Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing Flashcards

1
Q

Maternity Care consists of:

A

Prenatal Care
Intrapartum Care
Post-partum care

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2
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Maternity nurses are ____________ focused.

A

family

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3
Q

A family is….

A

at the discretion of the woman.

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4
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Role of nurses in Women’s Health care

A

concerned about the wellbeing of the woman and infant.

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5
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An organization that creates standards and goals for maternity nurses

A

AWHONN
(The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses )

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6
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The goal of Healthy People

A

improve the access to and quality of care.

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7
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Maternal/Infant specific goals of Healthy People

A
  • Reduce the rate of fetal and infant deaths
  • Reduce the rate of maternal mortality
  • Reduce preterm births
  • Reduce cesarean births among low-risk women
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8
Q

Data shows that there is a _______ mortality rate among pregnant African American women.

A

high

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9
Q

What might prevent a woman from seeking appropriate healthcare?

A

Cost
Health literacy
Limited access to care

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10
Q

Low birth weight and preterm birth is considered? (in grams)

A

less than 2500 g

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11
Q

infants that are 2x more likely to die in the first year

A

nonhispanic, black infants

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12
Q

increases the risk of complications in pregnancy

A

HTN and diabetes

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13
Q

HTN and diabetes can lead to further complications in pregnancy such as:

A

infertility
miscarriage
congenital anomalies
fetal death

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14
Q

Ambulatory care

A

Care that everyone receives, basic care

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15
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Community-based care

A

home health care
low income care (WIC, la casa)

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16
Q

High technology care

A

telehealth

17
Q

advanced practice nursing degree for women’s health

A

certified nurse-midwife (CNMW

18
Q

Doula

A

unlicensed support person

19
Q

T or F: The family should not be educated on the birthing process. Only the women’s education matters because she is the mom.

A

false

20
Q

Major issues in women’s health

A

Female genital mutilation
Human Trafficking
increase risk of HTN, DV, malignant neoplasms

21
Q

Standard of Care is defined by

A

ANA (American Nursing Association)
AWHONN
ACNM (midwives)
NANN (neonatal nurses)

22
Q

Standard of Care (defined)

A

the level of care that a reasonably prudent nurse would provide in a similar situation.l

23
Q

Sentinel event

A

something that should have never happened due to the interventions and assessments set in place to prevent the event from occurring.

24
Q

Failure to Rescue

A

In line with neglect.
Ignoring the things we see that are wrong.

25
Q

The nurse sees another nurse neglecting care of a patient. What is her next step?

A

Follow the chain of command.
- talk to the nurse
- report her to the supervisor
- then up, then up

26
Q

Evidenced based practice.

A

Care based on data that proves to be efficient and effective.

27
Q

When managing health care for pregnant women at a local prenatal clinic, the nurse should recognize that the most significant barrier for access to care is the pregnant woman’s:

A) Age
B) Minority status
C) Educational level
D) Inability to pay

A

D) Inability to pay – if they can’t pay they’re not going to go.

28
Q

Micromastia

A

very small underdeveloped breast tissue

29
Q

macromastia

A

large breasts that cause back or shoulder pain

30
Q

Most common benign conditions of the breast

A

cystic masses

31
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A