BHC Flashcards
(104 cards)
before childbirth
Antepartum
during labor/delivery
Intrapartum
following after childbirth or birth of young
Postpartum
the 6 weeks after childbirth, sometimes termed the fourth trimester of pregnancy
puerperium
6 weeks before conception to 6 weeks after birth
perinatal period
assessment data must include a family and individual Philosophy of Maternal and Child Health Nursing
MCHN is family- centered
the health of families depends on and influences the health of communities
MCHN is community- centered
because research is the means whereby critical knowledge increases
MCHN is research oriented
based practice provide a foundation for nursing care
Both nursing theory and evidence
educating clients to be aware of good health through teaching and role modeling
health promotion
intervening to maintain health when risk of illness is present
health maintenance
promptly diagnosing and treating illness using interventions that will return client to wellness most rapidly
health restoration
preventing further complications from an illness; bringing ill client back to optimal state of wellness or helping client to accept inevitable death
health rehabilitation
frequency of live births in a given population, conventionally calculated as the annual number of live births per 1,000 inhabitants (10-20 per 1,000 is considered low, 40-50 per 1,000 is high)
Birth Rate
reflects the proportion of women who could have babies over her lifetime
fertility rate
death in utero of a child (fetus) at anytime during pregnancy. Reflects overall quality of maternal health and prenatal care
Fetal Death Rate
death in the first 28 days of life. Reflects not only the quality of care available to women during pregnancy and childbirth but also the quality care available to infants during the first month of life
Leading cause of infant mortality: prematurity, low birth weight, congenital anomalies
Neonatal Death Rate
refers to death around the time of delivery and includes bothfetal deaths(at least 20 weeks of gestation) and early infant (neonatal)deaths. The sum total of fetal and neonatal rates
Perinatal Death Rate
the number of maternal deaths that occur as direct result of reproductive process per 1,000 live births
Maternal Mortality Rate
index of general health, measures the quality of pregnancy care, nutrition and sanitation as well as infant health
Infant Mortality Rate
capable of acting as consultants in their area od expertise, serves as role model, researchers and teacher of quality nursing care
Cinical nurse Specialist
supervises a group of patients from the time they enter the facility until they are discharged
Case manager
educates women, shares methods of preventing illness (ex: STD/HIV), offers information and counseling of productive life planning
Women’s health Practitioner
provides health care to families, takes health and pregnancy history, performs physical and obstetrics examinations, orders appropriate diagnostic and laboratory test and plans continued care
Family Nurse Practitioner