GOALS AND PHILOSOPHIES PF MATERNAL AND 4.

Both nursing theory and evidence-based practice

CHILD HEALTH NURSNG provide a foundation for nursing care.
5. A maternal and child health nurse serves as an
advocate the rights of all family members, including
OUTLINE
the FETUS.
I. GOALS 6. Maternal and child health nursing includes a high
II. PHILOSOPHIES degree of independent nursing functions.
III. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH GOALS 7. Promoting health is an important nursing role.
AND STANDARD 8. PREGNANCY OR CHILDHOOD ILLNESS can be
IV. THEORIES RELATED TO MATERNAL AND stressful and can alter family life in both subtle and
CHILD NURSING extensive ways.
V. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A
MATERIAL CHILD NURSE 9. Personal, cultural, and religious attitudes and
VI. THE 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT beliefs influence the meaning of illness and its
GOALS (SDGS) TO TRANSFORM OUR impact on the family.
WORLD 10. Maternal and child health nursing is a challenging
role for a nurse and is a major factor in promoting
high-level wellness in families
GOALS
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH GOALS AND
• Primary goals of maternal and child health nursing care can STANDARDS
be stated simply as promotion and maintenance of optimal
family health to ensure cycles of optimal childbearing and Association of women health’s, obstetrical, and neonatal
childrearing. nurse’s standards, and guidelines standards of professional
performance.
THE GOALS OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
NURSING CARE ARE NECESSARILY BROAD STANDARD I: QUALITY OF CARE. The nurse
BECAUSE THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE IS SO BROAD. systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of
THE RANGE OF PRACTICE INCLUDES: nursing practice.

• PRECONCEPTUAL HEAL CARE STANDARD II: PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL. The nurse

• CARE OF WOMEN DURING THREE
TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY AND THE
PUERPERIUM (THE 6 WEEKS AFTER
CHILDBIRTH, SOMETIMES TERMNED THE
FOURTH TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY.
• CARE OF CHILDREN DURING THE PERINATAL
PERIOD (6 WEEKS BEFORE CONCEPTION TO
6 WEEKS AFTER BIRTH)
• CARE OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH
ADOLESCENCE
• CARE IN SETTINGS AS VARIED AS THE
BIRTHING ROOM, THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE
CARE UNIT, AND THE HOME IN ALL SETTINGS
AND TYPES OF CARE, KEEPING THE FAMILY
AT THE CENTER OF CARE DELIVERY IS AN
ESSENTAL GOAL.
PHILOSOPHIES
evaluates his/her own nursing practice in relation to
professional practice standards and relevant statutes and
regulations.
STANDARD III: EDUCATION. The nurse acquires and
maintains current knowledge in nursing practice.
STANDARD IV: COLLEGIALITY. The nurse contributes to
the professional development of peers, colleagues, and
others.
STANDARD V: ETHICS. The nurse’s decisions and actions
on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner.
STANDARD VI: COLLABORATION. The nurse
collaborates with the patient, significant others, and health
care providers in providing patient care.

1. Maternal and child health nursing is FAMILY STANDARD VII: RESEARCH. The nurse uses research
CENTERED. findings in practice.
2. Maternal and child health nursing is COMMUNITY
CENTERED. STANDARD VIII: RESOURCE UTILIZATION. The nurse
3. Maternal and child health nursing is RESEARCH considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost
ORIENTED. in planning and delivering the patient care.

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 STANDARD IX: PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT. The nurse 10. HILDEGARD PEPLAU
contributes to the environment of care delivery within the • The promotion of health is viewed as the forward
practice settings. movement of the personality; this is accomplished
through an interpersonal process that includes
STANDARD X: ACCOUNTABILTY. The nurse is orientation, identification, exploitation, and resolution.
professionally and legally accountable for his/her practice. 11. MARTHA ROGERS
The professional registered nurse may delegate to and • The purpose of nursing is to move the client toward
supervise qualified personnel who provide patient care. optimal health; the nurse should view the client as whole
and constantly changing and help people to interact in the
best way possible with the environment.
A FRAMEWORK FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD 12. SISTER CALLISTA ROY
HEALTH NURSING CARE • The role of the nurse is to aid clients to adapt to the
change caused by illness; Levels of adaptation depend
Maternal and child health nursing can be visualized within a on the degree of environmental change and state of
framework in which nurses, using nursing process, nursing coping ability; Full adaptation includes physiologic
theory, and evidence-based practice, care for families during interdependence.
childbearing and childbearing years through four phases of
health care: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A MATERNAL
CHILD NURSE
• Health Promotion
• Health Maintenance 1. CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
• Health Restoration 2. CASE MANAGER
• Health Rehabilitation 3. WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER
4. FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
THEORIES RELATED TO MATERNAL AND CHILD 5. NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONER
NURSING 6. PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER
1. PATRICIA BENNER 7. NURSE-MIDWIFE
• Nursing is a caring relationship. Nurses grow from novice
to expert as they practice in clinical settings. 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS
2. DOROTHY JOHNSON (SDGS) TO TRANSFORM OUR WORLD
• A person compromises subsystems that must remain in
balance for optimal functioning. Any actual or potential 1. GOAL 1: NO POVERTY
threat to this system balance is a nursing concern. 2. GOAL 2: ZERO HUNGER
3. IMOGENE KING 3. GOAL 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
• Nursing is a process of action, reaction, interaction, and 4. GOAL 4: QUALITY EDUCATION
transaction; Needs are identified based on client’s social 5. GOAL 5: GENDER EQUALITY
system, perceptions, and health; the role of the nurse is 6. GOAL 6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
to help the client achieve goal attainment. 7. GOAL 7: AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
4. MADELIEINE LININGER 8. GOAL 8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC
• The essence of nursing is care. To provide transcultural GROWTH
care, the nurse focuses on the study and analysis of 9. GOAL9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND
different cultures with respect to caring behavior. INFRASTRUCTURE
5. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE 10. GOAL 10: REDUCED INEQUALITY
• The role of the nurse is viewed as changing or structuring 11. GOAL 11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND
elements of the environment such as ventilation, COMMUNITIES
temperature, odors, noise, and light to put the client into 12. GOAL 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND
the best opportunity for recovery. PRODUCTION
6. BETTY NEUMAN 13. GOAL 13: CLIMATE ACTION
• A person is a open system that interacts with the 14. GAOL 14: LIFE BELOW WATER
environment; Nursing is aimed at reducing stressors 15. GOAL 15: LIFE ON LAND
through primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. 16. GOAL 16: PEACE AND JUSTICE STRONG
7. DOROTHEA OREM INSTITUTIONS
• The focus of nursing is on the individual; clients are 17. GOAL 17: PARTNERSHOPS TO ACHIEVE THE
assessed in terms of ability to complete self-care. Care GOAL
given may be wholly compensatory (Client has no role);
partly compensatory (Client participates in care); or
supportive-educational (Client performs own care). REFERENCES
8. IDA JEAN ORLANDO
• The focus of the nurse is interaction with the client; I. PowerPoint presentation
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.

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