, and the neonatal period including abnormal conditions.

 

TEXTBOOKS

     Leifer, G. (2014) Introduction to Maternity & Pediatric Nursing, Textbook and Workbook, (8th Ed.),

St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

     Vocational Nursing Student Handbook, North Central Texas College

EVOLVE resources

Evolve Introduction to Maternal and Pediatric Nursing EAQ (COURSE ID 154289_tedwards118_1010)

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES 

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will: 

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the male and female reproductive systems.  (SCANS 5)

2. Explain the process of conception and fetal development. (SCANS 5)

3. Identify the signs and symptoms of pregnancy. (DEC 7) (SCANS 5)

4. Describe the nursing and medical care during the prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum periods. (DEC 1,5, 8, 10, 19)

5. Identify and describe the nursing and medical care of complications of pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum periods. (DEC 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 19,)

6. Define nutritional needs of the pregnant and lactating woman. (DEC 1, 6, 9, 11, 12, 21)

7. Using the nursing process, assist in developing a written plan of care for specific conditions related to the pregnant and/or postpartum woman. (DEC 5, 6, 12, 15, 21, 23) (SCANS 1, 8)

8. Describe the impact of bio-psycho-socio-cultural needs and ethnic influences on nursing care. (DEC 4, 6, 12, 20, 21)

9. Describe the discharge planning process of the postpartum woman and neonate. (DEC 5, 6, 12, 15, 19, 21, 22)        

 

 

COURSE GRADING

This is an 8-week course. Exams will utilize objective questions and answers will be recorded on scantron answer sheets. Course grades will be determined by the following:

Average of five (5) unit exams………………….…65%

Average of daily grades/assignments/quizzes……..10%

Comprehensive final exam………………………...25%

 

Make-up exams will be taken on the last class day the week before the final.

 

Students may make an appointment to review their exams for a period of two (2) weeks. After that time, all grades will stand as recorded. Student exam booklets will be maintained for two (2) weeks at which time they will be destroyed. Should exams be administered online, students will have two (2) weeks to review with the instructor.

 

Chapter 1 – The Past, Present, and Future

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 1 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define key terms.
  • Contrast present-day concepts of maternity and child care with those of the past.
  • Identify contributions of persons in history to maternal and pediatric care
  • Discuss how culture affects childbirth and child care.
  • State the influence of the federal government on maternity and pediatric care

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Introduction
  • The Past
  • Obstetrics
  • Pediatrics
  • Obstetric and pediatric care in the United States
  • The Present
  • Family-centered care
  • Financial considerations
  • Changing perception of childbearing
  • Midwives
  • Role of the consumer
  • Cultural considerations
  • Technology and specialty expertise
  • Genomics
  • Health care delivery systems
  • Nursing care
  • The Future
  • Health care reform
  • Future roles for nurses
  • Healthy People 2020

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 1in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

 

Chapter 2 - Human Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 2 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • Describe changes of puberty in males and females.
  • Explain the functions of the external and internal male organs and hormones in human reproduction.
  • Explain the functions of the external, internal, and accessory female organs and hormones in human reproduction
  • Explain the menstrual cycle and the female hormones involved in the cycle.
  • Discuss the importance of the pelvic bones to the birth process.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Puberty
  • Reproductive Systems
  • Male
  • Female
  • The human sexual response
  • Physiology of the male sex act
  • Physiology of the female sex act

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 2 in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

 

 

Chapter 3 – Fetal Development

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 3 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • Describe the process of gametogenesis in human reproduction.
  • Explain human fertilization and implantation.
  • Describe embryonic development.
  • Describe fetal development.
  • Describe the development and functions of the placenta, umbilical cord, and amniotic fluid.
  • Compare fetal circulation to circulation after birth.
  • Explain the similarities and differences in the two types of twins.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Cell division and gametogenesis
  • Fertilization
  • Sex Determination
  • Inheritance
  • Tubal transport of the zygote
  • Implantation of the zygote

III.          Development

  • Cell differentiation
  • Prenatal developmental milestones

III.          Accessory structures of pregnancy

  • Placenta
  • Umbilical cord
  • Fetal circulation
  • Circulation before birth
  • Circulation after birth
  • Impaired prenatal development and subsequent illness
  • Multifetal Pregnancy

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 3 in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

Chapter 4 – Prenatal Care and Adaptations to Pregnancy

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 4 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • Calculate the expected date of delivery and duration of pregnancy.
  • Differentiate among the presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy.
  • Discuss prenatal care and the nurse’s role for a normal pregnancy.
  • Calculate the expected due date.
  • Describe the physiological changes during pregnancy.
  • Identify nutritional needs for pregnancy and lactation.
  • Describe patient education related to common discomforts of pregnancy.
  • Discuss nursing support of emotional changes that occur in a family during pregnancy.
  • Identify special needs of the pregnant adolescent, the single parent, and the older couple.
  • Discuss the importance and limitations of exercise and travel in pregnancy.
  • Identify effects of medication and immunization on pregnancy and lactation.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Goals of prenatal care
  • Prenatal visits

III.          Definition of terms

  • Determining the estimated date of delivery
  • Diagnosis of pregnancy
  • Presumptive signs of pregnancy
  • Probable signs of pregnancy
  • Positive signs of pregnancy
  • Physiologic changes in pregnancy
  • Endocrine system
  • Reproductive system
  • Respiratory system
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Gastrointestinal system
  • Urinary system
  • Integumentary and skeletal systems
  • Nutrition for Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Recommended dietary allowances and recommended dietary intakes
  • Weight gain
  • Nutritional requirements during pregnancy
  • Nutritional requirements during Lactation
  • Exercise during pregnancy
  • Elevated temperature
  • Hypotension
  • Cardiac output
  • Hormones
  • Other factors
  • Travel during pregnancy

VII.         Common discomforts in pregnancy

VIII.       Psychological adaptations to pregnancy

  • Impact on the mother
  • Impact on the father
  • Impact on the adolescent
  • Impact on the older couple
  • Impact on the single mother
  • Impact on the single father
  • Impact on the grandparents
  • Impact on siblings
  • Prenatal education
  • The effect of pregnancy and lactation on medication ingestion
  • Immunizations during pregnancy

XII.         Nursing care during pregnancy

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 4 in the text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

Chapter 5 - Nursing Care of Women with Complications During Pregnancy

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 5 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • Explain the use of fetal diagnostic tests in women with complicated pregnancies.
  • Describe antepartum complications, their treatment, and their nursing care.
  • Identify methods to reduce a woman’s risk for antepartum complications
  • Discuss the management of concurrent medical conditions or environmental hazards during pregnancy.
  • Describe how pregnancy affects care of the trauma victim.
  • Describe psychosocial nursing interventions for the woman who has as high-risk pregnancy and for her family.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Assessment of fetal health
  • II. Pregnancy-related complications
  • Hyperemesis gravidarum
  • Bleeding disorders of early pregnancy
  • Abortion
  • Ectopic pregnancy
  • Hydatidiform mole
  • Bleeding disorders of late pregnancy
  • Placenta previa
  • Abruptio placenta
  • Hypertension during pregnancy
  • Blood incompatibility between the pregnant woman and fetus

III.          Pregnancy complicated by medical conditions

  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Heart disease
  • Anemia
  • Infections
  • Environmental hazards during pregnancy
  • Bioterrorism and the pregnant patient
  • Substance abuse
  • Trauma during pregnancy
  • Effects of high-risk pregnancy on the family
  • Disruption of usual roles
  • Financial difficulties
  • Delayed attachment to the baby
  • Loss of expected birth experience

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 5 in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

Chapter 6 - Nursing Care of Mother and Infant During Labor and Birth

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 6 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • Describe powers, passage, passenger, and psyche of the birth process.
  • Explain premonitory signs, mechanisms of birth, and stages and phases of labor as normal processes of birth.
  • Explain how false labor differs from true labor.
  • Describe expected nursing care and responsibilities of the nurse when caring for the intrapartum patient.
  • Discuss specific cultural beliefs the nurse may encounter when providing care to a woman in labor.
  • Describe the care of the newborn immediately after birth.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Cultural influence on birth practices
  • Settings for childbirth
  • Hospitals
  • Freestanding birth centers
  • Home

III.          Components of the birth process

  • The powers
  • The passage
  • The passenger
  • The psyche
  • Normal childbirth
  • Signs of impending labor
  • Mechanism of labor
  • Admission to the hospital or birth center
  • When to go to the hospital or birth center
  • Admission data collection
  • Admission procedures
  • Nursing care of the woman in false labor.

 

  • Nursing care before birth
  • Monitoring the fetus
  • Monitoring the woman
  • Helping the woman cope with labor
  • Stages and phases of labor
  • Vaginal birth after cesarean birth (VBAC)

VII.         Nursing care during birth

  • Nursing responsibilities
  • Immediate postpartum period: the third and fourth stages of labor

VIII.       Nursing care immediately after birth

  • Care of the mother
  • Care of the newborn immediately after delivery
  • Cord blood banking

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 6 in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

Chapter 7 - Nursing Management of Pain during Labor and Birth

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 7 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • Describe factors that influence a woman’s comfort during labor.
  • List and describe the common types of classes offered to childbearing families.
  • Discuss the advantages and limitations of nonpharmacological and pharmacological methods of pain management during labor.
  • Explain nonpharmacological and pharmacological methods of pain management for labor, including the nursing role for

each.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Education for childbearing
  • Types of classes available
  • Variations of basic childbirth preparation classes
  • Basic content of childbirth preparation classes
  • Childbirth and pain
  • How childbirth pain differs from other pain
  • Factors that influence labor pain
  • Nonpharmacological childbirth preparation and pain management
  • Pharmacological Pain Management

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 7 in text.
  • Do review questions at the end of the chapter
  • Complete any discussion boards for this Chapter
  • Complete any EAQ for this Chapter

 

Chapter 8 - Nursing Care of Women With Complications During Labor and Birth

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 8 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • Describe each obstetric procedure and the nurse’s role discussed in this chapter.
  • Explain each intrapartum complication and the nurse’s role discussed in this chapter.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Obstetric procedures
  • Amnioinfusion
  • Amniotomy
  • Induction or Augmentation of labor
  • Version
  • Episiotomy and lacerations
  • Forceps and Vacuum extraction births
  • Cesarean birth
  • Abnormal labor
  • Problems with powers of labor
  • Problems with the fetus
  • Problems with pelvis and soft tissues
  • Problems with the psyche
  • Abnormal duration of labor

III.          Premature rupture of membranes

  • Preterm labor
  • Signs of impending preterm labor
  • Tocolytic therapy
  • Prolonged pregnancy
  • Emergencies during childbirth
  • Prolapsed umbilical cord
  • Uterine rupture
  • Uterine inversion
  • Amniotic fluid embolism

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 8 in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

Chapter 9 - The Family After Birth

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 9 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • Describe specific cultural beliefs that the nurse may encounter when providing postpartum and newborn care.
  • Describe postpartum changes in maternal systems and the nursing care associated with those changes.
  • Discuss how to modify nursing assessments and interventions for the woman who has a cesarean birth.
  • Explain the emotional needs of postpartum women and their families.
  • Describe nursing care of the normal newborn.
  • Describe nursing interventions to facilitate optimal infant nutrition.
  • Identify signs and symptoms that may indicate a complication in the postpartum mother or infant.
  • Discuss nursing care aspects for breastfeeding and bottle feeding mothers and infants.
  • Plan appropriate discharge teaching for the postpartum woman and her infant.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Adapting Nursing Care for Specific Groups and Cultures
  • Cultural influences on postpartum care
  • Using translators
  • Dietary practices
  • Postpartum Changes in the Mother
  • Reproductive system
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Urinary system
  • Gastrointestinal system
  • Integumentary system
  • Musculoskeletal system
  • Immune system
  • Adaptation of nursing care following cesarean birth

III.          Emotional care

  • Mothers
  • Fathers
  • Siblings
  • Grandparents
  • Grieving parents
  • Parenthood
  • The family care plan
  • Care of the New Born
  • Admission care of the newborn to the postpartum of nursery unit

VII.         Breast Feeding

  • Advantages and disadvantages
  • Physiology of lactation
  • Assisting the mother to breastfeed
  • Special breastfeeding situations
  • Storing and freezing breast milk
  • Maternal nutrition
  • Weaning
  • Formula Feeding
  • Types of infant formulas
  • Preparation
  • Feeding the infant
  • Discharge planning
  • Postpartum self-care
  • Newborn discharge care

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 9 in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

Chapter 10 - Nursing Care of Women With Complications Following Birth

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 10 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • Describe signs and symptoms for each postpartum complication.
  • Identify factors that increase a woman’s risk for developing complications.
  • Explain nursing measures that reduce a woman’s risk for developing specific postpartum complications.
  • Describe additional problems that may result from the original postpartum complication.
  • Describe the medical management of postpartum complications.
  • Explain general and specific nursing care for each complication.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Shock
  • Hemorrhage
  • Hypovolemic shock
  • Anemia
  • Early postpartum hemorrhage
  • Late postpartum hemorrhage

III.          Thromboembolic disorders

  • Infection
  • Puerperal sepsis
  • Mastitis and breastfeeding
  • Subinvolution of the uterus

VII.         Mood disorders

  • Postpartum depression
  • Postpartum psychosis

VIII.       The homeless mother and newborn

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 10 in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

Chapter 11 - The Nurse's Role in Women’s Health Care

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 11 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • Explain aspects of preventive health care for women.
  • Describe each menstrual disorder and its care.
  • Explain each gynecological infection in terms of cause, transmission, treatment, and care.
  • Describe the various methods of birth control, including side effects and contraindications of each method.
  • Describe how to use natural family planning methods for contraception or infertility management.
  • Describe possible causes and treatment of infertility.
  • Explain the changes that occur during the perimenopausal period and after menopause.
  • Explain the medical and nursing care of women who are nearing or have completed menopause.
  • Discuss the medical and nursing care of women with pelvic floor dysfunction or problems related to benign growths in the reproductive tract.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Goals of Healthy People 2020
  • Preventive Health Care For Women
  • Breast care
  • Vulvar self-examination
  • Pelvic examination

III.          Menstrual Disorders

  • Amenorrhea
  • Abnormal uterine bleeding
  • Menstrual cycle pain
  • Endometriosis
  • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  • The Normal Vagina
  • Gyencological infections
  • TSS
  • STIs
  • PID
  • Family planning
  • Contraception
  • Natural family planning
  • Temporary contraception
  • Emergency contraception
  • Unreliable contraceptive methods
  • Permanent contraception

VII.         Infertility

  • Social and psychological implications
  • Factors affecting infertility
  • Evaluation of infertility
  • Therapy for infertility

VII.         Menopause

  • Physical changes
  • Psychological and cultural variations
  • Treatment options
  • Nursing care of the menopausal woman

VIII.       Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

  • Vaginal Wall Prolapse
  • Uterine Prolapse
  • Management of pelvic floor dysfunction
  • Nursing care of the woman with pelvic floor dysfunction
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Treatment and nursing care
  • Other Female Reproductive Tract Disorders
  • Uterine fibroids
  • Ovarian cysts
  • Cultural Aspects of Pain Control

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter11 in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

 

Chapter 12 - The Term Newborn

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 12 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • Briefly describe three normal reflexes of the neonate.
  • State four methods of maintaining the body temperature of a newborn.
  • State the cause and appearance of physiological jaundice in the newborn.
  • Define the following skin manifestations in the newborn: lanugo, vernix caseosa, Mongolian spots, milia, acrocyanosis,

desquamation.

  1. State the methods of preventing infection in newborns
  2. Demonstrate a physical assessment of the newborn.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Adjustment to Extrauterine Life
  • Phase 3: Care of the Newborn
  • Nervous system: reflexes
  • Respiratory system
  • Circulatory system
  • Musculoskeletal system
  • Length and weight
  • Genitourinary system
  • Integumentary system
  • Gastrointestinal system
  • Preventing Infection
  • Discharge Planning

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 12 in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

Chapter 13 - Preterm and Postterm Newborns

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 13 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • List three causes of preterm birth.
  • Describe selected problems of preterm birth and the nursing goals associated with each problem.
  • Contrast the techniques for feeding preterm and full-term newborns.
  • Describe the symptoms of cold stress and methods of maintaining thermoregulation.
  • Discuss two ways to help facilitate maternal-infant bonding for a preterm newborn.
  • Describe the family reaction to preterm infants and nursing interventions.
  • List three characteristics of the postterm infant.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • The Preterm Newborn
  • Causes
  • Physical characteristics
  • Related problems
  • Special needs
  • Prognosis
  • Family reaction
  • The postterm newborn
  • Physical characteristics
  • Nursing care

III.          Transporting the high-risk newborn

  • Discharge of the high-risk newborn

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 13 in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

Chapter 14 - The Newborn with a Perinatal Injury or Congenital Malformation

LEARNING OUTCOMES: When the content of chapter 14 has been mastered, the student will be able to:

  • Define the key terms.
  • List and define the more common disorders of the newborn.
  • Outline the nursing care for the infant with hydrocephalus.
  • Discuss the prevention of neural tube defects.
  • Outline the preoperative and postoperative nursing care of a newborn with spina bifida cystica.
  • Discuss the dietary needs of an infant with phenylketonuria.
  • Describe the symptoms of increased intracranial pressure.
  • Differentiate between cleft lip and cleft palate.
  • Discuss the early signs of developmental hip dysplasia.
  • Discuss the care of the newborn with Down syndrome.
  • Outline the causes and treatment of hemolytic disease of the newborn (erythroblastosis fetalis).
  • Discuss an expected plan of care for an infant receiving phototherapy.
  • Describe home phototherapy.

CONTENT OUTLINE:

  • Malformations present at birth
  • Nervous system
  • Gastrointestinal system
  • Musculoskeletal system
  • Metabolic Defects
  • Phenylketonuria
  • Maple Syrup Urine Disease
  • Galactosemia

III.          Chromosomal Abnormalities

  • Down syndrome
  • Perinatal Injuries
  • Hemolytic disease of the newborn : Erythroblastosis Fetalis
  • Intracranial hemorrhage
  • Transient tachypnea of the newborn
  • Meconium aspiration syndrome
  • Neonatal abstinence syndrome
  • Infant of a diabetic mother

REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  • Read chapter 14 in text.
  • Complete any assignments assigned. 

 

 

 

                                                                NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

VNSG 1230 – MATERNAL-NEONATAL NURSING

STUDENT COURSE EVALUATION

_________________________

 

The faculty of this course is seeking feedback from you through course evaluation about your experience in VNSG 1230.  This evaluation will serve to assist the faculty in assessing the teaching/learning process within the course.  Student input is an important, integral part of the evaluation process.

 

Your perceptions are valuable in determining the strengths and weaknesses of VNSG 1230. The information which you impart will have no effect on your grade whatsoever.  Therefore, please, be candid, yet thoughtful, and honest as you consider each item on the evaluation.

 

Directions:  On this sheet, circle the letter that best describes your evaluation according to the following scale:

A-Strongly Agree    B-Agree       C-No Opinion       D-Disagree      E-Strongly Disagree

_____________________________________________________________________________

Textbook

  • Readable (clear concise, understandable)                                 A B C D E
  • Appealing (charts, illustrations, tables) A B C D E
  • Adequately covers course objectives A B C D E _____________________________________________________________________________

Theory

  • The objectives built on previous course content A B C D E
  • The objectives were stated clearly and understandably A B C D E
  • The Learning Activities were clear A B C D E
  • Of the Learning Activities for class, I completed approximately 75-100%

(Circle Appropriate %)                                                                                                    50-75%

                                                                                                                                                                25-50%

                                                                                                                                                                25% or less _____________________________________________________________________________

Syllabi

  • The course syllabus clearly state course expectations A B C D E _____________________________________________________________________________

Testing

  • The test questions consistently related to course objectives A B C D E
  • The test questions were written clearly and concisely A B C D E
  • The number of exams were adequate to cover course content A B C D E _____________________________________________________________________________

Overall, I feel the content in this course is of benefit to me as a beginning

 practitioner of nursing.                                                                                                                      A B C D E _____________________________________________________________________________

Write below - Use back of page if necessary.

I feel the best part of the course was:

 

 

 

Given the opportunity, I would change what?  How?

 

 

 

 

 

Maternal Neonatal Nursing Spring 2021

Week              Activity and Assignments                                                                             

 

1 (1/19 )           Review Syllabus and Schedule

                        Lecture Unit 1 (Chapters 1-4)

                        ATI PN Video Case Study: Fundal Assessment

                        Homework: ATI Quiz “Maternity Unit 1 Bennett” due 1/25 at 1200

 

2 (1/25)           Unit 1 Exam

                        Lecture Unit 2 (Chapter 5)

                        ATI RN Case Studies GDM, Pre-eclampsia, PPH, PTL

                        ATI PN Case Study: Complications of Pregnancy

                        Homework: ATI Quiz “Maternity Unit 2 Bennett” due 2/1 at 1200

 

3 (2/1)             Unit 2 Exam

                        Begin Lecture Unit 3 (Chapter 6)

                        ATI PN Video Case Study: APGAR Scoring

                        Homework: ATI Quiz “Maternity Unit 3 (a) Bennett” due 2/8 at 1200

            

4 (2/8)             Continue Unit 2 Lecture (Chapters 7-8)

                        Homework: ATI Quiz “Maternity Unit 3 (b) Bennett” due 2/15 at 1200

 

5 (2/15)           Unit 3 Exam

                        Lecture Unit 4 (Chapters 9-11)

                        Homework: ATI Quiz “Maternity Unit 4 Bennett” due 2/22 at 1200

 

6 (2/22)           Unit 4 Exam

                        Lecture Unit 5 (Chapters 12-14)

                        Homework: ATI Quiz “Maternity Unit 5 Bennett” due 3/1 at 1200

 

7 (3/1)             Unit 5 Exam

                        Final Exam Review

 

8 (3/8)             Final Exam      

 

 

 

                                                         

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