Physiologic Changes Due to Pregnancy It is important for the nurse to understand how hormone production during pregnancy and the growth of the fetus are responsible for the physiologic and anatomic changes that occur throughout the pregnancy, affecting every system in the…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: When a person becomes pregnant, the birthing place is most often based on their choice of prenatal care provider or their health care insurance carrier. Other pregnant persons choose…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: When a person becomes pregnant, choosing a health care provider for their perinatal care is not always an easy choice. Some people choose a perinatal care provider…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: When providing prenatal care, the nurse should understand the basic laws of genetic inheritance in order to provide preconceptual counseling and basic genetic information. Knowledge of the…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Psychosocial adaptation to pregnancy involves many variables related to societal, family, personal, and cultural role expectations of the pregnant person and parenting. The adaptations start when the…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Pregnancy affects every system in the pregnant person’s body. The changes begin at conception, support the pregnancy and the developing fetus, and prepare for labor. The reproductive…
Figure 10.1 Changes during Pregnancy Pregnancy can be a time of joy, wonder, and mystery. As the fetus grows within the pregnant person’s uterus, many physiologic and emotional adaptations occur. (credit: “Ya no queda nada” by Raúl Hernández González/Flickr, CC BY 2.0) Chapter…
Incidence, History, and Psychosocial Factors Violence against women is a worldwide problem, and some populations are at a higher risk. To understand and prevent violence against women, theories have been developed and integrated into the health-care and legal systems. Nurses…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Safety is a basic human need and always receives priority in patient care. Nurses typically use Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (Figure 9.4) to prioritize urgent patient needs, with the…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Violence against women can be directed against women in general, or it can be focused on a group of women or an individual. Violence against women can…