Faculty Syllabus
RNSG-1412 Nursing Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family
Sarwat Pellegrini
Megan Reyes
Sarwat Pellegrini
Megan Reyes
Sarwat Pellegrini
Megan Reyes
Anneliese Birdsong
Sarwat Pellegrini
Megan Reyes
Anneliese Birdsong
Credit Spring 2026
Section(s)
RNSG-1412-004 (29721)
LEC Tu 1:00pm - 3:00pm RRC RRC3 3334.01
LEC Tu 1:00pm - 4:30pm RRC RRC3 3339.00
LEC Tu 1:30pm - 3:00pm RRC RRC3 3334.01
LAB Tu 4:45pm - 5:40pm RRC RRC3 3339.00
LAB Tu 12:00pm - 1:00pm RRC RRC3 3339.00
Course Requirements
- Credit Hours: 4
- Classroom Contact Hours per week: 4
- Laboratory Contact Hours per week: varies; see course calendar on BlackBoard®
Course Description: Study of the concepts related to the provision of nursing care for childbearing and childrearing families. Application of clinical reasoning processes and clinical judgment including a focus on the childbearing family during the prenatal, perinatal, postnatal periods and the childrearing family from birth through adolescence; and competency in knowledge, judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to a blocked approach.
Course Subjects
Course Description: Study of the concepts related to the provision of nursing care for childbearing and childrearing families. Application of clinical reasoning processes and clinical judgment including a focus on the childbearing family during the prenatal, perinatal, postnatal periods and the childrearing family from birth through adolescence; and competency in knowledge, judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to a blocked approach.
End-of-Course Outcomes: Examine the roles of the professional nurse in the obstetric and pediatric settings; utilize clinical reasoning processes and clinical judgment when providing nursing care for the childbearing and childrearing family; apply ethical and legal principles to the care of the childbearing and childrearing family
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Utilize clinical reasoning and the nursing process guided by evidence-based practices as a framework for nursing decisions in meeting the health care needs of the childbearing and child-rearing patient and family.
- Integrate the etiology, pathophysiology, risk factors, signs, symptoms, complications, therapeutic interventions for the childbearing and child-rearing patient and family.
- Integrate the four roles of the professional nurse when providing family-centered care for the childbearing and child-rearing patient and family.
- Develop teaching plans to assist the childbearing and child-rearing patient and family in meeting their needs for health maintenance, promotion, and restoration.
- Integrate legal principles from governing and accrediting agencies and ethical guidelines when planning patient/family-centered nursing care for the childbearing and child-rearing patient and family.
- Formulate goals and outcomes that promote quality and a risk-free, safe environment for all individuals.
- Demonstrate competence and safety in the performance of selected nursing skills.
- Analyze the role of a health care advocate when collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary health team, determining resources that facilitate continuity of care; health promotion, maintenance, and restoration.
- Integrate the principles of therapeutic communication that facilitate interactions with patients and healthcare members.
- Integrate the use of technology when communicating and managing information to support decision-making to improve care for individuals and their families.
- Integrate the guidelines and responsibilities associated with the delegation and prioritization of nursing care.
- Integrate measures that promote the development and practice of professional nursing.
Office Hours
M T 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM RRC 3217.05
NOTE Additional hours and virtual hours available by appointmentPublished: 01/19/2026 19:12:00