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107 ch. 1
Maternity Nursing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the leading cause of death on US | medical errors, 98,000 per yr, |
| In 2006, what ages had highest birth rate | 25-29yrs |
| what is abortus | embryo/fetus removed or expelled from uterus at <20 wks, weighs <500g or measures <25cm |
| Define birthrate | number of live births in 1 yr per 1000 pop |
| fertility rate | # of births per 1000 b/n 15-44yrs |
| infant mortality rate | # of deaths of infants <1yr, indicator of adequacy of prenatal care and health of nation |
| maternal mortality rate | # of maternal deaths |
| neonatal mortality rate | # of deaths of infants <28 days old |
| perinatal mortality rate | # of stillbirths |
| still birth | infant who at birth, no signs of life |
| Which race is twice as likely to have low birth weight baby (LBW) | Nonhispanic black babies and will die in 1st year |
| what is the 5th Millennium Dev Goal | improve maternal health and reduce maternal mortality rate by 75% |
| What are two most reported maternal medical risk factors | hypertension and diabetes, assoc wtih diabetes |
| what is leading casue of pregnancy related deaths | hemmorrhage, blood clots, HTN, infection, stroke, amniotic fluid embolism, heart muscle disease |
| The Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Database provides what | oversees trials of health care and disseminates reveiws, most reliable evidence about effects of care |
| AWHONN helps do what | guide clinical nursing practice, encompass nursing care of women across their lifespans |
| what is a sentinel event | an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychologic injury. Ex. loss of limb, maternal death, perinatal death >2500g, infant discharge to wrong fam. |
| Failure to rescue components | evaluate the quality and quantity of nursing care by comparing number of surgical pts who dev common complicaitons who survive vs those who do not |
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