NURS 405 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE

NURS 405 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE

CHAPTER 1 Foundations of Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Health Nursing

-   Vaginal birth D/C: 48 hrs. C-section: 96 hours

-   LEGAL ISSUES: State nurse practice acts: Every state has a nurse practice act that determines the scope of practice for registered nurses in that state. Nurse practice acts define what the nurse is and is not allowed to do in caring for patients. (2) Standards of care set by professional organizations and describe the level of care that can be expected from practitioners.

CHAPTER 3 the Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family

Components of effective discipline: Redirection, Reasoning, Time-Out: 1min/year of age.

Behavior Modification: regards positive behavior and ignores negative behavior.

Chapter 4: communicating with children and families

Developmental milestones

Infant 0-12: Use a calm, soft, soothing voice. Separation anxiety. Tum-talking.

Toddlers 1-2: verbalizes simple wants. Parallel play. Independence. Use play for demonstration

Preschool 3-5: Speaks in full sentences. Independence. Turn-taking in game playing. Need clearly set limits and boundaries. Magical thinking. Offer choices. Use play to explain. Preparatory activities 1-3 hrs. before event

School age 6-11: communicates thoughts. Conversational skills. Concrete thinking. Oriented to rules. Use pics, books, diagrams, and vids to explain. Limits and set consequences. Medical play technique. Introduce preparatory materials 1-5 days in advance.

Chapter 5: Health promotion of the developing child

Growth: Newborn 7 ½ - 8 pounds x2 by 6 months x3 by 1 y.ox4: 2-3 y.o (+ 1.5 lbs/month for the first 5months)

Length: Newborn: 20 inches long,  1 inch/month for the first 6 months ½ inch/month for the remainder of 1^st year. The child gains 3in/year from age 1-7 years 2 inches per year from age 8-15 years.

Head circumference=brain growth. Newborn: 13 to 15 inches+4.8 inches during 1^st year+ 1 in during 2^nd yr. + ½ in/year from 3-5 and 5-puberty