he care of women during childbirth, is derived from the Greek word obstare
Obstetrics
greek word; to keep watch
obstare
derived from the greek word pais
Pediatrics
menas "child"
pais
major focus of nursing practice
The care of childbearing and childrearing families
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he care of women during childbirth, is derived from the Greek word obstare -
ANSWER- Obstetrics
greek word; to keep watch - ANSWER- obstare
derived from the greek word pais - ANSWER- Pediatrics
menas "child" - ANSWER- pais
major focus of nursing practice - ANSWER- The care of childbearing and
childrearing families
The nurse's role in all these phases focuses on promoting what? - ANSWER-
healthy growth and development of the child and family in both health and illness
The primary goal of maternal and child health nursing care can be stated simply
as the promotion and maintenance of what? - ANSWER- optimal family health
the fourth trimester of pregnancy; 6 weeks after childbirth - ANSWER- puerperium
6 weeks before conception to 6 weeks after birth - ANSWER- perinatal period
this is the essential goal: keeping WHAT in the center of care and considering as
the PRIMARY UNIT of care - ANSWER- FAMILY
Because the level of a family's functioning affects the WHAT of its members -
ANSWER- health status
GIVE ME THE 3 PHILOSOPHIES OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING.
GOW!
1. Maternal and child health nursing is ___
, 2. Maternal and child health nursing is ___
13 Maternal and child health nursing is ___ - ANSWER- 1. Family-centered
2. community-centered
3. evidenced-based
WHO serves as an advocate to protect the rights of all family members, including
the fetus??? - ANSWER- maternal and child health nurse
the basic unit of society is? - ANSWER- family
In maternal-child health, standards have been developed by the??? - ANSWER-
Division of Maternal-Child Health Nursing Practice of the American Nurses
Association in collaboration with the Society of Pediatric Nurses.
WHAT ARE THE 4 PHASES OF HEALTH CARE? - ANSWER- 1. health promotion
2. health maintenance
3. health restoration
4. health rehabilitation
Nursing care, at its best, is designed and implemented in a thorough manner,
using an organized series of steps, to ensure quality and consistency of care. -
ANSWER- The nursing process
TRUE OR FALSE: the nursing process is applicable to all health care settings,
from the prenatal clinic to the pediatric intensive care unit - ANSWER- TRUE
Nurses work in isolation - ANSWER- FALSE; nurses rarely work in isolation but
rather as a member of a health care team or unit
WHAT is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of CURRENT BEST
EVIDENCE in making decisions about the care of patients> - ANSWER- Evidence-
based practice
The worth of evidence is ranked according to how many levels? - ANSWER- 3
LEVEL I
LEVEL II
LEVEL III
Evidence obtained from AT LEAST ONE properly designed randomized controlled
trial. - ANSWER- Level I:
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