chapter 1-Contemporary Perinatal and Pediatric Nursing in Canada Flashcards
which is true regarding perinantal nurses?
a. they provide care for only mothers and babies
b. they require advanced practice education beyond an entry to practice degree
c. they work with women and families from preconception throughout the child-bearing year
d. they provide care for families with children up to age 18 years.
C
which is true regarding pediatric nurses?
a. they provide care for children up to and including 13 years of age.
b. they require advances practice education beyond an entry to rpactice degree.
c. they work with women and families throughout the child bearring year
d. they provide care for children and families up to age 18 years.
D
according to the institute of safe medication practices (ISMP) “do not use” list, which is correct?
a. administer heparin 100 U S/C QID
b. administer insulin 7 units OD
c. admininster polysporin gtts to both eyes daily
d. admininster 5 cc heparin into saline lock daily
C
an indigenous woman is pregnant with her first child. whihc evidence-informed intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?
a. perform a nutrition assessment
b. refer the woman to a social worker
c. advise the woman to see an obstetrician, not a midwife
d. explain to the woman the importance of keeping her pernatal care appointments.
D
whihc social determinant of health has the greatest influence on health status and behaviours?
a. education and literacy
b. income and social status
c. employment and working conditions
d. biology and genetic endowment
B
whihc is an example of invisible poverty?
a. insufficient clothing
b. limited employment opportunities
c. poor sanitation
d. deteriorating housing?
B
what is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research process?
a. designing research studies
b. collecting data for other researchers
c. identifying areas for further research
d. seeking funding to support research studies
C
whihc event shifted the focus of the public health agency of Canada (PHAC) away from a population health and health promotion focus?
a. shift of home births
b. emergence of avail influenza
c. united nations millennium goals
d. increase in maternal mortality rate
B
it is estimated that there are approximately how many homeless people in canada in any given year.
a.100 000
b. 200 000
c. 500 000
d. 1 000 000
B
which is a characteristic of integrative healing.
a. it replaces conventional westren modalities of treatment
b. it is used by only a small number of canadian adults
c. it recognizes the value of patients input into their health care.
d. it focuses primarily on the disease an individual is experieincing.
C
which was highlighted in the truth and reconciliation report (2015)?
a. increased transportation for indigenous peopple to travel to tertiary care centers for health care
b. recognize the value of indigenous healing practices and their use in the care system
c. treat health concerns of indigenous people with western ways of healing
d. educate health care providers about indigenous health practices to eliminate the role of the elder
B
whihc had directly increased the life expectancy of children experieincing a chronic disease?
a. early postpartum discharges
b. enhanced technology
c. the reduction in acceptable genetic screening options
d. rural health services delivered via telehealth
B
which is the focus of the code of ethics for registered nurses?
a. collegiality
b. department role
c. evaluation
d. accountability
D
which reflects a future goal for perinatal and pediatric nursing.
a. limiting multi-professional teams
b. maintaining existing power structures.
c. advocating for an increased number of cesarean births.
d. addressing health inequities by engaging in policy analysis and advocacy
D
which statement is true related to integrative healing?
a. its aim is to provide the same health care for all racial and ethnic groups.
b. it blends complimentary and alternative therapies with conventional western treatment.
c. it focuses on the disease or condition rather than the background of the patient,
d. it had been mandated by health canada.
B