Maternal-Child Nursing Ch 1 NCLEX Questions

A woman is giving birth to her third child in a setting that allows her husband and children to be actively involved in the process. The nurse caring for her must also consider the husband and the two children as patients and work to meet their needs. This type of setting is termed: 1) family-centered care. 2) emergency care. 3) hospice care. 4) individual care. 1) family-centered care. Family-centered care is any setting where the pregnant woman and her family are treated as one unit. The nurse assumes a major role in teaching, counseling, and supporting the family. In emergency care settings, the nurse deals primarily with the patient who is having difficulty. In hospice care settings, the nurse deals with patients who have terminal illnesses. Individual care deals only with the patient and does not includes the family.