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M & P Nursing
Ch 1 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| advanced practice nurses | another name for pediatric nurse practitioner and a clinical nurse specialist |
| advocate | speaking or acting in support of a person's rights and needs |
| birthing centers | freestanding buildings outside of the hospital that provide comprehensive care, including antepartum, labor and delivery, and postpartum care and mothers' classes, lactation classes, and follow up family planning |
| clinical nurse specialist (CNS) | provides care in the hospital and the community to patients in specific specialty areas, such as cardiac, neurological, or oncological care. |
| clinical pathway | are collaborative guidlines that define multidisciplinary care in terms of outcomes within a timeline |
| cost containment | the efficient and effective use of resources |
| critical thinking | applying creativity and ingenuity to solve the problem: combining basic standard principles with data specific to the patient |
| cultural awarness | a conscious awarness of the cultural values, beliefs, and perceptions of one's self and others |
| cultural competence | a quality, attained by cultural awarness and sensitivity, that enables health care providers to adapt practices to meet the needs of patients from various cultures |
| cultural sensitivity | an understanding of and sensitivity to cultural practices and values that differ from one's own |
| cultural | the body of symbols, ideas, values, traditions, and practices shared by a group of people |
| diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) | refers toa Medicare system that determines payment for a hospital stay based on the patients diagnosis |
| documentation | the written or electronic recording |
| empowerment | |
| evidence-based practice | |
| family care plan | |
| full inclusion | |
| genomics | |
| health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) | |
| health maintrnance organizations (HMOs) | |
| healthy people 2020 | |
| labor, delivery, and recovery rooms (LDR) | |
| mainstream | |
| midwives | |
| morbidity | |
| mortality | |
| nursing care plan | |
| nursing process | |
| obstetrician | |
| obstetrics | |
| pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) | |
| pediatrics | |
| perferred provider organizations (PPOs) | |
| puerperium | |
| statistics | |
| SBAR |
Created by:
BLanders
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