NUR 338: Family Health Nursing - summer

Prerequisite: Nur 326, 327; Co-requisites Nur 339

Theory and practice concepts that focus on the nurse's role in promoting health and managing illness in women, childbearing and childrearing families. Emphasis is on the identification of variables that place this population at risk for illness and compromise. The role of the nurse to act as caregiver, supporter, advocate and teacher is presented within the scope of legal and ethical nursing practice.