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14 Cards in this Set
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Antepartum |
The period of pregnancy before the onset of Labor. |
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Intrapartum |
The time of Labor and childbirth. |
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Postpartum |
The first six weeks after childbirth. |
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Cause of death among children age 1-4 |
Unintentional injury Congenital malformations Homicide Cancer Heart disease |
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Leading cause of death 1- 9 years old. |
*Unintentional injury *Cancer *Congenital malformation *Homicide *Chronic lower respiratory disease |
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Leading cause of death among children ages 10 to 14 years old |
*Unintentional injury *Cancer *Suicide *Congenital malformations *Homicide |
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Ethics |
Involves determining the best course of action and a certain situation. Ethical reasoning is the analysis of what is right and reasonable. |
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Bioethics |
The application of ethics to healthcare. |
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Beneficence |
One is required to do or promote good for others. |
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Nonmaleficence |
One must avoid risking or causing harm to others. |
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Autonomy |
People have the right to self-determination. This includes the right to respect, privacy, and the information necessary to make decisions. |
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Justice |
All people should be treated equally and fairly regardless of disease or social or economical status. Rendering to others what is due them. |
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Elements of negligence <4> |
Duty = the nurse must have a duty to act or give care to the patient. It must be part of the nurses responsibility. Breach of Duty = a violation of that Duty must occur. The nurse fails to conform to establish standards for performing that Duty. Damage = There must be injury or harm to the patient as a result of the nurses breach of Duty. Proximate cause = the nurse's breach of Duty must be proved to be the cause of harm to the patient. |
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Requirements of informed consent (4) |
1. Patients competence to consent. 2. Full disclosure of information. 3. Patients understanding of information. 4. Patients voluntary consent. |
