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NUR 418 Exam3: Nursing Care of the
Childbearing Family- 2025 Actual Questions &
Answers | Concordia St. Paul.
1.what is family centered care?: collaboration of the healthcare team and
family
2.in family centered care, the family participates in _____ of the _____:
planning, delivery, and evaluation;
mother's and child's healthcare
3.family centered care recognizes that...: the family is key to a mother's and
child's wellbeing
4. what are the core concepts of family centered care?: dignity and respect
information sharing
participation
collaboration
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5. what is included in the core concept of dignity and respect?: listening to the
family respecting the family
honoring racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds
6. with dignity and respect, the family's _____ are incorporated into the plan
of care: beliefs, values, and preferences
7. what is included in the core concept of information sharing?: the healthcare
team must provide complete and unbiased information in a timely manner
8. what is included in the core concept of participation?: the family should be
supported and encouraged to participate in care at the level for which they
feel comfortable
9. what is included in the core concept of collaboration?: families must be
involved in decision making at all levels of healthcare
10. what are the benefits of family centered care?: decreased levels of stress
adherence to
plans of care
reduced
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likelihood for
medical error
improved sleep
and nutrition
decrease
disruption of
routines and
responsibilities
increased satisfaction
11. what social issues are seen in maternity care?: age of parents marital
status social support quality of life functional relationships
socioeconomic status
12. where is an epidural placed?: into the epidural space between L4 and L5
13. what is the nurse's role during epidural placement?: empty bladder
assess baseline BP admin IV fluid bolus
assist with positioning
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14. what is the gate-control theory?: pain sensations travel along sensory
nerve pathways to the brain, but only a certain number of sensations or
"messages" can pass through at one time
15. the gate-control theory helps to explain how _____ help to diminish
______: pain relief techniques;
the laboring woman's perception of pain
16. what pain relief techniques or methods of distraction are known to do
this?: breathing patterns massage
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NUR 418
NUR 418 Exam3: Nursing Care of the
Childbearing Family- 2025 Actual Questions &
Answers | Concordia St. Paul.
1.what is family centered care?: collaboration of the healthcare team and
family
2.in family centered care, the family participates in _____ of the _____:
planning, delivery, and evaluation;
mother's and child's healthcare
3.family centered care recognizes that...: the family is key to a mother's and
child's wellbeing
4. what are the core concepts of family centered care?: dignity and respect
information sharing
participation
collaboration
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5. what is included in the core concept of dignity and respect?: listening to the
family respecting the family
honoring racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds
6. with dignity and respect, the family's _____ are incorporated into the plan
of care: beliefs, values, and preferences
7. what is included in the core concept of information sharing?: the healthcare
team must provide complete and unbiased information in a timely manner
8. what is included in the core concept of participation?: the family should be
supported and encouraged to participate in care at the level for which they
feel comfortable
9. what is included in the core concept of collaboration?: families must be
involved in decision making at all levels of healthcare
10. what are the benefits of family centered care?: decreased levels of stress
adherence to
plans of care
reduced
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likelihood for
medical error
improved sleep
and nutrition
decrease
disruption of
routines and
responsibilities
increased satisfaction
11. what social issues are seen in maternity care?: age of parents marital
status social support quality of life functional relationships
socioeconomic status
12. where is an epidural placed?: into the epidural space between L4 and L5
13. what is the nurse's role during epidural placement?: empty bladder
assess baseline BP admin IV fluid bolus
assist with positioning
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14. what is the gate-control theory?: pain sensations travel along sensory
nerve pathways to the brain, but only a certain number of sensations or
"messages" can pass through at one time
15. the gate-control theory helps to explain how _____ help to diminish
______: pain relief techniques;
the laboring woman's perception of pain
16. what pain relief techniques or methods of distraction are known to do
this?: breathing patterns massage
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m
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