This course builds on prior learning to gain knowledge of the childbearing family, developing child and women's health. The focus is placed on the normal process of childbearing, the biopsychosocial, spiritual, culturally diverse family, the child through the developmental stages, common disorders associated with childbearing process, children's and women's health. Emphasis is on health maintenance and selected study of diseases and disorders affecting women, children, and families. The student will apply the nursing process in providing holistic care to the client, assess developmental and biopsychosocial, spiritual and culturally diverse needs of the client. The student will apply the teaching-learning process in the education of families, women, infants and children. Emphasis is placed on the role and responsibility of the practical nurse in the maternal child settings. This class meets for an average of four hours per week. Prerequisites of this course are satisfactory completion of the first three semesters of the associate in applied science practical nursing curriculum with a minimum of 'C' in each course that applies to the nursing curriculum. Pre or Corequisites: ENGL 120, SOC 110. Corequisites: NURS 246, NURS 250, and NURS 251. (Fourth semester of the curriculum) (F, S)