MCHN Flashcards
(146 cards)
GOALS OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING
- Promote Health and Well-being
- Prevent Illness and Injury
- Foster Healthy Development
- Support Family Functioning
- Reduce Health Disparities
PHILOSOPHIES OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING (7)
- Family-Centered Care
- Empowerment
- Holistic Approach
- Cultural Competence
- Collaboration
- Social Justice
- Evidence-Based Practice
THEORIES RELATED TO MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING
- Kübler-Ross Theory
- Pender’s Health Promotion Model
- Roy’s Adaptation Model
- Watson’s Theory of Human Caring
- King’s Theory of Goal Attainment
- Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory
- Johnson’s Behavioral System Model
- Leininger’s Culture Care Theory
- Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning Theory
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
This theory is related to grief and loss, which is a common experience for mothers and families who have experienced pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or infant death.
Kübler-Ross Theory
This theory focuses on the role of health behaviors in promoting health and preventing disease. In maternal and child health nursing, this theory can be applied to promote healthy behaviors such as breastfeeding, proper nutrition, and regular check-ups.
Pender’s Health Promotion Model
This theory is used to understand how individuals adapt to their environment. In maternal and child health nursing, this theory can be applied to understand how mothers and families adapt to the challenges of caring for a newborn or child.
Roy’s Adaptation Model
This theory focuses on the importance of caring and compassion in nursing practice. In maternal and child health nursing, this theory can be applied to promote a caring relationship between nurses and mothers and children.
Watson’s Theory of Human Caring
This theory is used to understand how individuals set and achieve goals. In maternal and child health nursing, this theory can be applied to help mothers set and achieve goals for their health and the health of their children.
King’s Theory of Goal Attainment
This theory is used to understand how individuals care for themselves. In maternal and child health nursing, this theory can be applied to help mothers develop self-care skills to promote their own health and well-being.
Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory
This theory is used to understand how individuals behave in response to environmental stimuli. In maternal and child health nursing, this theory can be applied to understand how mothers and families respond to environmental factors such as poverty, lack of access to healthcare, and social isolation.
Johnson’s Behavioral System Model
This theory is used to understand how culture influences healthcare practices. In maternal and child health nursing, this theory can be applied to understand how cultural beliefs and practices influence the care of mothers and children.
Leininger’s Culture Care Theory
This theory is used to understand how behavior is learned through association. In maternal and child health nursing, this theory can be applied to promote healthy behaviors such as breastfeeding and regular checkups.
Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning Theory
This theory is used to understand how human needs are prioritized. In maternal and child health nursing, this theory can be applied to understand how mothers’ needs are prioritized in relation to their children’s needs.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
ROLES OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSE
- Health Educator
- Health Promoter
- Case Manager
- Community Health Worker
- Midwife
- Child Development Specialist
- Family Support Worker
- Researcher
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSE (8)
- Provide antenatal care
- Assist in childbirth
- Provide postpartum care
- Monitor newborns
- Conduct home visits
- Develop community programs
- Collaborate with other healthcare professionals
- Advocate for policy changes
WHO’s 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- No Poverty
- Zero Hunger
- Good Health and Well-being
- Quality Education
- Gender Equality
- Clean Water and Sanitation
- Affordable and Clean Energy
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- Reduced Inequalities
- Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Responsible Consumption and Production
- Climate Action
- Life Below Water
- Life on Land
- Peaceful Societies
- Partnerships for the Goals
Union of two individuals that is mutually agreed to become one.
UNITIVE
Create and produce another life.
PROCREATIVE
Marriage is when a man and woman unite “as one flesh”
Sex is unitive
Marriage needs to be open to the possibility of having children.
Sex is procreative
The unitive and procreative aspects of the sexual act are ____
inseparable
SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP IN MARRIAGE HAS TWO PURPOSES
a. Strengthen the couple and allows them to express their love in a powerful way (unitive).
b. Leads to the creation of new life (procreation)
the creation of a new human person, by the act of sexual intercourse, by a man and a woman
Procreation
The making of all things from nothing, by an act of God, at some time in the past. God’s action could have taken a second, or 6 days, or a million years.
Creation