Provides information on culturally competent nursing care of childbearing women and their families, including U.S. demographics; cultural perspectives, traditions, and characteristics; nutrition and physiological differences; cultural assessment; and ethical issues. Also presents profiles of 13 different cultural groups that include information on prenatal care, labor and birth, and postpartum care.
Approval Information
This course was developed by the March of Dimes, which will provide the contact hours and process the continuing education tests. The March of Dimes is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. It has been assigned code 6R2GNS-PRV-06.
They offer courses on a broad range of topics designed to help perinatal nurses integrate scientific and clinical advances into the care of mothers and babies. Nursing modules are written for nurses, by nurses, and are a cost-effective way for nurses and certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) to earn continuing education credit.
