Adventist Medical Center College

1st Semester AY 2022-2023

MCHN-1: Care of Mother, Child, and Adolescent (Well Clients)
COURSE OUTLINE
MTWThF (8:30 am – 5:00 pm)

DAY 1

 Course Syllabus/Content Outline

o Reproductive & Sexual Health
o Antepartum/Prenatal Care
o Intrapartum Care
o Postpartum Care
o EINC/Newborn Care
o Growth & Development

 Assignment on Reproductive System

o Anatomy & Physiology of the Reproductive Systems

DAY 2
 CHAPTER 1: A Framework for Maternal and Child Health Nursing
o Scope of Practice
o Goals and Philosophies of MCHN
o Phases of Health Care
o QSEN
o Measuring MCH through Health Statistics
o Trends in health care environment
 CHAPTER 5: The Nursing Role in Reproductive & Sexual Health
o Anatomy & Physiology of the Reproductive Systems
o Menstrual Cycle
o Human Sexual Response
o Sexual Health

DAY 3
  CHAPTER 10: Psychological & Physiological Changes of Pregnancy
o Presumptive, Probable, and Positive Signs of Pregnancy
o Psychological Changes of Pregnancy
o Psychological Tasks of Pregnancy
o Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy

DAY 4

 CHAPTER 9: Care During Normal Pregnancy & Developing Fetus

o Stages of fetal development
o Fetal Structures
o Calculating Birth Date (Naegele’s Rule)
o Fetal Health (McDonald’s Rule, BPP, Nonstress Test, Amniocentesis)

 CHAPTER 11: Assessment of a Pregnant Family

o Prenatal Care
o Obstetric Hx, GTPALM
o Types of Pelvises
o Pelvic Exam, Vaginal Exam (IE)
o Signs of Complications in Pregnancy

DAY 5 (HALF DAY)

 CHAPTER 13: Promoting Nutritional Health During Pregnancy

o Fertility Diet
o Recommended Weight Gain During Pregnancy
o Pregnancy Diet To Promote Optimal Health
o Prenatal Vitamins

DAY 6
 CHAPTER 14: Preparing for Childbirth & Parenting
o Childbirth Education
o Childbirth Plan
o Exercises
o Pain Management During Labor

 CHAPTER 15: Nursing Care During Labor and Birth

 o Components of Labor
o Fetal Positions, Presentations, and Attitude
o Leopold’s Maneuver
o Cardinal Movements of Labor
o Stages of Labor and its Nursing Care

DAY 7

 CHAPTER 17: Nursing Care of a Postpartal Family

o Assessment and Interventions (VP-BUBBLEHE)

 CHAPTER 18: Nursing Care of a Family with a Newborn

o Normal Characteristics of a Newborn
o Assessment of a Newborn for Normal Growth and Development
 Newborn Reflexes
o Nursing Care for a Newborn
 Diaper Care
 Metabolic Screening Tests
 Hep B and Vit K Administrations
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DAY 8

 CHAPTER 28: Principles of Growth and Development

o Principles of Growth & Development
o Factors Influencing Growth & Development
o Theories of Child Development (premise and criticism)
o Freud’s Psychosexual Theory
o Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory
o Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory
o Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory

Coverage: Infant and Toddler

DAY 9

 CHAPTER 28: Principles of Growth and Development

o Principles of Growth & Development
o Factors Influencing Growth & Development
o Theories of Child Development (premise and criticism)
o Freud’s Psychosexual Theory
o Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory
 o Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory
o Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory

Coverage: Preschool, School-age, and Adolescent

DAY 10 (HALF DAY)

 EXAM (2 sets)
 Maternal Set
 Pediatric Set

o To be decided when but should be 1 -2 days after lecture to identify

possible failures
o Academic Counseling for probable failures

Prepared by: Donna Belle P. Sumugat, RN, MAN

Theory Instructor

Noted by: Ma. Almira P. Nebres, PhD, RN

Dean of School of Nursing