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Nursing Health Promotion

Class Number: 31543306_2255_51399_02
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Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

31-543-306 NURSING HEALTH PROMOTION ...this course focuses on topics related to health promotion for individuals and families throughout the lifespan. We will cover nursing care of the developing family, which includes reproductive issues, pregnancy, labor and delivery, post-partum, the newborn, and the child. Recognizing the spectrum of healthy families we will discern patterns associated with adaptive and maladaptive behaviors applying mental health principles. An emphasis is placed on teaching and supporting healthy lifestyles choices for individuals of all ages. Nutrition, exercise, stress management, empowerment, and risk reduction practices are highlighted. Study of the family will cover dynamics, functions, discipline styles, and stages of development. (Prerequisites: 10-809-188, Developmental Psych; 31-543-301, Nursing Fundamentals; 31-543-302, Nursing Skills; 31-543-303, Nursing Pharmacology; 31-543-304, Intro to Clinical Practice; Corequisites: 10-801-196, Oral/Interpersonal Communication; 31-543-307, Nursing: Clinical Care Across Lifespan)

Course Typically Offered

  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Spring

Most NWTC classes are offered in 8-week sessions. Learn more about how our class schedule can help you succeed.

What will I learn?

  1. Use principles of teaching/learning when reinforcing teaching plans
  2. Apply principles of family dynamics to nursing care
  3. Adapt nursing interventions for maladaptive patterns of behavior
  4. Plan nursing care for patients with reproductive issues
  5. Plan nursing care for a healthy pregnant woman
  6. Plan nursing care during uncomplicated labor and delivery
  7. Plan nursing care for a healthy newborn
  8. Plan nursing care for the post-partum patient
  9. Examine adaptations of nursing care for patients from infancy through adolescence
  10. Plan nursing care for the ill child
  11. Plan a healthy diet for a well patient
  12. Encourage healthy lifestyle behaviors in patients
  13. Promote safety/accident prevention for patients from infancy through adolescence
  14. Promote healthy coping in acute and chronic illness

Class Details

Class Number:
31543306_2255_51399_02
Location:
Green Bay
Date:
-
Delivery:
Hybrid
Term:
2025 Summer
Estimated Cost:
$503.15 *

Class Notes

  • This class is taught through a combination of online-live and online instruction. A portion of the class must be attended live virtually during the scheduled dates and times, and the remaining instruction accessed online by the student any time. For more information regarding this delivery and how to access your class, see www.nwtc.edu/onlinelivefaq.

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
6/6/2025 - 8/1/2025 Online
Online
6/10/2025 - 7/16/2025 Tuesday, Wednesday
8:30 AM - 1:20 PM
Green Bay Campus Room HS318

* Cost displayed is based on in-state residency. Back to cost