Nurs 415 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Describe when the first stage of labor starts & how many phases its split up into correct answers When regular uterine contractions start until full cervical effacement & dilation Split up into 3 different phases 1. latent phase- up to 6cm; typically takes the longest (a primigravida will usually take longer than a multigravida) 2. active phase - 4-7cm dilated 3. transition phase - 8 to 10 cm dilated What assessments should you be doing in the first stage of labor? correct answers Whe...

Culture correct answers -Set of common beliefs, values, and assumptions about life *Transmitted intergenerationally *Pervades all aspects of life and health care *Applicable not only to minority groups, but also to majority groups Culture continued correct answers -Individuals are usually members of more than one culture. -Each individual should be viewed as a unique human being with differences that are respected. -Our culture in the U.S. is based on the constitution and our founding f...

To what historic public health achievements have community and public health nurses contributed? (Select all that apply.) 1. Improvements in family planning and education 2. Implementation of sanitation laws and policies 3. First to identify sanitation as a source of disease 4. A decrease in the spread of infectious diseases 5. An increase in healthier mothers and babies correct answers 1,4,5 A community and public health nurse has been assigned to develop and coordinate a community of...

Maternity nurses can enhance communication among health care providers by using the SBAR technique. The acronym SBAR stands for what? a. Situation, background, assessment, recommendation b. Situation, baseline, assessment, recommendation c. Subjective, background, analysis, recommendation d. Subjective, background, analysis, review correct answers A. Situation, background, assessment, recommendation Rationale: SBAR is an easy-to-remember, useful, and concrete mechanism for communicating...

NURS 415 MIDTERM Questions & answers

Family Nursing correct answers Consists of nurses and families working collaboratively and with other members of health, educational, and social service teams to ensure the success of the family and its members in adapting to responses to health and illness -public health nurses need skills that enable them to --move between working with individual families --bridge relationships between family and the community --advocate for family and community legislation --influence policies that pr...

Forces stimulating change in the demand for healthcare correct answers -Demographics -Social and economic trends -Health workforce trends (replacement of nursing staff with medical assistants because it saves cost for the hospital) -Technology (telehealth) Current demographic trends correct answers Aging baby boomer generation -77 million babies between 1946 and 1963 -Expected to live on average 83 years of age, with many surviving into their 90s -Cost of Medicare expected to rise astro...

Census Bureau definition of family correct answers a family includes a householder and one or more people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption Inclusive definitions of family correct answers - family means any person(s) playing a significant role in an individual's life - this may include person(s) not legally relate to the individual. - members of family include spouses, domestic partner, and both different-sex and same-sex signi...

sub- correct answers under, below subcutaneous correct answers under the skin dys- correct answers difficulty of hyperthyroidism correct answers excessive activity of the thyroid gland hyper- correct answers high, excessive dyspnea correct answers difficulty breathing endo- correct answers inside endoscopy correct answers examination inside a body cavity in- correct answers inside in vitro fertilization correct answers fertilization of an egg done in a test tube ex-...

What is a gov health agency? correct answers -agency funded by tax dollars top down funding correct answers money comes from the federal or state level to the local level what is WHO and what does it do? correct answers international health organization goal: all people achieve highest possible level of health what federal department in the US us the principal agency for protecting health? correct answers SECRETARY OF HEALTH state health agencies correct answers -purpose is to promo...