Chapter 1 intro maternity & peds nursing ppt Flashcards
specialties of maternity nursing
prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care, newborn care, neonatal intensive care, women’s health, infertility care.
pediatric nursing involves caring for children between…
birth and 18 years old
focus of pediatric nursing
safety is an important aspect. focus on normal growth and development, acute, chronic, and critical care issues, and end of life and palliative care
nursing manager
wise use of resources, lack of errors in providing care, positive patient feedback
bedside nurse
delivery of safe and effective care
physician/midwife
positive patient response to medications and interventions without complications
quality
the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge
ways for nurses to improve quality
work within the scope of practice, utilize standards of care based on evidence based practice, and make sound decisions in providing care.
- deliver family and patient centered care with attention to specific needs, values, and expectations of patient and family.
- identify errors and hazards, implement safety principles
roles in maternal-child and pediatric nursing
- focus on childbearing women, newborn infants, children, and families
- provide patient centered and family centered care
- roles include: lpn, rn, np, cns, cnm, cna
role of LPN in maternal child and pediatric nursing
provides nursing care in multiple settings under RN, NP, physician or midwife
- may help prep patients for pregnancy and delivery
registered nurse role in maternal child and pediatric nursing
- assess, plan, and provide care to include teaching, monitoring the pregnancy through delivery, providing postpartum and newborn care, and caring for pediatric patients across developmental period
nurse practitioner role in maternal child and pediatric nursing
- passed a certification exam
- prescribe medications
- emphasis on contraception, fertility problems, pre pregnancy care, pregnancy care, postpartum care, lactation problems, newborn care, and menopause care
- pediatric NPs care for children across the developmental period
clinical nurse specialist role in maternal child and pediatric nursing
- RN who obtained an advanced degree in clinical preparation with an MSN level with a focus on education, management, and research roles relative to patient care
certified nurse midwife role in maternal child and pediatric nursing
- MSN or DNP passed certification exam in pregnancy and delivery
- provides care through pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum
- prescribes medications
- has hospital privileges to deliver babies
legalities and ethics
- be aware of state laws regarding care
- nurses who do not meet expected standards can be held legally responsible
- adhere to the scope of practice
delegation
delegator must know scope of practice of person carrying out task
- delegator assumes responsibility for appropriateness of delegated activity
use 3 steps to determine if task is appropriate for delegation
- clarify what the specific activity/task is by defining all aspects of issue
- review legal standards of task
- decide if the above elements support or reject the delegated action or task
standards of care
model of established practice as correct way to provide care
- guidelines used to determine nursing actions
- identifies knowledge, skills, attitude, and judgment needed
- Association of Women’s health, obstetric, and Neonatal nurses established standards for maternity care
- Society of Pediatric Nurses establishes standards for care of children and families
institution policies
- nurses held accountable for upholding agency or healthcare institution policies
evidence based practice
- nursing care in which all interventions are based on current and valid research evidence
- nursing research in practice at the bedside
- uses scientific studies to answer why interventions should be changed when providing care
informed consent
patient understands and accepts risks and benefits of procedure
- 18 years or older
- written consent must be signed by hcp and adult pt before procedure/treatment
- children: legal caregiver, parent or guardian signs consent
assent
feedback from child more than 7 years of age regarding medical treatment
- includes child in decision making process
- child is asked if she/he has any questions or concerns
- not all children are developmentally ready
emancipation of a minor
- grants adult rights to a child of age and appropriate developmental level
- minor is able to process complex information related to decisions in health care and medical treatments
- married pregnant teenager: automatic emancipation
- unmarried pregnant teenager: not emancipated
children have the right to
provisions, protection, and participation