Advanced Nursing Practice

Maternity nursing encompasses the care of? childbearing women and their families through all stages of pregnancy and childbirth and the first 4 weeks after birth Women's health care focuses on the? physical, psychological, and social needs of women throughout their lives Challenges in WHN? Lack of access to PNC, lack of reproductive health services for adolescents, STI's, health care disparities, culturally sensitive care Disparities found amongst AA, NA, Hispanics, Ala...

The nurse is speaking to students about changes in maternal-newborn care. One change is that self-care has gained wide acceptance with clients and the healthcare community due to research findings that suggest that it has which effect? A) Shortens newborn length of stay B) Decreases use of home health agencies C) Decreases healthcare costs D) Decreases the number of emergency department visits Answer: C Explanation: A) Length of stay is often determined by third-party payer (insurance...

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 ...

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...

APN advanced practice nurse APNP Advanced practice nurse prescriber APPN Advanced practice professional nurse APRN Advanced Practice Registered Nurse ARNP Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner CNM certified nurse midwife CNP certified nurse practitioner CNS Clinical Nurse Specialist CRNA certified registered nurse anesthetist CRNM Certified registered nurse midwife CRNP certified registered nurse practitioner ...

Obstetrics __________, or the care of women during childbirth, is derived from the Greek word obstare, which means "to keep watch." obstare Obstetrics, or the care of women during childbirth, is derived from the Greek word __________, which means "to keep watch." healthy growth and development The nurse's role in all these phases focuses on promoting __________ __________ __________ __________ of the child and family in both health and illness. maternal and child hea...

The nurse is speaking to students about changes in maternal-newborn care. One change is that self-care has gained wide acceptance with clients and the healthcare community due to research findings that suggest that it has which effect? (chap 1) 1. Shortens newborn length of stay 2. Decreases use of home health agencies 3. Decreases healthcare costs 4. Decreases the number of emergency department visits 3. Decreases healthcare costs 1 / 370 Profile Picture Created by...

Advanced practice nursing is the patient-focused application of an expanded range of competencies to improve health outcomes for patients and populations within a specialized clinical area of the larger discipline of nursing" Hamric's definition of advanced practice nursing What is the central competency of any advanced practice nursing regardless of role? direct clinical practice ___________________________ and ___________________________ have distinct definitions and cannot b...

8 Roles and responsibilities of MCN 1.CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST 2.CASE MANAGER 3.NURSE PRACTITIONER 4.WOMENS'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER 5.PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER 6.NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONER 7.FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER 8.CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE Clinical nurse practioner ¨Nurses prepared at the master's or doctorate degree level ¨Act as consultants in their area of expertise ¨Serve as role models, researchers, teachers of quality nursing care üCould be an instrumen...

Preparation for advanced practice nursing requires at least a(n) A. associate degree in nursing. B. bachelor's degree in nursing. C. master's degree in nursing D. doctoral degree in nursing. C. master's degree in nursing A newly pregnant woman is trying to choose a health care provider for her pregnancy and birth. She desires to have the health care provider to care for her during the pregnancy, be with her during the labor process, deliver the baby, and care for her and the baby ...