NVN-61 — Intermediate Concepts of Vocational Nursing-Care of the Family

Prerequisite: NVN-52 and NVN-60.

Description: Focuses on concepts necessary to provide safe, patient-centered nursing care for developmentally and culturally diverse patient-specific populations which include infants, children, childbearing, and childrearing families. Incorporates the application of nursing theory, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking as well as evidence-based nursing practice, professional standards, and legal and ethical responsibilities of the nurse in various healthcare settings. Includes acquisition of nursing skills required in maternal/child settings. The application of knowledge and skills occurs in the nursing skills lab, simulation lab, and a variety of clinical settings. 63 hours lecture (including 8 hours pharmacology) and 135 hours clinical/laboratory. (Letter Grade only)