Community hospital-based obstetrical primary nursing.
Just because primary nursing care traditionally has not been offered during the childbearing year does not mean there is no need. Prenatal classes, which were once a rarity, are now well accepted as a necessary and important service to expectant parents. Nurses have a responsibility to document the need for, and illustrate the impact of, nursing interventions. Nursing needs to accept the challenge for the sake of improved patient care. Supporting the expanding family during the crises of the child-bearing year has the potential for improving that family's functioning. The community stands to gain from anything that improves that functioning of the family unit.
D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011181:Postnatal Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011321:Primary Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014861:Washington