Pediatric Nursing in Canada, 1st Edition By Lisa Keenan-
Lindsay, Gloria Leifer Isbn- 9781771722049 | All Chapters
Registered Midwife (RM) - answer-The RM provides comprehensive independent prenatal,
labour, and postpartum care for up to 6 weeks, for women who are low risk.
Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) - answer-The BCC is responsible for BFI designation in Canada.
Cultural Safety - answer-Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding
and individualizes patient care.
Perinatal Mortality Rate - answer-The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal
deaths per 1000 live births per year.
Current Perinatal Care Focus - answer-Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality
family experience for all families.
Nursing Certification - answer-The Canadian Nurses Association offers certification exams for
registered nurses in specialty areas including perinatal, community, neonatal, and pediatric
intensive care.
Cultural Humility - answer-Cultural humility is the precursor to providing culturally appropriate
care. It is a process of self-reflection and discovery to understand one's own assumptions,
biases, and values and how one's background and social environment have shaped one's
experience.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - answer-Climate change and environmental protection
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,are new goals of the SDGs.
Clinical Pathways - answer-Clinical pathways, also known as critical pathways or care maps, are
collaborative guidelines that define patient care across disciplines.
Clinical pathways - answer-Collaborative guidelines defining patient care across disciplines.
Nursing care plan - answer-A structured approach to patient care management.
Nursing diagnosis - answer-Assessment data used to identify patient care needs.
Social determinants of health - answer-Conditions affecting health outcomes in populations.
Empowerment - answer-Control families have over their healthcare decisions.
Critical thinking - answer-Analyzing situations to prevent problems in care.
Morbidity - answer-Rates of illness in a population over time.
Expected progress - answer-Anticipated patient outcomes within a timeline.
Variance - answer-Deviation from expected progress in care pathways.
Electronic charting - answer-Digital documentation ensuring comprehensive patient records.
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, Family-centred care - answer-Healthcare approach prioritizing family involvement.
Nursing interventions - answer-Actions taken to address nursing diagnoses.
Measurable outcomes - answer-Specific goals to evaluate patient progress.
Provincial regulatory board - answer-Authority defining nursing scope of practice.
Indigenous health - answer-Health outcomes influenced by historical colonization.
Healthcare funding fragmentation - answer-Disjointed financial support affecting service
delivery.
Anesthesia in childbirth - answer-Pain relief method encouraging hospital births.
Obstetric instruments - answer-Specialized tools used in childbirth procedures.
Assessment data - answer-Information collected to inform nursing diagnoses.
Nursing process - answer-Systematic approach to patient care management.
Patient chart review - answer-Analyzing patient history for care planning.
Nursing actions - answer-Specific tasks performed to support patient care.
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