maternity nursing chapter overview

Question 1

what does maternity nursing encompass the care of

Answer 1

childbearing women, neonates, and their families through all stages of pregnancy, birth, and first 6 weeks after birth

Question 2

parts of pregnancy

Answer 2

preconception
prenatal and antepartum
intrapartum
postpartum

Question 3

pregnancy

Answer 3

prenatal and antepartum

Question 4

intrapartum

Answer 4

labor and birth

Question 5

postpartum

Answer 5

first 6 weeks after birth

Question 6

what word is used to describe each part of pregnancy and birth

Answer 6

perinatal

Question 7

why do some practitioners include preconception as part of maternity nursing

Answer 7

importance of counseling related to planning for pregnancy

Question 8

through what period do nurses, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives provide care for women in clinics and provide private offices and teach classes to help families prepare for birth

Answer 8

prenatal period

Question 9

where do nurses and nurse midwives care for childbearing families during labor and birth

Answer 9

hospitals and birthing centers

Question 10

where might be another place that nurse midwives care for childbearing families

Answer 10

in the home

Question 11

where might nurses with special training provide intensive care for high risk neonates

Answer 11

in special care units

Question 12

where might nurses with special training provide intensive care for high risk mothers

Answer 12

antepartum units, critical care obstetric units, or in the home

Question 13

what do maternity nurses teach

Answer 13

pregnancy, process of labor, birth and recovery, newborn care, postpartum care, and parenting skills

Question 14

what cycle do maternity nurses provide continuity of care

Answer 14

throughout the childbearing cycle

Question 15

reproductive life plan

Answer 15

compilation of goals related to a woman’s own decisions regarding choosing to bear a child or not; trans people should also be included in this care

Question 16

what are the benefits of nurses caring for women

Answer 16

helped healthcare system become more responsive to women’s needs

develop strategies to improve well-being of women, their families, and their infants

led efforts to implement clinical practice guidelines and to practice evidence-based approach

Question 17

through professional associations what do nurses have

Answer 17

voice in setting standards and in influencing health policy by actively participating in the education of the public and state and federal legislatures