NURS 3731L 03: Childbear Family Wmn Hlth Lab

NURS 3731L - Childbearing, Family, and Women's Health Nursing Laboratory

Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 03, CRN 40687,

Credit hours: 0

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Instructor

Paula McClusky

Email: pjmcclusky@ysu.edu

Public Instructor Information

Professor: Paula McClusky, FNP, MSN, BSN, RN

Professional Qualifications:

Family Nurse Practitioner, Youngstown State University 2024

Master’s Nursing Education, Chamberlain University 2015

Bachelor’s Science Nursing, Slippery Rock University 1985

Registered Nurse Sharon General School of Nursing 1983

Office: Cushwa Hall Youngstown State University Room 3223

Phone: (330)941-7209

Email: pjmcclusky@ysu.edu

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Course Description

3731L. Childbearing, Family, and Women's Health Nursing Laboratory. Six hour weekly clinical experience to be taken concurrently with NURS 3731 Childbearing, Family and Women's Health Nursing. Prereq. NURS 3741/L or departmental permission. 0 s.h.

Course Readings

Group Title Author ISBN
Required Maternity and women’s health care (13th ed.) Lowdermilk, D.L. 978-0-323-81018-0

The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.  

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Artificial Intelligence Policy Statement

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Schedule of Topics and Assignments

Day Date Reading(s) Proposed Topic Due/To Prepare for Class
Tue 8/25 Chapter 1,2
Chapter 3, 4
Chapter 12
21st Century Nursing
Family and Culture

Nursing and Genomics
Assessment of Women
Conception
Tue 9/1 Chapter 13,14
YSU Closed- Labor Day
Physiology of pregnancy
Nursing Care During Pregnancy
Tue 9/8 Chapter 14, 26
Chapter 27, 28
Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
Assessment of High Risk Pregancy
Hypertensive Disorders, Hemorrhagic Disorders
Tue 9/15 Chapter 29, 30,31 Endocrine and Medical Surgical Disorders
Exam 1
Tue 9/22 Chapter 16, 17
Chapter 18
Labor and Birth Processes
Pain Management
Fetal Assessment
Tue 9/29 Chapter 19

Chapter 32
Nursing Care During Labor

High Risk Labor and Birth
Tue 10/6 Chapter 32
Continue High Risk Labor and Birth
Exam 2
Medication Quiz
Tue 10/13 Chapter 20, 21
Chapter 22
Postpartum changes
Nursing Care during the Postpartum Period
Transition to Parenthood
Tue 10/20 Chapter 33
Chapter 23
Postpartum Complications
Adaptations of the Newborn
Tue 10/27 Chapter 24,25
Chapter 34
Nursing Care of the Newborn
Nutrition and Feeding
High risk Newborn
Simulation Week
Tue 11/3 Chapter 35
Chapter 36, 37
Acquired Problems of the Newborn
Hemolytic Disorders of the Newborn
Parinatal Loss
Simulation Week
Tue 11/10 YSU Closed
Exam 3
Tue 11/17 Chapter 4, 5
Chapter 6, 7
Womans Health
Violence Against Women
Reproductive Concerns
STI's
Tue 11/24 Chapter 8, 9 YSU Closed- Thansgiving
Contraception
Infertility
Tue 12/1 Chapter 10,11 Problems of the Breast
Neoplasms of the Reproductive System
Tue 12/8 Final Exam

The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.