5547N Advanced Health Assessment Of The Neonate (3)
A developmental and systematic approach to the advanced assessment of
physiological, psychological, sociocultural and developmental aspects of the
fetus, mother in the prenatal period, and the neonate is discussed. The
approach builds on basic assessment skills and emphasizes perinatal, genetic,
and embryologic factors impacting neonatal development. Ways to assess the
pregnant woman for problems, the use of special diagnostic tests, and the
assessment of the neonate also are expected. This course requires 40 hours of
laboratory/clinical activities during the semester, which provide opportunities
to implement various assessment and diagnostic procedure, complete a perinatal
history. This three credit hour course consists of two hours of
lecture/discussion and five hours of clinical/lab per week.