OBGY Nursing Course Description

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SUBJECT : Obstetrics And GynecologicalNursing

TOPIC : Course Description

Prepared By:

Ms. Hiral ShahSr. Scale Lecturer Class- IGovt. College of NursingAhmedabad


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P lacement : 1st year

Hours of Instruction:Theory : 150 Hours.

Practical : 650 Hours.Total : 800 Hours.


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This course is designed to assiststudents in developing expertise and in-depth understanding in the field ofObstetric and Gynecological Nursing. It willhelp students to appreciate the client as aholistic individual and develop skill tofunction as an independent midwiferypractitioner. It will further enable thestudent to function as educator, manager,and researcher in the field of Obstetric andGynecological nursing


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At the end of the course the students will beable to:

1.Appreciate the trends in the field of midwifery,

obstetrics and gynecology as a specialty.2.Describe the population dynamics and

indicators of maternal and child health3.Describe the concepts of biophysical,

psychological and spiritual aspects of normalpregnancy, labor and puerperium.

4. P rovide comprehensive nursing care to womenduring reproductive period and newborns.


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5. Integrate the concepts of family centerednursing care and nursing process approachin obstetric and gynecological nursing.

6. Identify and analyze the deviations from

normal birth process and referappropriately.

7. Describe the pharmacological agents, theireffects during pregnancy, child birth,puerperium, lactation and the role of nurse

8. Counsel adolescents, women and familieson issues pertaining to pregnancy, childbirth and lactation


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9 . Describe the role of various types ofcomplementary and alternative therapies inobstetric and gynecological nursing.

10. Incorporate evidence based nursing practice

and identify the areas of research in the fieldof obstetric and gynecological nursing.

11. Describe the recent advancement incontraceptive technology and birth control

measures12. Appreciate the legal and ethical issues

pertaining to obstetric and gynecologicalnursing


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Unit No. Hours Content

1. 10 Introduction

2. 15 Human Reproduction

3. 25 Pregnancy4. 25 Normal labor and nursing management

5. 20 Normal puerperium and nursing management

6. 20 Normal newborn

7. 10 Pharmaco dynamics in obstetrics. 10 Family welfare services

9 . 5 Infertility

10. 5 Menopause

11. 5 Abortion


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Total : 660 hours

1 week : 30 hoursSr. No Department / Unit No. of Weeks Total Hours

1. Antenatal wards and O P Ds 4 120

2. Labor Room 5 150

3. Postnatal Ward 2 60

4. amily P lanning Clinics 2 60

5. P HC/ Rural maternitysettings

4 120

6. Gynec 2 60

7. Maternity OT 2 60

8. NICU 1 30

TOTAL 22 Weeks 660 Hours


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Procedures observed

Diagnostic investigations :amniocentesis, chordocentecis,chorionic villi sampling

Infertility management: artificialreproduction : artificial insemination,invitro fertilization, and relatedprocedures

Procedures assisted

Medical termination of pregnancy,


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Antenatal assessment-20 Postnatal assessment-20Assessment during labor : use of partograph - 20

Per vaginal examination-20Conduct of normal delivery-20Episiotomy and suturing-10Setting up of delivery areasInsertion of intra uterine devices( copper T)

Others

Identification of high risk women and referralHealth education: to women and their familiesMotivation of couples for planned parenthood


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Theory P ractical

Internal External Internal External25 75 100 100

Total : 100 Total : 200


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