MCN Lesson 1 (not discussed but in Handout)

Question 1

T/F

The goals of maternal and child health nursing care are necessarily broad because the scope of practice is so broad.

Answer 1

T

Question 2

In all settings and types of care keeping the _________ at the center of care delivery is an essential goal.

Answer 2

family

Question 3

Maternal and child health nursing is always __________-centered.

Answer 3

family

Question 4

The __________ is considered the primary unit of care.

Answer 4

family

Question 5

The level of family functioning affects the health status of individuals because if the family’s level of functioning is low, the emotional, physical, social health and potential individuals in that family can be adversely affected.

A healthy family on the other hand, establishes an environment conducive to growth and health-promoting behaviors that sustain family members during crises.

Similarly, the health of an individual and his or her ability to function strongly influences the health of family members and overall family functioning.

For these reasons, a family-centered approach enables nurses to better understand individuals and, in turn, to provide holistic care.

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

The basic unit of society that comes in many different forms and sizes and represent racial, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic diversity.

Answer 6

family

Question 7

❗P PBP A F❗
Maternal and Child Health Nursing Practice Throughout the Childbearing- Childrearing Continuum

Answer 7

Provision of preconception health care

Provision of nursing care of women throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period

Provision of nursing care of children from birth through adolescence

Provision of nursing care to families in all settings

Question 8

Provision of preconception health care
Provision of nursing care of women throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period
Provision of nursing care of children from birth through adolescence
Provision of nursing care to families in all settings

Answer 8

Preconception health

Question 9

is the medical care a woman or man receives from the doctor or other health professionals that focus on the parts of health that have been shown to increase the chance of having a healthy baby.

Answer 9

Preconception health care

Question 10

has contributed to a number of important advances in maternal and child health care. Through immunization, childhood diseases such as measles and poliomyelitis have almost been eradicated.

Answer 10

Healthcare technology

Question 11

New ________ drugs and ________ techniques allow more couples to conceive. The ability to prevent preterm birth and improve the quality of life for both preterm and late preterm infants have increased dramatically.

Answer 11

fertility

Question 12

________________ may make it possible to replace diseased cells with new growth cells and cure these illnesses.

Answer 12

stem cell therapy

Question 13

TWO PILLARS OF THE 2020 NATIONAL HEALTH GOALS

Answer 13

Increase quality and years of healthy life

Eliminate health disparities

Question 14

New objective recommends that all prelicensure programs in nursing include core content on:

Answer 14

Counseling for health promotion and disease prevention

Cultural diversity including for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations

Evaluation of health sciences literature

Environmental health

Public health systems

Global health

Question 15

GLOBAL HEALTH GOALS

❗PEEGG MMD❗

Answer 15

To end poverty and hunger.
To achieve universal primary education.
To promote gender equality and empower women.
To reduce child mortality. To improve maternal health.
To combat HIV AIDS, malaria, and other diseases.
To ensure environmental sustainability.
To develop a global partnership for development.

Question 16

is a scientific form of problem solving, serves as the basis for: ❗ADPIE❗
Assessing
making a nursing Diagnosis
Planning
Implementing
Evaluating care

Answer 16

NURSING PROCESS

Question 17

______________, at its best, is designed and implemented in a thorough manner, using an organized series of steps to ensure quality and consistency of care.

Answer 17

Nursing care

Question 18

It is a process broad enough to serve as the basis for modern nursing care because it is applicable to all healthcare settings, from the home to ambulatory clinic to intensive care units.

Answer 18

Nursing Process

Question 19

designed to offer helpful ways to view patients so nursing activities can be created to best meet patient needs.

Answer 19

NURSING THEORY

Question 20

a discipline’s knowledge flows from a base of established theory.

Answer 20

NURSING THEORY

Question 21

Stresses the important role of a nurse is to help patient adapt to change cause by illness or other stressors

Answer 21

CALLISTA ROY’S THEORY

Question 22

Concentrates on examines the ability of patients to perform self-care

Answer 22

DOROTHEA OREM’S THEORY

Question 23

describes the way nurses move from novice to expert to give interprofessional care

Answer 23

PATRICIA BENNER’S THEORY

Question 24

Theory of Human Caring as the foundation for our professional nursing practice environment. “Caring begins with being present, open to compassion, mercy, gentleness, loving kindness, and equanimity toward and with self before one can offer compassionate care to others”

Answer 24

JEAN WATSON’S THEORY

Question 25

Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness, which proposes that all individuals can achieve a state of health that involves the experience of interacting and connecting with the environment. Relationships are the focus of nursing, which assists individuals in expanding consciousness.

Answer 25

MARGARET NEWMAN’S THEORY

Question 26

Science of Unitary Human Beings, upholds four core principles: energy fields, openness, pattern, and pan-dimensionality. These principles emphasize the holistic, dynamic and individualistic nature of human beings and their continuous interaction with the environment.

Answer 26

MARTHA ROGERS’ THEORY

Question 27

In 2007, the _____________________ challenged nursing leaders to improve the quality of nursing care and to build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to achieve that level of care into prelicensure and graduate programs

Answer 27

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

Question 28

QSEN Learning Collaborative created six competencies deemed necessary quality care
❗PET IQ S❗

Answer 28

1. Patient-centered care
2. Teamwork and collaboration
3. Quality improvement
4. Informatics
5. Evidence-based practice
6. Safety (added by QSEN Learning Collaborative as the sixth competency)

Question 29

is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of evidence to make decisions about the care of patients.

Answer 29

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

Question 30

can be a combination of research expertise and patient preferences or values.

Answer 30

EVIDENCE

Question 31

The _____________ (listed in PubMed, Ovid, and MEDLINE) is a good source for discovering evidence-based practices as the organization constantly reviews, evaluates, and reports the strength of health-related research.

Answer 31

Cochrane Database

Question 32

the systematic investigation of problems that have implications for nursing practice usually carried out by nurses.

Answer 32

NURSING RESEARCH