NCM 107 – Care of

Mother, Child and

Adolescent
(well clients)

Prelim
Roles and Responsibilities of Maternal
Child Nurse
 Maternal and Child health nursing can be
visualized within a framework in which nurses
use:
Nursing Process
Nursing Theory
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
(QSEN) competencies
Care for families during child-bearing and
childrearing years and through the four
phases of health care.
Four Phases of Health Care
 Healthpromotion – educating
parents and children to
follow sound health practices
through teaching and role
modelling.

 Healthmaintenance –
intervening to maintain
health when risk of illness is
present
 Health restoration – using conscientious
assessment to be certain that symptoms of
illness are identified and interventions are
begun to return patient to wellness most
rapidly
Health rehabilitation – Helping
prevent complication from
illness;
helping a patient with residual
effects achieve an optimal
state of wellness and
independence;
helping a patient to accept an
inevitable death
Roles and Responsibilities of Maternal
Child Nurse

A maternal-child nurse is often

cross trained.

 Nurses retain skills and knowledge

that allow them to assist the
patient during the entire hospital
stay.
 Thematernal-child nurse serves in
roles related to labor, delivery,
recovery, operational, postpartum
and management of high-risk
pregnancies.

 Specificroles they may perform

include fetal monitoring, assisting
in cesarean delivery and identifying
postpartum complications.
 Roles and Responsibilities of MCN
The maternal-child nurse
also often needs technical
skills in order to effectively
understand advanced
equipment and procedures.
Continuing education in
order to stay up-to-date on
the latest innovations and
new practices in the field.
Roles & Responsibilities of MCN
Basic nursing skills are a
necessity.
Patient management pain
patient and family education,
assessment,
diagnosis and
communication.
Roles and Responsibilities of MCN
Caring for a mother and baby
simultaneously
This family-centered model of maternity
health care encourages family cohesion
and bonding and facilitates education.
The family-centered care model also
encompasses care before and after the
delivery.
This involves duties such as prenatal
stress-testing and checking on new
mothers and infants after discharge.
 Areas of Expertise in MCN
 treating a pregnant
teenager,
 a critically ill child, or
 another group within the
community.