NRSG 354 Nursing Concepts in Reproductive Health
Master Resource Outline
Course Title: NRSG 354 Nursing Concepts in Reproductive Health
Credits: 2 (lecture)
Semesters: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: NRSG 316, NRSG 327, NRSG 328, NRSG 329
Course Description:
The focus of this course is in health promotion, disease prevention, illness management and nursing care of clients seeking sexual and reproductive services. The course will also focus on nursing concepts surrounding pregnancy, labor, delivery, post-partum, and care of the newborn.
Catalog Description:
The focus of this course is health promotion, disease prevention, illness management and nursing care of clients seeking sexual and reproductive services. The course will also focus on nursing concepts surrounding pregnancy, labor, delivery, post-partum, and care of the newborn.
Course Objectives:
- Utilize evidence-based nursing practice to anticipate and plan the care of pregnant clients, newborns and individuals seeking sexual and reproductive health services.
- Analyze impacts of culture, vulnerability, mental health, social justice on health disparities in reproductive and sexual health.
- Apply knowledge of growth, development and physiological status to recognize and provide care for a high-risk obstetric and newborn client.
- Integrate concepts of community nursing and health promotion to the nurse’s professional role in providing reproductive care.
- Articulate the importance of collaboration with the healthcare team to provide holistic sexual health and reproductive care.
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completing this course the student will be able to:
- Describe evidence-based nursing practice to anticipate and plan the care of pregnant clients, newborns and individuals seeking sexual and reproductive health services.
- Reflect on the underlying physiological concepts in fetal development and the impact of environmental influences.
- Integrate assessment findings to anticipate evolving nursing care needs of pregnant clients newborns and individuals seeking sexual and reproductive health services.
- Discuss the influence of rurality on sexual and reproductive health.
AACN Competencies
This course develops:
1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing’s distintive perspetive and where shared perspectivees exist with other disciplines.
1.2 Apply theory and research-based knowledge from the arts, humanities and sciences
2.4 Diagnose actual or potential health problems and needs
2.5 Develop a plan of care.
2.6 Evaluate outcomes of care.
3.3 Demonstrate advocacy strategies
5.1 Apply quality improement principles in care delivery
8.1 Describe information and communication technology tools used in the care of patients, communities and populations.
9.6 Integrate diversity, equity and inclusion as core to one’s professional identity.
AACN Threads:
- Equity and Inclusion
- Diversity
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Social Determinants of Health
- Communication
- Ethics
- Clinical Judgement
- Mental Health
Required Content and Concepts:
- Sexual and reproductive health promotion across the lifespan and gender/transgender,
intersex and other representations of gender identity to include physiologic and psychosocial
impacts:
- Before conception
- Reproductive hormones
- Conception/Signs of pregnancy
- Sexual health and sexuality
- Health promotion screening
- Gynecologic conditions
- Infections
- Contraception/family planning
- Mis-timed or unwanted pregnancy
- Infertility
- Sexual and reproductive health in vulnerable populations
- Applicable pharmacologic concepts
- Biophysical stages, physiological and psychosocial development of the pregnant client
- Prenatal care and concerns of the pregnant client
- Care of the laboring and delivering client
- Fetal well-being during pregancy, labor and delivery
- Physiologic, psychosocial and typical variations in care of a post-partum client
- Assessing and understanding the anatomical and physiological changes, developmental behavior and care of the newborn
- High-risk conditions and complications of the pregnant or newly delivered client:
- Existing prior to and the effects on pregnancy
- During or due to pregnancy
- Before or during labor and delivery
- After delivery
- Perinatal loss
- High-risk conditions and complications of the newborn or neonate:
- Related to gestational age, growth, pain and injury
- Related to congenital findings
- Acquired conditions of the neonate
- The reproductive system
- Overview of structure and function
- Disorders of the female reproductive system
- Hormonal and menstrual dysfunction
- Infection and inflammation
- Benign growths
- Cancer
- Women's Health Drug Therapy
- Estrogens, progestins, contraceptive and non-contraceptive applications
- Drug therapy for infertility
- Drugs that affect uterine function
- Disorders of the male reproductive system
- Disorders of the prostate gland
- BPH
- Cancer
- Infection and Inflammation
- Men's Health Drug Therapy
- Androgens
- ED and BPH
- Disorders of the prostate gland
- Professional role and responsibility to include confidentiality, communication, attitude,
and advocacy
- Examining influences on childbearing family
- Risk-assessment
- Mental health
- Rural considerations
- Ensure topics explored
- NAS, Mood disorders, IPV,...
Suggested Student Learning Activities:
- Student presentations
- Clinical conferences
- Case studies
- Care maps
- Care plans
- Patient care discussions
- Simulation and skills lab
- Provision of direct patient care in the hospital, community, and/or home for pregnant women (AP, IP, PP), newborns and perinatal families
- Administration of appropriate medications, treatments
- Assessment of pregnant women (AP, IP, PP) low and high risk, including physiological, psychosocial, nutritional, pharmacological needs
- Written papers
- Patient teaching – individual and/or group
- Discharge teaching and referrals
Approved by UAAC: 1/23/2023; 04/2024
Approved by Faculty: February 2023; 05/2024