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Course Detail
Description: This course is designed to expand the student's learning in a specified topic related to nursing practice. Advanced theories and principles related to the delivery of nursing care in selected settings and/or with selected populations are presented. The course builds on the previous coursework throughout the curriculum. In this section of Special Topics students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the physiologic, psycho-social, legal, and ethical considerations impacting the nurse's role in various modalities of fetal surveillance throughout pregnancy, labor and birth. Students will learn about advanced physiologic principles of genetic screening modalities, including first and second trimester screening and testing for Down's Syndrome and open neural tube defects. Students will learn about the nurse's role in risk assessment, legal implications, ethical decision making, and methods for supporting women and families after a positive prenatal diagnosis. Students will learn about advanced physiologic principles underlying screening modalities for fetal well-being during pregnancy and the birth process, including fetal kick counting, nonstress testing, biophysical profile, doppler flow studies, and advanced concepts in fetal monitoring. Legal and risk management issues for the nurse in clinical practice will be reviewed. Current practice guidelines from key professional organizations (AWHOHH, ACNM, ACOG, NICHD) will be analyzed from an evidence-based perspective. This course will introduce students to theory and its application to practice and research, providing critical in-depth information for the novice nurse.
Prerequisites: NR 110.301-110.404
Corequisites: NR 110.405 and 110.407
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