NRSG 3302 Exam 1
Family - Answer- the basic unit of society
Binuclear Family - Answer- Post-divorce family with children
Nuclear Family - Answer- Two parents and children
Extended Family - Answer- Family beyond the nuclear family
Blended Family - Answer- Family with a couple that were in previous
relationships/marriages
Birth Rate - Answer- the number of births in a year for every 1,000 people
Infant Mortality Rate - Answer- the number of infant deaths (less than one year old)
per 1000 live births
Maternal Mortality Rate - Answer- number of maternal deaths from birth and
complications of pregnancy, child birth, and puerperium per 100,000 live births
Puerperium - Answer- first 42 days following childbirth
The is a large ________ disparity in infant and maternal mortality rate - Answer-
racial
Healthy People 2030 - Answer- 10 year national objective related to maternal and
infant health
Examples of Healthy People 2030 goals - Answer- - Reducing the rate of maternal
mortality
- Reducing the rate of inforant mortality
- Reducing the rate of preterm births
- Increase the proportion of women who are screened for postpartum depression at
their postpartum check up
- Increased the proportion of women who are breastfed
Evidence based Research - Answer- - Nursing research: interventions supported by
current and valid research
- Clinical pathways: specify essential nursing activities and use data to evaluate
outcomes
- Evidence based practice transforms practice to improve patient outcomes
Evidence based practice transforms practice to improve ___________ - Answer-
Patient outcomes
Example of evidence based research - Answer- we now give the baby straight to the
mother instead of normally taking baby away to do health checks
,Nurse Practice Act defines... - Answer- - scope of practice
- standards of care
- standards for education programs
- licensure requirements
- grounds for disciplinary actions
Nurse Practice Act is enforced by ________ - Answer- the state board of nursing
Standards of care - Answer- promotes consistency and ensure quality of nursing
care and outcomes
Scope of practice - Answer- range of services and care that may be provided by a
nurse based on state requirements (excludes untrained or unlicensed individuals
from practicing)
State Nurse Practice Act - Answer- determines the scope of practice
Hospitals cannot _______ the scope of practice beyond what the _______ has
decided what the scope of practice is - Answer- - expand
- the state board of nursing
Five elements of negligence or malpracitce - Answer- - duty
- breach of duty
- foreseeability
- causation
- injury or harm
Duty - Answer- Responsibilty to provide care
Breach of duty - Answer- Failure to provide reasonable care
Forseeability - Answer- The ability to project the likely outcome of an act
Causation - Answer- what caused the harm
Injury or harm - Answer- the result of the negligence
HIPPAA - Answer- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Purpose of HIPPA - Answer- - Minimize exclusion of preexisting condition
- Designates special rights for those who lose other health coverage
- Eliminates medical underwriting in group plans
- Includes Privacy Rule
Privacy Rule - Answer- - Privacy is the right of patients of patients to keep personal
information from being disclosed
- Confidentiality protects private patient information once it has been disclosed in
healthcare settings
- Individually identified health info
, - Information that identifies individual
- Access to medical records
- Limits on use of medical information
- Prohibition of use of personal information for marketing
Autonomy - Answer- right to self determination - support independent decision
making
Fidelity - Answer- Keep promises
Justice - Answer- fairness in care delivery and in the use of its resources
Beneficence - Answer- Positive action to help others
Nonmaleficence - Answer- Avoid harm
Veracity - Answer- Truth telling
Paternalism - Answer- choosing to reveal or withhold information in the best interest
of the patient
Cultural Competence - Answer- acknowledge, respect, and appreciate ethnic,
cultural, and linguistic diversity
Enculturation - Answer- socialization into to ones primary culture
Acculturation - Answer- Culture of a minority is displaced by a more dominant culture
Assimilation - Answer- one person or groups culture starts to resemble those of
another group
Ethnocentrism - Answer- Thinking your culture is better than another
Informed Consent - Answer- an ethical principle that research participants be told
enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate
Antepartum - Answer- before the onset of labor
Intrapartum - Answer- time of labor and childbirth
Postpartum - Answer- 6-8 week period following the delivery of the baby and
placenta. The return of the reproductive system to the non pregnant sate
Involution - Answer- Return of the uterus to a nonpregnant size, position, and
function after birth
What causes involution to happen more rapidly - Answer- - breastfeeding (release of
oxytocin)
- normal labor and delivery
- early ambulation
Family - Answer- the basic unit of society
Binuclear Family - Answer- Post-divorce family with children
Nuclear Family - Answer- Two parents and children
Extended Family - Answer- Family beyond the nuclear family
Blended Family - Answer- Family with a couple that were in previous
relationships/marriages
Birth Rate - Answer- the number of births in a year for every 1,000 people
Infant Mortality Rate - Answer- the number of infant deaths (less than one year old)
per 1000 live births
Maternal Mortality Rate - Answer- number of maternal deaths from birth and
complications of pregnancy, child birth, and puerperium per 100,000 live births
Puerperium - Answer- first 42 days following childbirth
The is a large ________ disparity in infant and maternal mortality rate - Answer-
racial
Healthy People 2030 - Answer- 10 year national objective related to maternal and
infant health
Examples of Healthy People 2030 goals - Answer- - Reducing the rate of maternal
mortality
- Reducing the rate of inforant mortality
- Reducing the rate of preterm births
- Increase the proportion of women who are screened for postpartum depression at
their postpartum check up
- Increased the proportion of women who are breastfed
Evidence based Research - Answer- - Nursing research: interventions supported by
current and valid research
- Clinical pathways: specify essential nursing activities and use data to evaluate
outcomes
- Evidence based practice transforms practice to improve patient outcomes
Evidence based practice transforms practice to improve ___________ - Answer-
Patient outcomes
Example of evidence based research - Answer- we now give the baby straight to the
mother instead of normally taking baby away to do health checks
,Nurse Practice Act defines... - Answer- - scope of practice
- standards of care
- standards for education programs
- licensure requirements
- grounds for disciplinary actions
Nurse Practice Act is enforced by ________ - Answer- the state board of nursing
Standards of care - Answer- promotes consistency and ensure quality of nursing
care and outcomes
Scope of practice - Answer- range of services and care that may be provided by a
nurse based on state requirements (excludes untrained or unlicensed individuals
from practicing)
State Nurse Practice Act - Answer- determines the scope of practice
Hospitals cannot _______ the scope of practice beyond what the _______ has
decided what the scope of practice is - Answer- - expand
- the state board of nursing
Five elements of negligence or malpracitce - Answer- - duty
- breach of duty
- foreseeability
- causation
- injury or harm
Duty - Answer- Responsibilty to provide care
Breach of duty - Answer- Failure to provide reasonable care
Forseeability - Answer- The ability to project the likely outcome of an act
Causation - Answer- what caused the harm
Injury or harm - Answer- the result of the negligence
HIPPAA - Answer- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Purpose of HIPPA - Answer- - Minimize exclusion of preexisting condition
- Designates special rights for those who lose other health coverage
- Eliminates medical underwriting in group plans
- Includes Privacy Rule
Privacy Rule - Answer- - Privacy is the right of patients of patients to keep personal
information from being disclosed
- Confidentiality protects private patient information once it has been disclosed in
healthcare settings
- Individually identified health info
, - Information that identifies individual
- Access to medical records
- Limits on use of medical information
- Prohibition of use of personal information for marketing
Autonomy - Answer- right to self determination - support independent decision
making
Fidelity - Answer- Keep promises
Justice - Answer- fairness in care delivery and in the use of its resources
Beneficence - Answer- Positive action to help others
Nonmaleficence - Answer- Avoid harm
Veracity - Answer- Truth telling
Paternalism - Answer- choosing to reveal or withhold information in the best interest
of the patient
Cultural Competence - Answer- acknowledge, respect, and appreciate ethnic,
cultural, and linguistic diversity
Enculturation - Answer- socialization into to ones primary culture
Acculturation - Answer- Culture of a minority is displaced by a more dominant culture
Assimilation - Answer- one person or groups culture starts to resemble those of
another group
Ethnocentrism - Answer- Thinking your culture is better than another
Informed Consent - Answer- an ethical principle that research participants be told
enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate
Antepartum - Answer- before the onset of labor
Intrapartum - Answer- time of labor and childbirth
Postpartum - Answer- 6-8 week period following the delivery of the baby and
placenta. The return of the reproductive system to the non pregnant sate
Involution - Answer- Return of the uterus to a nonpregnant size, position, and
function after birth
What causes involution to happen more rapidly - Answer- - breastfeeding (release of
oxytocin)
- normal labor and delivery
- early ambulation
