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27 Cards in this Set
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DEFINE INFANT MORTALITY RATE?
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# OF DEATHS PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS THAT OCCUR W/IN FIRST 12 MONTHS OF LIFE
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DEFINE MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE?
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# OF MATERNAL DEATHS FROM BIRTHS AND COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, PUERPERIUM (which is a bacterial infection within 42 days after preg ends) per 100,000 births
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DEFINE NEONATAL MORTALITY RAT?
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# OF DEATHS PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS OCCURRING AT OR WITHIN THE FIRST 28 DAYS OF LIFE
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DEFINE POSTPARTUM?
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FIRST 6 WEEKS AFTER CHILDBIRTH
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WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS TOXEMIA?
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PRECLAMPSIA OR GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION
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WHAT IS DEFINED AS THE USE OF DRUGS TO INDUCE LABOR AND INCREASE UTERINE CONTRACTIONS?
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AUGMENTATION OF LABOR
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WHAT SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES FACILITATED THE INCREASE IN PHYSICIAN ASSISTED DELIVERIES IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING?
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1. PUERPERAL INFECTION PREVENTED BY HYGIENIC PRACTICES DURING CHILDBIRTH
2. FORCEPS-DELIVERY 3. CHLOROFORM FOR PAIN CONTROL/ TWILIGHT - A COMBINATION OF A NARCOTIC AND SCOPOLAMINE 4. USE OF DRUGS TO INDUCE LABOR AND INCREASE CONTRACTIONS 5. ADVANCES IN SURGICAL/OPERATIVE PROCEDURES SUCH AS C SECTIONS |
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WHAT ARE THE PREVENTABLE KEY CAUSES OF THE SLOW DECLINE OF FETAL AND MATERNAL DEATH?
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1. POOR MATERNAL NUTRITION
2. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 3. POOR PRENATAL CARE |
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WHAT IS A CNM?
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CERTIFIED NURSE MID WIFE
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NAME TWO METHODS OF NATURAL CHILD BIRTH ?
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LAMAZE AND BRADLEY
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WHAT IS AN LDR ROOM?
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LABOR, DELIVERY, AND RECOVERY ROOM FOR A NORMAL DELIVERY
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WHAT IS A WWE?
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WELL WOMAN EXAM
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WHAT IS A DRG?
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DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP UTILIZED FOR PAYMENT OF HEALTH CARE CLAIMS CLASSIFIED BY DIAGNOSIS BASED ON TYPE AND COMPLEXITY OF SERVICES
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WHAT IS A VARIANCE OR DEVIANCE?
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WAS EXPECTED AND WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. MAY BE NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE
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WHAT IS A POSITIVE VARIANCE?
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A POSITIVE VARIANCE OCCURS WHEN A PATIENT PROGRESSES FASTER THAN EXPECTED AND DISCHARGED SOONER
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WHAT IS A NEGATIVE VARIANCE?
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WHEN PATIENT'S PROGRESS IS SLOWER THAN EXCEPTED, OUTCOMES ARE NOT MET WITHIN DESIGNATED TIME FRAME WHICH PROLONGS LOS-LENGTH OF STAY.
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WHAT IS A CLINICAL PATHWAY?
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ARE GUIDELINES FOR CARE AND PROVIDE INSIGHT FOR SCHEDULIING ASSESSMENT AND CARE
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WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE?
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IS EVIDENCE OR RESEARCH BASE MEDICINE FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES TO PROVIDE SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND COST EFFECTIVE CARE.
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WHAT ARE GOOD REFERENCES FOR EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE?
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AHRQ-AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY
ACOG-AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGISTS AWHONN-AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICS AND NEONATAL NURSES perinatal nursing-COCHRAN COLLABORATION |
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WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT BROAD ARRAY OF SKILLS UTILIZED IN COMMUNITY BASED OR HOME CARE NURSING?
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1. UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY AND DIVERSITY WITHIN,
2. SKILLS TO WORK WITH A MULTIDISICIPLINARY TEAM 3. PROFICIENT IN COMMUNICATION AND TEACHING SKILLS 4.FX INDEPENDENTLY 5. SUPERIOR CLINICAL AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS 6.PROFICIENT IN INTERVIEWING, COUNCILING AND TEACHING 7.ASSUME A LEADERSHIP ROLE WITH THE FAMILY AND AN ADVOCATE |
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WHAT IS CAM?
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COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
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WHAT ARE MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE USE OF CAM?
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1. SAFETY
2. SOME CAM THERAPY CAN BE HARMFUL COMBINED WITH CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE 3. SHARE CAM YOU UTILIZED WITH YOUR HCP 4.CAM THERAPY TAKEN IN EXCESS |
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WHY DO SOME CAM THERAPIES WORKING WITH EXISTING NURSING PRACTICES?
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1. AS A PROFESSION NURSING SUPPORTS SELF CARE AND A PREVENTATIVE APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE
2. CAM AS WELL AS NURSING UTILIZES A HOLISTIC APPROACH OR A MIND BODY SPIRIT APPROACH TO HEALTH |
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WHAT IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTOR THAT INFLUENCE THE PERCEPTION OF HEALTH CARE OBSERVED IN NURSING?
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CULTURE
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WHAT IS COINING AND WHY IS IT OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED AS ABUSE?
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DERMABRASION OF THE SKIN BY RUBBING IRRITATING SKIN-LEAVES BRUISES OR BURNS-MISDIAGNOSED AS ABUSE
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WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT REASONS THAT AMERICANS ARE 27TH IN INFANT MORTALITY RATES?
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1. UNEQUAL ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
2. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND COMPLICATIONS OF PREMATURITY 3.CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES 4. SIDS 5.NEWBORN PROBLEMS AFTER PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS 6. RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROM DEATH IS ONE OF THE TOP REASONS |
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WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT KEYS TO DECLINING HEALTH IN WOMEN?
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1. CVD-CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS FROM ADOLESCENCE TO OLD AGE
2. EPIDEMIC OF OBESITY 3.OBESITY CONTRIBUTES TO INCREASE IN HTN, HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL, DIABETES MELLITUS. |
