N230 – Primary Care of Women
Prerequisites: N207, N204, and N260 as co-requisite
Course Description:
The course aims to provide current knowledge and advanced skills necessary for a clinical nurse specialist to manage health maintenance and non-life-threatening conditions specific to women throughout their life span.
Course Objectives:
After working on this course, the student will be able to:
- analyze socio-demographic data related to women’s health,
- analyze laws, policies, and programs affecting women and their health,
- discuss the concept and strategies of safe motherhood,
- acquire advanced knowledge and skills in assessment techniques in obstetrics
and gynecologic conditions,
- discuss the management of selected reproductive health conditions,
- analyze issues and concerns related to reproductive health,
- interpret researches on women’s health
Course Outline:
Topic 1: Women and Development
Topic 2: Laws, Programs and Policies Affecting Women
Topic 3: Safe Motherhood: Concepts and Strategies
Topic 4: Sexuality throughout the Life Span
Topic 5: Assessment Techniques: Obstetric Examinations
Topic 6: Assessment Techniques: Gynecologic Examinations
Topic 7: Nutrition and Elimination Needs
Topic 8: Rest, Sleep Activity, and Exercise
Topic 9: Stress and Coping in Women Throughout the Life Span
Topic 10: Contemporary Gynecologic Conditions
Topic 11: Current Trends in the Care of Perimenopausal Women
Topic 12: Developments in Predicting Ovulation
Topic 13: Nutrition and Elimination Needs
Topic 14: Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Infertility
Topic 15: Psychosocial Problems of Women
Clinical Practicum: 32 hours