FRAMEWORK OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING CARE Flashcards
Educating patients to be aware of good health through teaching and role modeling
Health Promotion
Intervening to maintain health when health illness is
present
Health Maintenance
Diagnosing and treating illness that will return the patient to wellness level
Health Restoration
Preventing further complications from an illness; Bringing patient back to an optimal state of wellness
Health Rehabilitation
The nurse’s role in all these phases focuses on ___________ of the child and family in both health and illness
promoting healthy growth
and development
the 6 weeks
after childbirth, sometimes termed the fourth
trimester of pregnancy
puerperium
Care of women during childbirth is derived from the Greek word obstare,
which means “to keep watch.”
Obstetrics
Derived from the Greek word pais, meaning“child.”
Pediatrics
Care from pregnancy, birth and the early nursing period
Child bearing
care in bringing up and taking care of children
Child rearing
this is the major focus of nursing practice care
care of childbearing and childrearing
A maternal and child health nurse serves as an _______ to protect the rights of all members
Advocate
the major intervention of maternal and child health nursing is:
teaching & counseling
this influence the meaning and impact of childbearing
and childrearing on families
Personal, cultural, and religious attitudes and beliefs
The proportion of illness in a population is called
Morbidity
the Incidence of death in a population is called
Mortality
0-28 days old
Neonate
0 – 1-year-old
Infant