Nursing Care of the Family (Didactic and Clinical)

Completion of this course certifies proficient understanding of Nursing Care of the Family based on a score of 80% or higher on competency exams.

• Practical Nursing

• Discuss the steps of the nursing process as they relate to the management of nursing care for maternity, newborn and child health.
• Demonstrate the appropriate communication techniques when providing nursing care for women and children.
• Assume responsibility for expansion of knowledge base in the area of women and child health nursing.
• Evaluate possible legal and ethical issues in the areas of maternity and child nursing.
• Discuss cultural, social, economic and political influences which can impact health and care provided to women and children.
• Integrate knowledge of growth and development with nursing process to develop individualized plans of care for the maternal, newborn, and the pediatric patient.
• Describe common physiologic and psychological processes that occur during each trimester of pregnancy.
• Summarize the phases of growth and development from conception through adolescence using the theories of Freud, Erickson, Piaget, and Kohlberg.
• Define the scope of practice of the Licensed Practical Nurse in the provision of care to the maternal, newborn, and patient.
• Discuss the legal and ethical aspects of providing competent care including his/her responsibility and accountability to act as a patient advocate the provision of care of the maternal, newborn, and pediatric patient.
• Describe leadership techniques that may be used as a manger of care when delegating care or tasks to unlicensed health care personnel.
• Utilize nursing process and critical thinking and personal management skills to provide safe, positive, competent, confidential, and individualized nursing care to the maternal, newborn, and pediatric patient. •Demonstrate the following: physical assessment (data collection), psychosocial assessment and developmental assessment; and incorporate the findings in the management of nursing care of the maternal or child client.
• Apply personal management skills to collect, organize, record, and report pertinent data regarding the maternal, newborn, and pediatric patient’s health status in a timely manner.
• Perform competent nursing and physical assessments understanding the pathophysiological basic conditions identified for the maternal, newborn and pediatric patient.
• Utilize technology to manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support decision making in maternity, newborn and child health.
• Provide health teaching as appropriate using effective therapeutic communication skills to interact with patients and family members.
• Utilize critical reasoning, role modeling and creativity to meet the needs of women and children with diverse psychosocial, physical and cultural backgrounds in a variety of settings.

This is a competency-based course that has a defined start and end date.

The estimated length of this course is 195 hours.

Tooele Tech Campus
88 S. Tooele Blvd., Tooele

Monday (Clinicals)
Wed: (makeup days as needed; see calendar)
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (Class/Lab)

Applicants are required to complete and submit the Practical Nurse Application

Please check the Bookstore for required books, and current prices.

Tuition is based on the number of enrolled classroom hours. High school students are exempt from tuition, but are responsible for course and program fees and the cost of textbooks. Please visit the Tuition pages of this website or contact Student Services for current tuition and fee information. This course does not have an individual course fee, but please see the information sheet for your desired program for estimated total program tuition and fee costs.