7CreditsThis course continues to integrate curricular concepts and evidence based practice with focus on patient centered care with specific long and short term health problems in the areas of maternal and children’s health. Student behaviors include application of quality and safety standards and clinical decision making with specified nursing problems in relation to developmentally and culturally diverse patients and families. In collaboration with the health care team, the areas of health promotion, maintenance, and restoration are also examined. Knowledge and skills from previous courses are reinforced and related to new content. Clinical experiences will focus on patient responses in the area of maternal-child health, primarily in acute care settings.