NURS 226 - Nursing Care of Special Populations II: Maternal/Child Nursing

• Discuss how personal values relate to ethical dilemmas in caring for women, infants, children, and families
• Comply with the legal responsibilities of the student nurse when providing care.
• Comply with professional and evidence based practice standards when providing care to women, infants, children, and families
• Identify appropriate resources in the management of patient care.
• Utilize logical, critical and creative thinking in the care of women, infants, children, and families.
• Plan and implement health teaching focused on women, infants, children, and families.
• Apply concepts of pharmacology related to the needs of the women, infants, children, and families.
• Apply the nursing process in addressing needs of women, infants, children, and families.
• Consider developmental level when planning and implementing nursing care.
• Provide for patient and family health needs in a caring manner.
• Recognize the influence of cultural beliefs when providing care to women, infants, children, and families.
• Act as an advocate for women, infants, children, and families.
• Demonstrate effective communication in all interactions with patients, significant others, families, groups and members of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrate appropriate application of principles of delegation.
• Apply available technology and informatics accurately and appropriately when performing care.
• Apply principles of safety when performing all care.
• Follow safety principles across health care settings and developmental levels.

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