Module 1

Question 1

Maternal-Newborn Nursing

Answer 1

Promotion and maintenance of optimal family health to ensure cycles of optimal childbearing and child rearing

Question 2

Basic Unit of Society

Answer 2

Family (two or more people who live in the same household, they share a common emotional bond and perform certain interrelated tasks

Question 3

Types of Families

Answer 3

Binuclear, nuclear, single parent, same sex

• Orientation (born into)
• Procreation (established)

Question 4

Birth Rate

Answer 4

of live births in 1 year per 1000 population

Question 5

Infant Mortality Rate

Answer 5

of deaths of infants younger than 1 year of age per 1000 live births

Question 6

Maternal Mortality Rate

Answer 6

of maternal deaths from births and complications of pregnancy per 1000 live births
- birth and puerperium (first 42 days after termination)

Question 7

Health People 2030

Answer 7

1. Reduce maternal mortality rate
2. Reduce infant mortality rate
3. Reduce number of preterm births
4. Increase number of pregnant women who had a healthy weight before pregnancy
5. Increase number of PPD screenings
6. Increase breast-feeding

Question 8

Nursing research
(Evidence Based Research)

Answer 8

Interventions supported by current, valid research

Question 9

Clinical Pathways
(Evidence Based Research)

Answer 9

-Specify essential nursing activities
-Use data to evaluate outcomes

Question 10

Nurse Practice Act

Answer 10

1. Scope of practice
2. Standards of care
3. Standards for education programs
4. Licensure requirements
5. Grounds for disciplinary actions
6. Enforced by state boards of nursing (varies from state to state)

Question 11

Standards of Care
(Nurse Practice Act)

Answer 11

To promote consistency and ensure quality nursing care and outcomes

Question 12

Scope of Practice
(Nurse Practice Act)

Answer 12

The range of services and care that may be provided by a nurse based on state requirements
- Excludes untrained or unlicensed individuals

Question 13

5 Elements of Professional Negligence or Malpractice

Answer 13

1. Duty
2. Breach of Duty
3. Foreseeability
4. Causation
5. Injury or harm

Question 14

Informed Consent

Answer 14

Person’s agreement to allow something to happen based on a full disclosure of risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences

Question 15

Cultural Competence

Answer 15

Involves acknowledging, respecting and appreciated ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity

Question 16

Enculturation

Answer 16

Socialization into one’s primary culture as a child

Question 17

Acculturation

Answer 17

When the culture of a minority is gradually displaced by the culture of the dominant cultural group

Question 18

Assimilation

Answer 18

The process by which a person or group’s language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group

Question 19

Autonomy

Answer 19

Agreement to respect another’s right to self-determination; support of independence

Question 20

Fidelity

Answer 20

Agreement to keep promises

Question 21

Justice

Answer 21

Referes to fairness in care delivery

Question 22

Beneficence

Answer 22

Taking positive actions to help others

Question 23

Nonmaleficence

Answer 23

Avoidance of causing any harm or hurt

Question 24

Veracity

Answer 24

Truth telling

Question 25

Paternalism

Answer 25

Healthcare professionals make decisions about diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis for the patient based on what is in the patient’s best interest.

Question 26

Paternalism

Answer 26

Healthcare professionals make decisions about diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis for the patient based on what is in the patient’s best interest.