- International Fees
International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course details
Perinatal Clinical 1 introduces learners to the nursing care of healthy women, their newborns, and their families throughout the childbearing continuum. This four ¬week clinical course takes place in a hospital setting, with a focus on five key areas of practice: woman and family centered care, assessment of maternal/ fetal/ neonatal well-being, labour support, infant feeding, and documentation. A BCIT instructor and/or a clinical site preceptor will facilitate this course. Registered Nurses (RNs) with six months of full-time experience caring for healthy women, their newborns, and families in a low-risk perinatal setting may be able to challenge this course.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
5.0
Domestic fees
$1,540.31
Course offerings
Winter 2024
Below is one offering of NSPN 7300 for the Winter 2024 term.
CRN 19664
Duration
Wed Jan 03 - Fri Mar 22 (4 weeks)
- 4 weeks
- CRN 19664
- Domestic fees $1540.31International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 03 - Mar 22 | N/A | N/A | Other |
Instructor
Shannon Leonard
Course outline
Domestic fees
$1540.31
Important information
- Clinical lab format.
- Departmental approval needed
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
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This clinical course is available by application only. Clinical application due dates are as follows: Spring Term Feb 1, Fall Term June 1, Winter Term Oct 1. Please find the clinical application package on the BCIT Learning Hub in your NSPN 7200 course under Module 1. If you do not have access to this, please contact the Program Assistant at elaine_innes@bcit.ca and request a clinical application package. Please note: Clinical courses are non-refundable.
Status
Learning Outcomes
As a healthcare practitioner, you are expected to follow professional standards of practice throughout all SN programs and courses. In this course, you will have opportunities to use the processes of critical thinking, systematic inquiry, communication, collaboration, leadership, professionalism, and clinical decision-making. Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Consistently perform a comprehensive and systematic assessment of a childbearing woman, fetus, and neonate in the acute perinatal setting under supervision of the clinical instructor/preceptor.
- Consistently demonstrate the ability to interpret assessment data, recognize variance data, and determine patient care priorities under the supervision of a clinical instructor/preceptor.
- Consistently articulate reasoning and rationale for nursing interventions, clinical judgment, and decision-making under the supervision of clinical instructor/preceptor.
- Work in partnership with patients and families to integrate specialty specific theory in the provision of safe, competent perinatal nursing care under the supervision of a clinical instructor/preceptor.
- Demonstrate reflective practice by analyzing the care provided, being open to feedback, and incorporating feedback into practice under the guidance of a clinical instructor/preceptor.
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with childbearing women, newborns, their families, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
- Articulate all relevant data in a systematic, comprehensive, and time sensitive manner through all verbal and written communication under the supervision of clinical instructor/preceptor.
- Consistently demonstrate professionalism by participating in self-evaluation, acknowledging strengths/areas for development, seeking assistance as needed, utilizing existing resources, and being accountable for learning and practice.
- Provide individualized labour support including psychosocial care, comfort measures, information/advice, and advocacy to low-risk labouring women under supervision from the clinical instructor/preceptor.
- Demonstrate care practices that promote, protect, and support normal birth (freedom of movement, step-wise approach to pain management, non-directed pushing) under supervision of clinical instructor/preceptor.
- Provide infant feeding information related but not limited to benefits of breastfeeding, skin to skin contact, position/latch, frequency/duration, common breastfeeding challenges, and hospital and community resources to childbearing women and their families under supervision from the clinical instructor/preceptor.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2023
Related Programs
Perinatal Clinical 1 (NSPN 7300) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Health Sciences
- Perinatal Nursing Specialty (Perinatal - Perioperative Option)
Advanced Certificate Part-time
- Perinatal Nursing Specialty (Standard Option)
Advanced Certificate Part-time
- Specialty Nursing (Perinatal - Perioperative Option)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Part-time
- Specialty Nursing (Perinatal - Standard Option)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Part-time
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