Awhonn hospital based - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Module 1 (Chapters 1-3)Foundations for evidence based care - correct answer >Implementation into practice of interventions from research shown to be most effective in care >Based on statistics and research >ANA and AWHONN organization publishes standards of practice for obstetrical nursing nursing roles in caring for women, children, and families - correct answer >Care of childbearing women and their families through all stages of pregnancy and childbirth and the first 6 weeks a...

TEST BANK: MATERNAL- NEWBORNNURSING: THE CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF NURSING CARE, 3RD EDITION, ROBERTA DURHAM, LINDA CHAPMAN Chapter 1: Trends and Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor with her first child. The patient’s mother is present for support and notes that things have changed in the delivery room since she last gave birth in the early 1980s. Which current trend or intervention may the patient’s mother find most different? 1. Fetal...

A nurse is examining different nursing roles. Which statement best illustrates an advanced practice nursing role? 1. A registered nurse who is the manager of a large obstetric unit 2. A clinical nurse specialist working as a staff nurse on a mother-baby unit 3. A registered nurse who is the circulating nurse at surgical deliveries (cesarean sections) 4. A clinical nurse specialist with whom other nurses consult for this nurse's expertise in caring for high-risk infants Answer: 4 Explanati...

PRIMARY GOAL OF MCN Promotion and maintenance of optimal family health to ensure cycles of optimal child-bearing and childrearing PHILOSOPHY OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING Maternal and child health nursing is: - Family centered - Community centered - Evidence -based - A challenging role for nurses and a major factor in keeping families well and optimally functioning Family centered assessment should always include the family as well as an individual. Community c...

AWHONN POEP Module 14 Perinatal Loss Rated A+ The MOST common causes of neonatal death include congenital anomalies and preterm birth. When teaching parents about grief after perinatal loss, which of the following statements is TRUE? Grief after perinatal loss may be significant and traumatic and may last for months to years. Which of the following parents is MOST likely to experience complicated grief after a perinatal loss? Shontelle experienced a stillbirth at term, and is alone in her room...

Advances and problems in mother and infant care huge advancement shave been made in last 150 years though in the US serious problems exist such as . Lack of access to prepregnancy and pregnancy-related care for all women and the lack of reproductive health services for adolescents are major concerns. -Sexually transmitted infections, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), continue to adversely affect reproduction. Reduce health disparaties? frican-Americans, Native Ame...

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) national organization that sets standards for perinatal nursed Sheppard-Towner act of 1921 First federally sponsored program that provided funds for state-sponsored programs for mothers and children Family-centered care Safe, high-quality care that recognizes and adapts to the physical and psychosocial needs of the family, including the newborn Doula trained labor support person evidence-based ...

1) A nurse is examining different nursing roles. Which statement best illustrates an advanced practice nursing role? 1. A registered nurse who is the manager of a large obstetric unit 2. A clinical nurse specialist working as a staff nurse on a mother–baby unit 3. A registered nurse who is the circulating nurse at surgical deliveries (cesarean sections) 4. A clinical nurse specialist with whom other nurses consult for this nurse’s expertise in caring for high-risk infants Answer: 4 E...

What are the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors? 1 Behaviors and lifestyles 2 Drug use and alcohol abuse 3 Homelessness and lack of insurance 4 Pregnancy-related hypertension and diabetes-related hypertension ANS: 4 Pregnancy-related hypertension and diabetes-related hypertension are the most frequently reported maternal risk factors. Both are associated with obesity. Approximately 20% of US women who give birth are obese. Obesity in pregnancy is associated with...

NUR 475 Maternity Ch 1, 3, 6 Latest updated 2021/2022 Chapter 1-21st Century Maternity Nursing Maternity Nursing Maternity Nursing- encompasses pre-conception, pregnancy, childbirth and the first 6 weeks after birth. ◦ Care givers ◦ Nurses ◦ Nurse practitioners ◦ Nurse midwives ◦ Locations ◦ Offices ◦ Clinics ◦ Home ◦ hospitals ◦ HEALTH DISPARITIES Health disparities refer to differences in the health status of different groups of people. Some groups of people have higher rat...