Family-Centered Care Flashcards
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A NICU nurse is teaching a mother to perform skin-to-skin (kangaroo) care with her 30-week premature infant on a ventilator. The nurse's FIRST action is to:
Answer: Assess the infant's physiologic stability and ensure equipment safety
Before initiating kangaroo care, the nurse must assess the infant's physiologic stability and ensure all monitoring equipment and lines are secured to prevent complications.
Parents of twins in the NICU report feeling overwhelmed and unable to bond equally with both infants. The nurse's BEST response is to:
Answer: Validate their experience and develop an individualized plan to support bonding with each twin
Validating parental feelings and collaboratively developing an individualized bonding plan supports family-centered care and recognizes each family's unique circumstances.
A culturally diverse family declines recommended blood transfusion for their critically ill neonate due to religious beliefs. The nurse's role includes:
Answer: Documenting refusal and notifying the ethics committee while respecting the family's right to information
When families make decisions that conflict with medical recommendations, nurses must document refusal, support informed decision-making, and involve the ethics committee while respecting cultural and religious values.
Which of the following BEST exemplifies the concept of 'information sharing' in family-centered NICU care?
Answer: Giving families complete, unbiased, and timely information in understandable language
Family-centered care requires that information be shared completely, objectively, and in a way families can understand, enabling them to participate in informed decision-making.
A nurse notices that a father has not visited his infant in the NICU for five days. The MOST appropriate nursing action is to:
Answer: Contact the father non-judgmentally to assess barriers and offer support
Non-judgmental outreach to assess barriers — such as work obligations, transportation, emotional overwhelm, or sibling care — allows the nurse to tailor support and promote paternal involvement.
When developing a family-centered care plan for a NICU infant, which action is MOST important?
Answer: Incorporating the family's goals, values, and cultural background into the plan
Family-centered care plans must reflect the family's goals, cultural values, and individual circumstances alongside clinical objectives.
A nurse is supporting a family whose neonate has been diagnosed with a life-limiting condition. Which approach BEST reflects palliative family-centered care?
Answer: Exploring the family's wishes, values, and goals while providing concurrent comfort-focused care
Palliative family-centered care integrates goal-concordant decision-making with comfort-focused interventions while addressing the holistic needs of both the infant and family.