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GOALS AND PHILOSOPHIES OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSNG
GOALS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH GOALS AND STANDARDS
Association of women health’s, obstetrical, and
• Primary goals of maternal and child health neonatal nurse’s standards, and guidelines standards
nursing care can be stated simply as promotion of professional performance.
and maintenance of optimal family health to
ensure cycles of optimal childbearing and STANDARD I: QUALITY OF CARE. The nurse
childrearing. systematically evaluates the quality and
effectiveness of nursing practice.
THE GOALS OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING
CARE ARE NECESSARILY BROAD BECAUSE THE SCOPE STANDARD II: PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL. The nurse
OF PRACTICE IS SO BROAD. THE RANGE OF evaluates his/her own nursing practice in relation to
PRACTICE INCLUDES: professional practice standards and relevant statutes
and regulations.
• PRECONCEPTUAL HEAL CARE
• CARE OF WOMEN DURING THREE TRIMESTER STANDARD III: EDUCATION. The nurse acquires and
OF PREGNANCY AND THE PUERPERIUM (THE maintains current knowledge in nursing practice.
6 WEEKS AFTER CHILDBIRTH, SOMETIMES
TERMNED THE FOURTH TRIMESTER OF STANDARD IV: COLLEGIALITY. The nurse contributes to
PREGNANCY. the professional development of peers, colleagues,
• CARE OF CHILDREN DURING THE PERINATAL and others.
PERIOD (6 WEEKS BEFORE CONCEPTION TO 6
WEEKS AFTER BIRTH) STANDARD V: ETHICS. The nurse’s decisions and actions
• CARE OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical
ADOLESCENCE manner.
• CARE IN SETTINGS AS VARIED AS THE
BIRTHING ROOM, THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE STANDARD VI: COLLABORATION. The nurse collaborates
CARE UNIT, AND THE HOME IN ALL SETTINGS with the patient, significant others, and health care
AND TYPES OF CARE, KEEPING THE FAMILY AT providers in providing patient care.
THE CENTER OF CARE DELIVERY IS AN
ESSENTAL GOAL. STANDARD VII: RESEARCH. The nurse uses research
findings in practice.
PHILOSOPHIES
STANDARD VIII: RESOURCE UTILIZATION. The nurse
considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and
1. Maternal and child health nursing is FAMILY cost in planning and delivering the patient care.
CENTERED.
2. Maternal and child health nursing is STANDARD IX: PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT. The nurse
COMMUNITY CENTERED. contributes to the environment of care delivery within
3. Maternal and child health nursing is RESEARCH the practice settings.
ORIENTED.
4. Both nursing theory and evidence-based STANDARD X: ACCOUNTABILTY. The nurse is
practice provide a foundation for nursing care. professionally and legally accountable for his/her
5. A maternal and child health nurse serves as practice. The professional registered nurse may
an advocate the rights of all family delegate to and supervise qualified personnel who
provide patient care.
members, including the FETUS.
6. Maternal and child health nursing includes a
A FRAMEWORK FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
high degree of independent nursing functions.
NURSING CARE
7. Promoting health is an important nursing role.
Maternal and child health nursing can be visualized
8. PREGNANCY OR CHILDHOOD ILLNESS can be
within a framework in which nurses, using nursing
stressful and can alter family life in both subtle process, nursing theory, and evidence-based practice,
and extensive ways. care for families during childbearing and childbearing
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THEORIES RELATED TO MATERNAL AND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A MATERNAL
CHILD NURSING CHILD
1. PATRICIA BENNER NURSE
• Nursing is a caring relationship. Nurses grow 1. CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
from novice to expert as they practice in clinical 2. CASE MANAGER
settings. 3. WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER
2. DOROTHY JOHNSON 4. FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
A person compromises subsystems that must 5. NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONER
remain in balance for optimal functioning. Any 6. PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER
actual or potential threat to this system balance 7. NURSE-MIDWIFE
is a nursing concern.
3. IMOGENE KING
Nursing isa process of action, reaction, 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS (SDGS) TO
interaction, and transaction; Needs are TRANSFORM OUR WORLD
identified based on client’s social system,
perceptions, & health; role of nurse is to help the 1. GOAL 1: NO POVERTY
client achieve goal attainment. 2. GOAL 2: ZERO HUNGER
4. MADELIEINE LININGER 3. GOAL 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Essence of nursing is care. To provide 4. GOAL 4: QUALITY EDUCATION
transcultural care, the nurse focuses on the 5. GOAL 5: GENDER EQUALITY
study & analysis of different cultures with 6. GOAL 6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
5. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
respect to caring behavior. 7. GOAL 7: AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
8. GOAL 8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
The role of the nurse is viewed as changing 9. GOAL9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND
or structuring elements of the environment INFRASTRUCTURE
such as ventilation, temperature, odors, noise, 10. GOAL 10: REDUCED INEQUALITY
and light to put the client into the best opportunity 11. GOAL 11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND
for recovery. COMMUNITIES
6. BETTY NEUMAN 12. GOAL 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND
A person is an open system that interacts with PRODUCTION
the environment; Nursing is aimed at 13. GOAL 13: CLIMATE ACTION
reducing stressors through primary, secondary, 14. GAOL 14: LIFE BELOW WATER
and tertiary prevention. 15. GOAL 15: LIFE ON LAND
7. DOROTHEA OREM 16. GOAL 16: PEACE ANDJUSTICESTRONG INSTITUTIONS
The focus of nursing is on the individual; clients 17. GOAL 17: PARTNERSHOPS TO ACHIEVE TE GOA
are assessed in terms of ability to complete self-
care. Care given may be wholly compensatory
(Client has no role); partly compensatory
(Client participates in care); or supportive-
educational (Client performs own care).
8. IDA JEAN ORLANDO
The focus of the nurse is interaction with the client;
effectiveness of care depends on the client’s
behavior and the nurse’s reaction to that
behavior. The client should define his or her own
needs.
9. ROSEMARIE RIZZO PARSE
Nursing is a human science. Health is a lived
experience. Man-living-health as a single unit
guides practice.
10. HILDEGARD PEPLAU
Promotion of health is as forward movement of
personality; this is accomplished through an
interpersonal process that includes orientation,
identification, exploitation, and resolution.
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the change caused by illness; Levels of
adaptation depend on the degree of
environmental change and state of coping ability;
Full adaptation includes physiologic
interdependence.
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SEXUALITY / PREGNANCY
PROCREATIVE HEALTH 3. AUTOSEXUALITY
• Principles of Sexuality and Procreation • People are attractive to own self but that
• Sexuality doesn’t mean you’re not attracted to other
• Genetics people
• Risk Factors that will lead to Genetic Disorders • Prefer masturbation but again, that doesn’t
• Common Tests for determination Of mean you’re not attracted to other people
Genetic Abnormalities • Or Autoerocitism is the sexual stimulation of, or
Nursing Process sexual desire towards one’s body
4. HUMAN SEXUALITY
ANTEPARTUM/PREGNANCY • Refers to the expression of sexual sensation
• Anatomy and Physiology of Reproductive system and related intimacy between human beings, as
- Spermatogenesis well as the expression of identity through sex
- Oogenesis • Involves social interaction of individual and
• Physiology of Menstrual Cycle physical as well
• Fertilization
PRINCIPLES RELEVANT TO SEXUALITY
INTRAPARTUM 1. Human sexuality provides for reproduction
• Concept of Labor and Delivery (Human fertilization) of human species
• Concepcion - 2 persons are involved in the act, and
• Fetal Development they should know the purpose of their
• Normal Adaptation in Pregnancy action and aware of responsibility, family
• Assessment panning should be involved
• Theories of Labor 2. Sexual fulfilments are a basic human need
• Components of Labor - According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs,
• Signs of Labor physiological need includes sexual
• Stages of Labor fulfilment; use ethics with patients
3. Sexuality pervades virtually every aspect of life
from birth to death
POSTPARTUM
- starts at birth
Puerperium
4. All human cultures have sanctions, often legal
• Family Planning Methods
as well as moral, controlling expressions of
• Legal Implication of MCN
sexual drive
- Different cultures have different sanctions
THE NEWBORN
like in certain agreements
• Profile of the Newborn 5. Individuals have strong cultural, religious,
- Function and Appearance ethical convictions regarding the expression of
- Apgar score human sexuality
- Anthropometric Measurements (weight, HC, 6. Moral values concerning appropriate sexual
CC, Abdominal C, Body Length) behaviors have undergone considerable
- Vital Signs, Airway liberalizations in most western cultures in
• Nursing Care of the Newborn recent years
- Eye Prophylaxis - According to Max Weber, culturing values
- Cord Care are enduring and autonomous influence in
- Vitamin K the society regarding sex
7. Successful gender identification in early childhood
CONCEPT OF SEXUALITY is important for an individual’s health and
1. SEXUALITY wellbeing throughout life
• Refers to sexual behaviors in all sexual - It is important for emotional & mental
organisms. A person’s sexuality encompasses stability; clear gender will help develop more
complex emotions, attitudes, preferences, and 8. Actual or potential damage to the integrity of
behaviours related to expression of the sexual an individual’s sex organ poses a considerable
self and eroticism threat to his self-esteem
2. ASEXUALITY - Prone to suicidal
GOALS AND PHILOSOPHIES OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSNG
GOALS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH GOALS AND STANDARDS
Association of women health’s, obstetrical, and
• Primary goals of maternal and child health neonatal nurse’s standards, and guidelines standards
nursing care can be stated simply as promotion of professional performance.
and maintenance of optimal family health to
ensure cycles of optimal childbearing and STANDARD I: QUALITY OF CARE. The nurse
childrearing. systematically evaluates the quality and
effectiveness of nursing practice.
THE GOALS OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING
CARE ARE NECESSARILY BROAD BECAUSE THE SCOPE STANDARD II: PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL. The nurse
OF PRACTICE IS SO BROAD. THE RANGE OF evaluates his/her own nursing practice in relation to
PRACTICE INCLUDES: professional practice standards and relevant statutes
and regulations.
• PRECONCEPTUAL HEAL CARE
• CARE OF WOMEN DURING THREE TRIMESTER STANDARD III: EDUCATION. The nurse acquires and
OF PREGNANCY AND THE PUERPERIUM (THE maintains current knowledge in nursing practice.
6 WEEKS AFTER CHILDBIRTH, SOMETIMES
TERMNED THE FOURTH TRIMESTER OF STANDARD IV: COLLEGIALITY. The nurse contributes to
PREGNANCY. the professional development of peers, colleagues,
• CARE OF CHILDREN DURING THE PERINATAL and others.
PERIOD (6 WEEKS BEFORE CONCEPTION TO 6
WEEKS AFTER BIRTH) STANDARD V: ETHICS. The nurse’s decisions and actions
• CARE OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical
ADOLESCENCE manner.
• CARE IN SETTINGS AS VARIED AS THE
BIRTHING ROOM, THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE STANDARD VI: COLLABORATION. The nurse collaborates
CARE UNIT, AND THE HOME IN ALL SETTINGS with the patient, significant others, and health care
AND TYPES OF CARE, KEEPING THE FAMILY AT providers in providing patient care.
THE CENTER OF CARE DELIVERY IS AN
ESSENTAL GOAL. STANDARD VII: RESEARCH. The nurse uses research
findings in practice.
PHILOSOPHIES
STANDARD VIII: RESOURCE UTILIZATION. The nurse
considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and
1. Maternal and child health nursing is FAMILY cost in planning and delivering the patient care.
CENTERED.
2. Maternal and child health nursing is STANDARD IX: PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT. The nurse
COMMUNITY CENTERED. contributes to the environment of care delivery within
3. Maternal and child health nursing is RESEARCH the practice settings.
ORIENTED.
4. Both nursing theory and evidence-based STANDARD X: ACCOUNTABILTY. The nurse is
practice provide a foundation for nursing care. professionally and legally accountable for his/her
5. A maternal and child health nurse serves as practice. The professional registered nurse may
an advocate the rights of all family delegate to and supervise qualified personnel who
provide patient care.
members, including the FETUS.
6. Maternal and child health nursing includes a
A FRAMEWORK FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
high degree of independent nursing functions.
NURSING CARE
7. Promoting health is an important nursing role.
Maternal and child health nursing can be visualized
8. PREGNANCY OR CHILDHOOD ILLNESS can be
within a framework in which nurses, using nursing
stressful and can alter family life in both subtle process, nursing theory, and evidence-based practice,
and extensive ways. care for families during childbearing and childbearing
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THEORIES RELATED TO MATERNAL AND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A MATERNAL
CHILD NURSING CHILD
1. PATRICIA BENNER NURSE
• Nursing is a caring relationship. Nurses grow 1. CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
from novice to expert as they practice in clinical 2. CASE MANAGER
settings. 3. WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER
2. DOROTHY JOHNSON 4. FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
A person compromises subsystems that must 5. NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONER
remain in balance for optimal functioning. Any 6. PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER
actual or potential threat to this system balance 7. NURSE-MIDWIFE
is a nursing concern.
3. IMOGENE KING
Nursing isa process of action, reaction, 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS (SDGS) TO
interaction, and transaction; Needs are TRANSFORM OUR WORLD
identified based on client’s social system,
perceptions, & health; role of nurse is to help the 1. GOAL 1: NO POVERTY
client achieve goal attainment. 2. GOAL 2: ZERO HUNGER
4. MADELIEINE LININGER 3. GOAL 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Essence of nursing is care. To provide 4. GOAL 4: QUALITY EDUCATION
transcultural care, the nurse focuses on the 5. GOAL 5: GENDER EQUALITY
study & analysis of different cultures with 6. GOAL 6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
5. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
respect to caring behavior. 7. GOAL 7: AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
8. GOAL 8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
The role of the nurse is viewed as changing 9. GOAL9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND
or structuring elements of the environment INFRASTRUCTURE
such as ventilation, temperature, odors, noise, 10. GOAL 10: REDUCED INEQUALITY
and light to put the client into the best opportunity 11. GOAL 11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND
for recovery. COMMUNITIES
6. BETTY NEUMAN 12. GOAL 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND
A person is an open system that interacts with PRODUCTION
the environment; Nursing is aimed at 13. GOAL 13: CLIMATE ACTION
reducing stressors through primary, secondary, 14. GAOL 14: LIFE BELOW WATER
and tertiary prevention. 15. GOAL 15: LIFE ON LAND
7. DOROTHEA OREM 16. GOAL 16: PEACE ANDJUSTICESTRONG INSTITUTIONS
The focus of nursing is on the individual; clients 17. GOAL 17: PARTNERSHOPS TO ACHIEVE TE GOA
are assessed in terms of ability to complete self-
care. Care given may be wholly compensatory
(Client has no role); partly compensatory
(Client participates in care); or supportive-
educational (Client performs own care).
8. IDA JEAN ORLANDO
The focus of the nurse is interaction with the client;
effectiveness of care depends on the client’s
behavior and the nurse’s reaction to that
behavior. The client should define his or her own
needs.
9. ROSEMARIE RIZZO PARSE
Nursing is a human science. Health is a lived
experience. Man-living-health as a single unit
guides practice.
10. HILDEGARD PEPLAU
Promotion of health is as forward movement of
personality; this is accomplished through an
interpersonal process that includes orientation,
identification, exploitation, and resolution.
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the change caused by illness; Levels of
adaptation depend on the degree of
environmental change and state of coping ability;
Full adaptation includes physiologic
interdependence.
, 4
SEXUALITY / PREGNANCY
PROCREATIVE HEALTH 3. AUTOSEXUALITY
• Principles of Sexuality and Procreation • People are attractive to own self but that
• Sexuality doesn’t mean you’re not attracted to other
• Genetics people
• Risk Factors that will lead to Genetic Disorders • Prefer masturbation but again, that doesn’t
• Common Tests for determination Of mean you’re not attracted to other people
Genetic Abnormalities • Or Autoerocitism is the sexual stimulation of, or
Nursing Process sexual desire towards one’s body
4. HUMAN SEXUALITY
ANTEPARTUM/PREGNANCY • Refers to the expression of sexual sensation
• Anatomy and Physiology of Reproductive system and related intimacy between human beings, as
- Spermatogenesis well as the expression of identity through sex
- Oogenesis • Involves social interaction of individual and
• Physiology of Menstrual Cycle physical as well
• Fertilization
PRINCIPLES RELEVANT TO SEXUALITY
INTRAPARTUM 1. Human sexuality provides for reproduction
• Concept of Labor and Delivery (Human fertilization) of human species
• Concepcion - 2 persons are involved in the act, and
• Fetal Development they should know the purpose of their
• Normal Adaptation in Pregnancy action and aware of responsibility, family
• Assessment panning should be involved
• Theories of Labor 2. Sexual fulfilments are a basic human need
• Components of Labor - According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs,
• Signs of Labor physiological need includes sexual
• Stages of Labor fulfilment; use ethics with patients
3. Sexuality pervades virtually every aspect of life
from birth to death
POSTPARTUM
- starts at birth
Puerperium
4. All human cultures have sanctions, often legal
• Family Planning Methods
as well as moral, controlling expressions of
• Legal Implication of MCN
sexual drive
- Different cultures have different sanctions
THE NEWBORN
like in certain agreements
• Profile of the Newborn 5. Individuals have strong cultural, religious,
- Function and Appearance ethical convictions regarding the expression of
- Apgar score human sexuality
- Anthropometric Measurements (weight, HC, 6. Moral values concerning appropriate sexual
CC, Abdominal C, Body Length) behaviors have undergone considerable
- Vital Signs, Airway liberalizations in most western cultures in
• Nursing Care of the Newborn recent years
- Eye Prophylaxis - According to Max Weber, culturing values
- Cord Care are enduring and autonomous influence in
- Vitamin K the society regarding sex
7. Successful gender identification in early childhood
CONCEPT OF SEXUALITY is important for an individual’s health and
1. SEXUALITY wellbeing throughout life
• Refers to sexual behaviors in all sexual - It is important for emotional & mental
organisms. A person’s sexuality encompasses stability; clear gender will help develop more
complex emotions, attitudes, preferences, and 8. Actual or potential damage to the integrity of
behaviours related to expression of the sexual an individual’s sex organ poses a considerable
self and eroticism threat to his self-esteem
2. ASEXUALITY - Prone to suicidal
