Maternity-Newborn Flashcards
(14 cards)
What is maternity nursing?
- focuses on/supports emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being of mother and fetus/infant
- provides advice, personalized healthcare, and support to family
examples of cultural issues r/t nursing and childbearing
beliefs regarding
1. importance/role of children
2. attitude about pregnancy
3. health practices during pregnancy
4. cultural norms regarding infant feeding practices
cultural diversity - roles of the nurse
develop cultural awareness
be culturally competent
identify culturally sensitive resources to promote health of family
be an advocate
Who are the 3 organizations that determine standards of nursing care?
American Nurse’s Association
Association of Women’s Health, Obestric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
Joint Commission
5 major reasons why more lawsuits are being made against nurses
- responsibilities have increased in complexity
- higher levels of standards of care
- increased patient expectations
- pressure to increase productivity and increased patient load
- society has become highly litigious
Most Common Legal Problems
failure to follow standard of care, lack of documentation, failure to recognize/act on/report change
examples of ethical issues r/t childbearing and nursing
- maternal-fetal conflict
- abortion
- fetal research
- reproductive assistance
- cord blood banking
Why do ethical dilemmas occur?
conflict of having two clients in one body
What is dilation?
opening of cervix
0-10cm (closed to complete)
What is effacement?
thinning of cervix
0-100%
What is station?
where the fetal head is located in relationship to the ischial spines
-5 to +5
What is baseline fetal heart rate?
110-160 bpm
What is the rupture of membranes?
the breaking of the amniotic sac (amniotomy) that contains the amniotic fluid
What kind of medications do newborns receive after birth?
erythromycin ointment, Vitamin K injection, and Hepatitis B vaccine
