NFDN 2400 Units 1-4 Questions with complete solutions

U1: What are the goals and philosophies of maternal health nursing? Correct Answer--promotion & maintenance of family health to ensure optimal childbearing & childrearing -keeping the family at the centre of the care as a unit U1: What are the principles and elements for women- and family-centered maternity care? Correct Answer--measures are taken to keep hospitalization as brief as possible to keep the family close & directly involved in the patients care - strong encouragement for the partner to be involved in the experience -huge leaps in the thought process from the previous health model based on germ theory U1: What is infant and maternal mortality and morbidity, and the factors affecting each? Correct Answer--infant mortality is the death of an infant before their first birthday; leading causes are preterm/immaturity, congenital anomalies, asphyxia -maternal mortality is the death of a woman within 42 days of the termination of the pregnancy