Overview
NURS 350 reviews the basic concepts around maternal child and pediatric nursing. This course cannot cover all concepts in depth; rather, it is intended to refresh your knowledge in these areas. Learning activities are provided in each unit. The use of the interactive quizzing component is encouraged to improve experience with the testing style similar to that used by the NCLEX Next Generation exam. By the end of the course, you should have an introductory level understanding of pregnancy, maternity nursing, and pediatric nursing.
Evaluation
To receive credit for NURS 350 Maternal Child and Pediatric Nursing students must complete all the required assessments, achieve a minimum of 64% (C) on the final exam, and achieve an overall composite grade of 64% (C). The assessments and weighting of composite grades are as follows:
| Activity | Weight |
| Quiz 1: Units 1 & 2 | 10% |
| Quiz 2: Units 3 & 4 | 15% |
| Cumulative Unit Assessment (Units 1-4; Invigilated) | 25% |
| Quiz 3: Units 5 & 6 | 15% |
| Final Exam (Invigilated) | 35% |
| Total | 100% |
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Physical course materials
The following course materials are included in a course package that will be shipped to your home prior to your course’s start date:
Keenan-Lindsay, L., Sams, C. A., & O'Connor, C. (2022). Perry's maternal child nursing care in Canada (3rd Canadian ed.) Elsevier.
Keenan-Lindsay, L., Sams, C., O’Connor, C. L., Perry, S. E., Hockenberry, M. J., Lowdermilk, D. L., & Wilson, D. (2023). Elsevier adaptive quizzing for Perry’s maternal child nursing care in Canada (3rd ed., eCommerce version). Elsevier.
Other Materials
There are other readings and videos included throughout the course. Clicking on the link of the resource allows you to access it directly via the Athabasca University online library or the internet. Each unit has a reference list that contains all required and supplemental resources.