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What is
Maternal child nursing |
Care of women through pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. Also care of the child from birth thru teen yrs.
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Pediatrics |
Medical science related to diagnosis and treatment of childhood illness.
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Objective data |
Data that can be observed and measured by the senses or mechanical instruments.
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Subjective data |
Knowledge gained from pts or group's personal experience. (non-quantifiable)
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What is
Holistic |
Inclusive of the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of the person.
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Nurising diagnoses |
Names for pt cnditions that nurses are qualified and trained to treat independently.
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outcome |
The pt goal that relates to a specific nursing diagnosis.
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interventions |
Nursing actios to assist the client towad an improvement in health.
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care plan |
An organized, prioritized plan- addresses the nursing diagnoses and helps the pt reach measurable, identified goals.
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What is
medical diagnoses |
Statements about a disease process or disorder. (by Dr.)
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What is
mortality |
The number of deaths over a given period of time for a given population.
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morbidity |
Prevalence of a specific disease or disorder in the population at a specific period of time.
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Community Based Nursing |
Care should be provided to individuals, families, and groups wherever they are, including where they live, work, play, pray, or attend school.
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Primary Care |
Prevention activities such as immunizations, well-child checkups, routine physical exams, and infant car seats. Purpose is to maintain health and prevent illlness or injury from occurring.
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Secondary Care |
Relatively serious or complicated care. Purpose is to help the pt return to health after an acute disorder or disease. e.g. care after appendectomy.
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Tertiary care |
Mgmt of chronic, termial, complicated, long-term health care problems. Purpose to help pt return to or maintain the highest possible level of functioning, and to adapt to changes of condition.
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Inductive reasoning |
Process of making generalized statements from a limited set of facts.
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Critical Thinking |
Process of analyzing one's own thinking and improving how a person thinks or solves problems.
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Delegation |
Transferring to a competent individual the authority or right to perform selected nursing taskes in a selected situation.
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Competent individual |
Person who has received training including instruction and clinical practice to perform certain tasks safely.
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Supervision |
To give direction to workers and to inspect the tasks performed.
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Ethics |
System of values and ideas that shape a sense of right and wrong.
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Mature minor act |
Some states - permits adolescents age 14 or 15 o make decisions about their treatment.
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Emancipated minors |
Self-supportig adolescents, including minors who marry, responsible for their own health care decisions and expenses.
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Confidentiality |
Means keeping secret any privileged information.
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Informed Consent |
Written approval for a treatment or procedure, following explanation of pros and cons by Dr.
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Reportable Disease |
A disease that poses a public health hazard.
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What are
The Five Rights |
Right Client
Right Drug Right Dose Right Route Right Time |
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Family-centered care |
Treatment to a pt w/recognition that the family system may also need intervention.
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Blended family |
Dad w/kids divorced
Mom w/kids divorced Now married. 'Brady Bunch' |
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Extended Family |
Network of relatives - grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins w/i 50 mi radius taking active role in family.
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Nuclear Family |
Dad, Mom,+kids
Dad works 9-5 Mom at home w/kids. |
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Communial Family |
Adults and children who may or may not be related. NOT to be confused with CULT family.
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adaptability |
How well the family chages when faced with problems.
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Family Development Theory |
Describes changes the family undergoes over time.
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Culture theory |
Factors o culture that should be considered when working with families:
Communication Space Time Role |
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Family role |
Expectations or behaviors associated with position in the family. e.g. mother, father, grandparent
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stereotyping |
Expectation that all members of a group will think and behave the same.
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Ethnicity |
Identity based on common ancestry, race, religion, and culture.
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Race |
Defined by biologic deviations shown in physical features. e.g. skin color, facial, hair features.
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Demandingness |
Demands that parents make on the children, expectations fo mature behavior, discipline and supervision.
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Responsiveness |
How much parents foster individuality, self-assertion, and self-regulation, and how responsive they are to special needs and demands.
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Family assssment |
Ongoing process of examining the relationships and functioning of family members.
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genogram |
Diagram of the relationships among family members.
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ecomap |
Second step in family assessment- diagrams family member interactions with immediate environment.
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