Maternal-Newborn Nursing Course Analysis

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In the nursing education department within the College of Arts and Science, a key course

that nursing students enroll in is Maternal-Newborn Nursing. Although a number of learning

methods are used throughout the semester, Maternal-Newborn Nursing employs three primary

means of learning.

One method of learning used in the course is lecture. The theory portion of learning is

taught primarily through lectures presented by professionals within the fields of labor and

delivery, postpartum, and neonatal intensive care nursing. The professors teach on a number of

topics including gestational diabetes, postpartum complications, and fetal monitoring utilizing

PowerPoint presentations, handouts, and even interactive games such as Kahoot

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