Chap 1 intro to maternity and pediatric
nursing
What is maternity nursing? - ANSproviding care from puberty to menopause
What is included in maternity nursing? - ANSprenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care,
newborn care, neonatal intensive care, women's health, & infertility care
What is pediatric nursing? - ANScaring for children (and their families) between birth to 18 years
of age in a variety of settings (acute, chronic, critical, ect)
What are the roles of the pediatric nurse? - ANSFostering family-centered care (family
unit-based care focusing on partnerships and collaboration)
• Educating families in the prevention of common injuries and accidents across childhood
• Providing health promotion through education, screening, and prevention measures
• Teaching principles of anticipatory guidance and expected behaviors for developmental stages
• Providing for care during acute illnesses or exacerbations of chronic conditions
• Providing community-based nursing care focused on communities and client groups
• Providing complex care coordination for children with multiple morbidities
• Advocating for the child when families are unable to secure necessary care
• Providing death and dying care and symptom management at the end of life
What is the role of the certified nursing assistant (CNA) in maternity and pediatric nursing? -
ANSassists with patient care (such as nutrition, dressing and movement) and functions under
the direct supervision of a licensed nurse, advanced practice RN, NP, physician's assistant, or
physician
What is the role of the LPN in maternity and pediatric nursing? - ANSassists with preparation of
the childbearing female for pregnancy and delivery while functioning under the direction of an
RN, NP, MD, or CNM
What is the role of the RN in maternity and pediatric nursing? - ANSassesses, plans, and
provides care to include teaching, monitoring the pregnancy through delivery, and providing
postpartum and newborn care
What is the role of the NP in maternity and pediatric nursing? - ANSan advanced practice nurse
that can prescribe medications and has an emphasis on contraception, infertility problems,
pre-pregnancy care, pregnancy care, postpartum care, lactation problems, newborn care,
menopause care, and children across the developmental period
, What is the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in maternity and pediatric nursing? -
ANSmaster level educated nurse with a focus on education, management, and research that
works alongside nurses providing education and support
What is the role of the certified nurse midwife (CNM) in maternity and pediatric nursing? - ANSa
masters or doctorate educated nurse that prescribes medications, provides care through
pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum, and has hospital privileges to deliver babies
Who determines a nurses scope of practice? - ANSthe licensing state and the nurse practice act
(NPA of that state)
What do you have to do in order to delegate a task? - ANSyou must know the scope of practice
for the person being asked to carry out the task and this is done by clarifying what the specific
task/activity is by defining all aspects of the issue, review the legal standards of the task, and
decide if the preceding elements support or reject the action/task
What are standards of care? - ANSthe guideline used to determine nursing actions/a model of
established practice as correct way to provide care that identify knowledge, skills, and attitude,
and judgement as needed (if not followed it can lead to negligence)
What are the standards of practice? - ANSdefined by federal and state laws and professional
organizations (Ex. association of women's health, obstetric, and neonatal nurses (AWHONN)
establishes the standards for maternity care and society of pediatric nurses establishes the
standards for children and their families)
What are institutional policies? - ANSa policy and procedure handbook made by you facility that
may be paper or electronic, outlines how care is to be provided, provides specific guidelines,
and is a method to prevent errors and promote safe patient care (nurses are held accountable
through hospital policies)
What is evidence based practice? - ANSall interventions are based on current valid
research/evidence, nursing research is in practice at the bedside, and it uses scientific study to
answer why interventions should be changed when providing care
What are the stages of childhood (grouped by developmental stages)? - ANSPremature infants,
Newborn infants (first 28-30 days of life), Early infancy (30 days to 6 months of life), Older
infancy (6 months to 1 year of life), Toddler(1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Early
school-age(6-10 years), Late school-age(10-12 years), and Adolescent (13-18 years)
What stage of childhood is the first 28-30 days of life? - ANSnewborn infants
What stage of childhood is 30 days to 6 months of life? - ANSearly infancy
What stage of childhood is 6 months to 1 year of life? - ANSolder infancy
nursing
What is maternity nursing? - ANSproviding care from puberty to menopause
What is included in maternity nursing? - ANSprenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care,
newborn care, neonatal intensive care, women's health, & infertility care
What is pediatric nursing? - ANScaring for children (and their families) between birth to 18 years
of age in a variety of settings (acute, chronic, critical, ect)
What are the roles of the pediatric nurse? - ANSFostering family-centered care (family
unit-based care focusing on partnerships and collaboration)
• Educating families in the prevention of common injuries and accidents across childhood
• Providing health promotion through education, screening, and prevention measures
• Teaching principles of anticipatory guidance and expected behaviors for developmental stages
• Providing for care during acute illnesses or exacerbations of chronic conditions
• Providing community-based nursing care focused on communities and client groups
• Providing complex care coordination for children with multiple morbidities
• Advocating for the child when families are unable to secure necessary care
• Providing death and dying care and symptom management at the end of life
What is the role of the certified nursing assistant (CNA) in maternity and pediatric nursing? -
ANSassists with patient care (such as nutrition, dressing and movement) and functions under
the direct supervision of a licensed nurse, advanced practice RN, NP, physician's assistant, or
physician
What is the role of the LPN in maternity and pediatric nursing? - ANSassists with preparation of
the childbearing female for pregnancy and delivery while functioning under the direction of an
RN, NP, MD, or CNM
What is the role of the RN in maternity and pediatric nursing? - ANSassesses, plans, and
provides care to include teaching, monitoring the pregnancy through delivery, and providing
postpartum and newborn care
What is the role of the NP in maternity and pediatric nursing? - ANSan advanced practice nurse
that can prescribe medications and has an emphasis on contraception, infertility problems,
pre-pregnancy care, pregnancy care, postpartum care, lactation problems, newborn care,
menopause care, and children across the developmental period
, What is the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in maternity and pediatric nursing? -
ANSmaster level educated nurse with a focus on education, management, and research that
works alongside nurses providing education and support
What is the role of the certified nurse midwife (CNM) in maternity and pediatric nursing? - ANSa
masters or doctorate educated nurse that prescribes medications, provides care through
pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum, and has hospital privileges to deliver babies
Who determines a nurses scope of practice? - ANSthe licensing state and the nurse practice act
(NPA of that state)
What do you have to do in order to delegate a task? - ANSyou must know the scope of practice
for the person being asked to carry out the task and this is done by clarifying what the specific
task/activity is by defining all aspects of the issue, review the legal standards of the task, and
decide if the preceding elements support or reject the action/task
What are standards of care? - ANSthe guideline used to determine nursing actions/a model of
established practice as correct way to provide care that identify knowledge, skills, and attitude,
and judgement as needed (if not followed it can lead to negligence)
What are the standards of practice? - ANSdefined by federal and state laws and professional
organizations (Ex. association of women's health, obstetric, and neonatal nurses (AWHONN)
establishes the standards for maternity care and society of pediatric nurses establishes the
standards for children and their families)
What are institutional policies? - ANSa policy and procedure handbook made by you facility that
may be paper or electronic, outlines how care is to be provided, provides specific guidelines,
and is a method to prevent errors and promote safe patient care (nurses are held accountable
through hospital policies)
What is evidence based practice? - ANSall interventions are based on current valid
research/evidence, nursing research is in practice at the bedside, and it uses scientific study to
answer why interventions should be changed when providing care
What are the stages of childhood (grouped by developmental stages)? - ANSPremature infants,
Newborn infants (first 28-30 days of life), Early infancy (30 days to 6 months of life), Older
infancy (6 months to 1 year of life), Toddler(1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), Early
school-age(6-10 years), Late school-age(10-12 years), and Adolescent (13-18 years)
What stage of childhood is the first 28-30 days of life? - ANSnewborn infants
What stage of childhood is 30 days to 6 months of life? - ANSearly infancy
What stage of childhood is 6 months to 1 year of life? - ANSolder infancy
