College of Nursing

2years post RN BSN Program

January to September-2024

Course Syllabus

Title: Reproductive Health Nursing

Credit: (Theory 2)
Placement: 2 Year POST RN BSN

Day & Time: Theory: See the attached Schedule

Faculty: xyz
Email: xyz@[Link]

1. Course Description
This course is designed to provide the student with basic knowledge, skills and attitudes required
for nursing management of women during normal aspects and with alteration in reproductive
health. Application of ethical, legal, psychosocial, cultural and professional standards will be
considered in the care of women. Aspects of family health care including maternal and child
health, Common gynecological disorders and their interventions will be addressed. The
application of the nursing process in utilized in the delivery of care to women with an emphasis
on human needs and health promotion through effective communication. Supervised clinical
practice will take place in the hospital setting. .Field practical training is provided in maternal
and child health centers the curriculum will provide a process with diverse teaching and learning
methods and a rigorous assessment strategy to ensure that students are eligible to be registered as
midwives and competent to practice. To enable students to face the challenges of the future, the
period of comprehensive clinical practicum to develop confidence and a professional portfolio
provide the basis for continued professional and personal growth. The concept that the care is
partnership between the woman,(partner), family and the midwife and recognizes that pregnancy
and childbirth are natural processes. The realization and acceptance that child-bearing is not an
illness, although the state of the woman’s health may be altered, is paramount to the
development of midwifery expertise. It is intended that students will be given opportunities to
understand the basic principles and concepts to ensure academic growth and development. The
programme is structured so that basic principles and core themes are introduced at the beginning
with complex themes built upon as the programme progresses. The course embraces several
models that realizes the students development though a process and providing an end product,
and reflects the philosophy, aims and outcomes of the programme. The aims and outcomes will
be achieved by guiding the students as they develop midwifery knowledge in theory and
practice, in an educational process while they acquire competence as midwife practitioners.
Within this process students will continue to achieve personal and professional growth.
Application of ethical, legal, psychosocial, cultural and professional standards will be considered
in the care of women and newborn. Nursing process will be utilized in the delivery of care to
women and neonates with an emphasis on human needs and health promotion through effective
communication. Supervised clinical practice will take place in the hospital setting.

2. Course Objectives
At the end of this course the student will be able to:-
a. Apply cognitive abilities for the provision of nursing care for women during the reproductive
life and with alteration in reproductive health.
b. Adapt effective communication skills when dealing with women during the maternity cycle
and women with gynecological disorders, their families and significant others as well as with the
members of the health care team.
c. Provide effective health teaching to promote positive health, maintain wellbeing and prevent
illness among women.
d. Educate students to use their initiative and professional judgment to improve maternal and
child health care
e. Utilize traditional practices, cultural values and religious beliefs to identify and meet the needs
of Pakistan families, thus promoting healthy life styles and preventing diseases.
f. Ensure learners adopt the ethos of lifelong learning by using appropriate learning styles for
future personal and professional education.
g. Utilize professional judgment and take initiative to improve maternal and child health.
h. Utilize the Nursing process to provide care to Mothers and Neonates
i. Utilize effective communication with members of the multi disciplinary health care team and
referral agencies to enhance care provision for women and their families.
j. Adopt the ethos of life long learning by using appropriate learning styles for future personal
and professional education.
k. Understand the concept of a high risk approach for the care of women and newborn
l. Provide effective health teaching to promote positive health, maintain wellbeing and prevent
illness among women and new born.
m. Practice proper utilization of supplies and handling of equipment used in obstetric and
midwifery.
n. Discuss the role and responsibilities of the midwife within the National health Care system.
o. Utilize midwifery knowledge and skills to provide accessible, effective and efficient care for
women, their babies and families.
p. Utilize research findings and best evidence to provide quality in midwifery care and aim to
reduce maternal and infant mortality and morbidity.
q. Understand professional accountability for the education and provision of high quality of care
for women, their babies and families and advocate on their behalf.

Evaluation Criteria:

Final Exam 90%

Internal assessment 10%
 Course schedule

w Day/date Time/ Contents Faculty

ks Room
1 1-1-24 to 9am to Orientation Xyz
6-1-24 10am/
class room
2 Monday 9am to Unit: 1 Xyz
8-01-24 10am/ Introduction to Obstetrics & Gynae
Nursing
3 Monday 9am to Unit-II: Applied Reproductive Biology Xyz
15-01-24 10am/
4 Monday 9am to Unit-III: Antenatal Care 1 Xyz
22-01-24 10am
5 Monday 9am to Quiz Xyz
29.01.24 10am
6 Monday 9am to Xyz
5.02.24 10am
Kashmir day
7 Monday 9am to Unit IV: Maternal & Child Health Xyz
12.02.24 10am
8 Monday 9am to Unit-V: Nutritional Aspect of pregnancy and child beari Xyz
19.02.24 10am ng

9 Monday 9am to Quiz Xyz

26.02.24 10am
10 Monday 9am to Unit-VI: Common gynecological investigations Xyz
4.03.24 10am
11 Monday 9am to Unit-VII: Menstrual Dysfunctions Xyz
11.03.24 10am
12 Monday 9am to Unit VIII: Xyz
18.03.24 10am Nursing care of women with common genital infection.
13 Monday 9am to Quiz Xyz
25.03.24 10am
14 Monday 9am to Unit IX: Xyz
01.04.24 10am Nursing care of women with tumors of genital tract
15 Monday 9am to Unit X: Xyz
08.04.24 10am Nursing care of women with Genital
displacement
16 Monday 9am to Unit-XI: Nursing care of women with Genito-Urinary Xyz
15.04.24 10am problems
17 Monday 9am to Unit-XII: Infertility and Management Xyz
22.04.24 10am
18 Monday 9am to Quiz Xyz
29.04.24 10am
19 Monday 9am to Unit-XIII: Reproductive Pathophysiology Xyz
06.05.24 10am
20 Monday 9am to Unit-XIV: Intra partum Care xyz
 13.05.24 10am
21 Monday 9am to Unit-XVI: Post partum care Xyz
20.05.25 10am
22 Monday 9am to Quiz Xyz
27.05.24 10am
23 Monday 9am to Unit-XVII: Birth spacing Xyz
03.06.24 10am
24 Monday 9am to Unit- XVIII: Applied Research Xyz
10.06.24 10am
25 Monday 9am to Eid Ul Azha Xyz
17.06.24 10am
26 Monday 9am to Quiz Xyz
24.06.24 10am
27 Monday 9am to Unit- XX: Advance Antenatal Care Xyz
01.07.24 10am
28 Monday 9am to Unit-XXI: Advance Intra natal Care Xyz
08.07.24 10am
29 Monday 9am to Unit-XXII: Advance Post natal Care Xyz
15.07.24 10am
30 Monday 9am to Unit-XXIII: Advance Neonatal Care Xyz
22.07.24 10am
31 Monday 9am to Quiz Xyz
29.07.24 10am
32 Monday 9am to Unit-XXIV: Integrated Concepts Xyz
05.08.24 10am
33 Monday 9am to Unit-XXIV: Integrated Concepts Xyz
12.08.24 10am
34 Monday 9am to Unit-XXIV: Integrated Concepts Xyz
19.08.24 10am
36 Monday 9am to Unit-XXIV: Integrated Concepts Xyz
26.08.24 10am
38 Monday 9am to Send up for final examination Xyz
2.09.24 10am
39 Monday 9am to Self study for final examination Xyz
9.09.24 10am
40 Monday 9am to MILAD -UN- NABI Xyz
16.09.24 10am
41 Monday 9am to Self study for final examination Xyz
23.09.24 10am
42 Monday 9am to Self study for final examination Xyz
30.09.24 10am

Reference:
Ten teachers obstetrics.

Ten teacher gynecology.