LCCE Exam flashcards
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- Screening
- A process estimating whether further assessment may be needed, distinct from establishing a definitive individual diagnosis of every condition.
- Diagnostic evaluation
- Clinical assessment or testing directed toward establishing or excluding a particular condition, interpreted by qualified professionals in the individual context.
- Placenta
- The pregnancy organ supporting exchange between maternal and fetal circulations, distinct from the uterus, cervix, membranes, and umbilical cord.
- Risk factor
- A characteristic or circumstance associated with the likelihood of an outcome, not a guarantee that a particular person will experience it.
- Birth preferences
- A communication tool expressing values and wishes for care, intended to support current discussion and informed choices as circumstances change.
- Dilation
- Opening of the cervix during the birth process, considered with other findings rather than converted into an exact remaining labor time.
- Effacement
- Thinning and shortening of the cervix, a change distinct from cervical opening, contraction frequency, or rupture of the amniotic membranes.
- Analgesia
- Relief or reduction of pain that does not necessarily remove every sensation or require the person to become unconscious.
- Augmentation
- Clinical efforts to strengthen or support labor that has already begun, distinguished from initiating labor through induction procedures or medicines.
- Continuous support
- Ongoing emotional, practical, and communication assistance that responds to the person's preferences without replacing clinical assessment or consent.
- Colostrum
- Early human milk produced around birth, understood as part of feeding physiology rather than a complete measure of individual infant intake.
- Milk transfer
- Movement of milk to the infant during a feed, assessed through the feeding process and the baby's broader intake and health picture.
- Room-sharing
- Keeping the infant's separate appropriate sleep surface in the caregiver's room, a different arrangement from sharing an adult mattress.
- Lochia
- Vaginal discharge during postpartum uterine recovery, a term that should not be used to dismiss heavy bleeding or other warning signs.
- Postpartum support plan
- A practical arrangement for recovery, infant care, meals, rest, transport, communication, and access to appropriate clinical or community help.
- Teach-back
- A nonjudgmental method of checking an explanation by inviting the learner to describe its meaning or next step in their own words.
- Learning objective
- A statement of what a learner should be able to do or explain, used to align activities, feedback, and assessment.
- Absolute risk difference
- The subtraction of two event probabilities, often expressed in percentage points, distinct from a proportional change relative to the baseline.
- Cultural humility
- An approach involving curiosity and self-reflection that asks about individual preferences instead of assuming beliefs from a group identity.
- Professional scope
- The boundary between appropriate educational support and tasks requiring other qualifications, authority, individualized clinical assessment, or treatment responsibility.