Building upon the foundation for professional nursing practice, this course focuses on applying and utilizing the concepts of nursing in promoting health in clients from birth through the reproductive years. The student identifies health care needs of the child and family using clinical reasoning and judgement with the integration of the nursing process. Emphasis is placed on understanding and applying the normal processes of growth and development from birth to the young adult when caring for the well child, family, and supporting families through a healthy pregnancy and birth in varied health care settings. This course is subject to a course fee.