Care of Families in Transition: Childbearing and Childrearing Years

Six credits · Undergraduate

Students are introduced to the care of families in transition during the childbearing and childrearing years. Emphasis is on theories, concepts and relational practice related to family, maternity, and pediatric nursing practice. Understanding ethical dilemmas and legal issues and the application of cultural competence and safety and evidence-based practice for care of families at various transition points is a focus. The course is divided into three modules: family nursing and family-centred care; maternal-newborn nursing; and nursing of children and adolescents. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all semester three courses in the LPN to BScN program stream. This course is restricted to students in the LPN to BScN stream in 2026-2027. Six credits.