Maternal child chapter 1

Advanced practice nurses - answer-term used to describe the pediatric nurse practitioner(PNP) and the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) Advocate - answer-to plead in favor of; to defend Birthing centers - answer-outside the traditional hospital setting are popular with low-risk maternity patients Clinical nurse specialist (CNS) - answer-A nurse possessing a master's degree and specialized knowledge and competence in a specific clinical area. Clinical pathways - answer-a multidisciplinary plan that schedules clinical interventions over an anticipated time frame for high-risk, high-volume, high-cost cases Cost containment - answer-Procedures used to control costs or expenses Critical thinking - answer-purposeful, goal directed thinking based on scientific evidence rather than assumption Cultural awareness - answer-one's ability to be understanding of another's culture and belief systems without bias Cultural competence - answer-Ability to understand individuals and families of different cultures and use that understand a basis for intervention and practice. Cultural sensitivity - answer-awareness and sensitivity to another's culture Culture - answer-the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization Diagnosis-related groups (drgs) - answer-grouping of disease categories that Medicare and other third-party payers use as a basis for hospital payment schedules Documentation - answer-if it wasn't charted it was not done, the chart should be an accurate reflection of the client's association with the health care facility Empowerment - answer-enables others to gain and use decision-making power Evidence-based practice - answer-clinical decision-making that integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences Family care plan - answer-an expansion of the nursing care plan that includes family members. Full inclusion - answer-placement of children with learning disabilities in the regular classroom on a fulltime basis