Culture
True or False, our culture determines what we can achieve.
False
The parenting style that offers its members complete freedom. Parents do not set limits or rules
laissez-faire or permissive
After a traumatic car accident, the driver cannot remember any of the details. What defense mechanism?
Repression
During pregnancy, the mother and the fetus are linked via which structure?
Placenta
A new mother asks the nurse about what her 1 month old should be eating everyday. THe nurse's best response should be _____.
Nothing except breast milk or formula for the first 6 months.
True or false- Modern scientists understand race is a social construct and has very little relationship to biology.
True
A family that is unable to offer its members a stable structure and unable to meet the family's needs
Dysfunctional
A child wants to run track in school just like their older siblings did. What defense mechanism is occurring?
Identification
What is effacement?
thinning and shortening of the cervix from 0-100%
In a 4 month old infant, which fontanelle is still open?
The anterior fontanelle
You're taking care of a patient that speaks with an accent. How should the nurse best determine the patient's cultural or ethnic background?
Ask the patient directly.
A child lives with his biological father and mother who are married and 6 month old sister. What type of family is this?
A maternity nurse is providing instruction to a new mother regarding the psychosocial development of the newborn infant. Using Erikson’s psychosocial development theory, what should the nurse instruct the mother to do?
Allow the baby to signal a need, and then meet.
Ex., "If I cry, does someone come?" If i'm hungry, will someone feed me?
An Apgar score is assessed on a newborn at one minute and five minutes post birth. The nurse understand that the Agar score is used to assess:
A clinical picture of the newborn's overall status
The mother of a newborn asks how to best prevent SIDS?
Alone, on their Back, and in a Crib.
What term describes deeply embedded feelings that help individuals determine what is good or bad and right or wrong?
Values
A family that fosters growth and development of all of its members is said to be....
functional
The developmental task that a 6 month old child is trying to achieve according to Erickson is,
Trust vs. Mistrust
birth-12 months
Thick, black fecal material that is passed shortly after birth is called what?
Meconium
What is the minimum age a child must be in order to be turned forward facing in their car seat?
2 at a minimum. Best practice is to max out limits
What is the term used to describe the ongoing and continuous self-evaluation and development of cultural knowledge and skills?
Cultural competence
Name the 4 stages of the Family
Couple, Childbearing/Reproductive, Grown child, Older family
Growth refers to the physical increase in size whereas development refers to ______.
The acquisition of skills
During what stage of labor does the baby pass through the birth canal?
The Expulsion stage / Second stage of labor begins when the mother is fully dilated and ends when the born.
A nurse is preparing to measure an infant's vital signs. Which site should the nurse use to assess a heart rate?
The Apex of the heart. Apical heart rate