NUR242 Chapter 1--Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women's Health Care

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ACA (Affordable Care Act)
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case management
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CNM (certified nurse midwife)
a nurse who has post-graduate training in the care of normal pregnancy and childbirth and is CERTIFIED by the ACNM
cultural competence
the ability to apply knowledge about a client's culture so that the health care provided can be adapted to meet his/her needs
culture
a view of the world a set of traditions that are used by a specific social group and are transmitted to the next generation
doula
birth assistant who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to the woman and family during childbirth and the postpartum period
evidence-base nursing practice
involves the use of research to establish a plan of care and to implement that care
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family-centered care
the delivery of safe, satisfying, high-quality health care that focuses on and adapts to the physical and psycho-social needs of the family
fetal mortality rate
refers to the spontaneous intrauterine death of a fetus at any time during pregnancy per 1,000 live births
infant mortality rate-number of deaths occurring int eh first 12 months of life -the number of deaths of infant younger than 1 year of age per 1,000 live birthsinformed consentagreement by a client to undergo an operation or medical treatment or take part in a clinical trial after being informed of and understanding the risks involvedmaternal mortality ratiothe annual number of female deaths from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management during pregnancy and childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancymortalityneonatal mortality ratethe number of infant death occurring in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births