NRSG335L -  Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family 

Course Description

NRSG 335L is a 8-hour clinical laboratory that must be taken concurrently with NRSG 335. During this clinical, you will have the responsibility of giving nursing care to developing families. This clinical experience have been planned to assist you to put into practice the classroom theory you will be learning. Enjoy your time with the assigned patient and simulation experience. Pregnant women, new mothers, and infants will teach you important lessons, and you, in turn, will help them get off to a healthy start by sharing the knowledge you have. Your faculty looks forward to working closely with you; we are here to help you get the most from your clinical experiences. (1 credit) 

Course Objectives

Students meet the University of Lynchburg Goals for Education by achieving the course objectives. The course objectives are derived from the Nursing Program Goals (PG) and the AACN BSN Essentials (Essential). 

1. Course Objective: The student will integrate electronic health data, evidence-based practice, clinical judgment, and patient preferences in order to identify appropriate nursing diagnoses and determine priority nursing interventions for clients for developing families in selected clinical situations to promote and improve maternal/Child problems. a. PG and Essential Met, ANA Standard and QSEN met: PG 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;Essentials III, IV, VIII, IX; ANA Standard-1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16; QSEN Patient- Centered Care, Evidence Based Practice, Informatics 

2. Course Objective: The student will implement timely, research-based interventions for the developing families that support principles of safety and quality, incorporating knowledge of anatomy and physiology; pathophysiology; disease processes; nutrition; pharmacology. PG and Essential Met, ANA Standard and QSEN met: PG 1,2; Essentials II, III, IX; ANA Standard- 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 17; QSEN- Safety, Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice 

3. Course Objective: The student will demonstrate critical thinking and apply steps of the nursing process, which include synthesis of theoretical concepts and nursing knowledge and skill; physical and psychosocial nursing assessment of patients; analysis of nursing actions; planning of effective patient care; and implementation and evaluation of optimal patient outcomes. a. PG and Essential Met, ANA Standard and QSEN met: PG 1, 2; Essentials II, III, V, IX; ANA Standard- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15; QSEN- Patient Centered Care, Quality Improvement, Safety 

4. Course Objective: The student will demonstrate therapeutic communication skills and reinforce teaching, while exhibiting workplace skills that include caring, respect for cultural preferences and individual needs, patient confidentiality, teamwork competence, professionalism, and accountability. 335L a. PG and Essential Met, ANA Standard and QSEN met: PG 2, 3, 6, 8; Essentials VI, VII, VIII, IX; ANA Standard-5B, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15 ; QSEN- Teamwork and Collaboration, Patient Centered Care 

5. Course Objective: The student will demonstrate clinical decision-making that results in finding solutions, individualizing care, and assuring the delivery of competent and compassionate nursing care that facilitates advancing the patient and family towards positive outcomes and health. a. PG and Essential Met, ANA Standard and QSEN met: PG 2, 3, 7, 8; Essentials I, II, VII, VIII, IX; ANA Standard- 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 10, 11, 14, 16; QSEN; Patient Centered Care, Safety