Obstetrics derived from Greek word correct answer obstare,which means "to keep watch."
Pediatrics derived from Greek word correct answer pais,meaning"child."
Primary goal of maternal and child health nursing care correct answer the promotion and maintenance of optimal family health to ensure ...
Unit 1 Maternity (100% correct answers)
Obstetrics derived from Greek word correct answer obstare,which means "to keep watch."
Pediatrics derived from Greek word correct answer pais,meaning"child."
Primary goal of maternal and child health nursing care correct answer the promotion and maintenance of optimal family health to ensure cycles of optimal child-bearing and child-rearing
Scope of practice for Nurses and maternity/child care correct answer Preconceptual health care
Care of women during three trimesters of pregnancy and the puerperium :the 6 weeks after childbirth, sometimes termed the fourth trimester of pregnancy Care of infants during the perinatal period :6 weeks be-fore conception to 6 weeks after birth
Care of children from birth through adolescence
Care in settings as varied as the birthing room, the pediatric intensive care unit, and the home
Maternal and child health nursing is correct answer -family centered; assessment must include both family and individual assessment data
-community centered; the health of families depends on and influences the health of communities -evidence based, because this is the means whereby critical knowledge increases
- about the nurse serving as an advocate to protect the rights of all family members, including the fetus
-serves as an important resources for families during childbearing and child-rearing
-a challenging role for nurses and a major factor in keeping families well and optimally functioning
What affects the health status of a family and its members? correct answer Level of functioning; low level of functioning leads to affected emotional, physical, and social health
A healthy family.. correct answer establishes an environment conducive to growth and health-promoting behaviors that sustain family members during crises
The nurse's role is to correct answer provide holistic care with a family-centered approach, by understanding individuals and their effect on others, because individuals strongly influence the health of family members
The importance a society places on human life can best be measured by correct answer
the concern it places on its most vulnerable members—its elderly, disadvantaged, and youngest citizens American Nurses Association/Society of Pediatric Nurses Standards of Care and Professional Performance : Standards of Care correct answer Comprehensive pediatric nursing care focuses on helping children and their families and communities achieve their optimum health potentials. This is best achieved within the framework of family-
centered care and the nursing process, including primary, secondary, and tertiary care coordinated across healthcare and community settings
Standard I: Assessment correct answer the pediatric nurse collects patient health data
Standard II: Diagnosis correct answer The pediatric nurse analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnoses
Standard III: Outcome Identification correct answer The pediatric nurse identifies expected outcomes individualized to the child and the family.
Standard IV: Planning correct answer The pediatric nurse develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to obtain expected outcomes.
Standard V: Implementation correct answer The pediatric nurse implements the interventions iden-tified in the plan of care
Standard VI: Evaluation correct answer The pediatric nurse evaluates the child's and family's progress toward attainment of outcomes
Standards of Professional Performance - Standard I: Quality of Care correct answer The pediatric nurse systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of pediatric nursing practice
Standards of Professional Performance - Standard II: Performance Appraisal correct answer The pediatric nurse evaluates his or her own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations.
Standards of Professional Performance - Standard III: Education correct answer The pediatric nurse acquires and maintains current knowledge and competency in pediatric nursing practice.
Standards of Professional Performance - Standard IV: Collegiality correct answer The pediatric nurse interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and other health care providers.
Standards of Professional Performance - Standard V: Ethics correct answer The pediatric nurse's assessment, actions, and recommendations on behalf of children and their families are determined in an ethical manner. Standards of Professional Performance - Standard VI: Collaboration correct answer The
pediatric nurse collaborates with the child, family,and other health care providers in providing client care.
Standards of Professional Performance - Standard VII: Research correct answer The pediatric nurse contributes to nursing and pediatric health care through the use of research methods and findings.
Standards of Professional Performance - Standard VIII: Resource Utilization correct answer The pediatric nurse considers factors related to safety,effectiveness, and cost in
planning and delivering patient care.
The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Standards 1-5 correct answer Standard I: Quality of Care-The nurse systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
Standard II: Performance Appraisal-The nurse evaluates his/her own nursing practice in
relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations.
Standard III: Education-The nurse acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice.
Standard IV: Collegiality-The nurse contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others.
Standard V: Ethics-The nurse's decisions and actions on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner
Nurses, using nursing process, nursing theory, and evidence-based practice, care for families during childbearing and child-rearing years through four phases of health care: correct answer •Health promotion
•Health maintenance
•Health restoration
•Health rehabilitation
The Nursing Process correct answer - form of problem solving based on the scientific method, serves as the basis for assessing, making a nursing diagnosis, planning, organizing, and evaluating care.
- implemented in a thorough manner, using an organized series of steps, to ensure quality and consistency of care
Evidence-based practice correct answer the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of
current best evidence in making decisions about the care of patients
Worth of evidence is ranked according to: correct answer •Level I:Evidence obtained from at least one properly designed randomized controlled trial.
•Level II:Evidence obtained from well-designed controlled trials without randomization, well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies, or multiple time series with or without an intervention. Evidence obtained from dramatic results in uncontrolled trials might also be regarded as this type of evidence.
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