Ramona T. Mercer’s Nursing Theory: Maternal Role Attainment Tiffany A. Walter Benedictine University Ramona T. Mercer’s Nursing Theory: Maternal Role Attainment Ramona Mercer is a well-known nursing theorist who specializes in nursing of the mother and child. Ramona Mercer developed a theory that helps a mother bond with her child/children. This theory is called the Maternal Role Attainment Theory. Bonding between a mother and her child is very important in the development and
Nursing Theory of Ramona T. Mercer: Maternal Role Attainment - Becoming a Mother The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the role of the labor and delivery nurse to the “maternal role attainment - becoming a mother” model. The model (MRA) was proposed by nursing theorist Ramona T. Mercer in 1991 to guide nurses in implementing the nursing process while providing care to the non-traditional mother. Revised in 1995 to “Becoming a Mother”, this model soon proved useful for
Abstract Maternal sepsis is preventable, yet remains the leading cause of maternal death worldwide, according to a study published in 2013 (Acosta & Knight, 2013). Early recognition of symptoms and implementation of correct treatment is key to prevent mortality. A break in nursing education can prevent prompt treatment to patients. Given that pregnant women are more vulnerable to infection and susceptible to serious complications, makes a clear understanding of maternal sepsis imperative (Joseph
Mohamed Emam1 & Eman Mohamed Abd Elhakm2 1,2Lecturer of Obstetric & Women 's Health Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Benha University, Egypt. I. Introduction: In people, routine mother-infant partition not long after birth is extraordinary to the twentieth century. This practice wanders from transformative history, where neonatal survival relied on upon close and for all intents and purposes constant maternal contact. In spite of the fact that from a developmental point of view skin-to-skin contact
Denver School of Nursing Patient Profile Patient is a G1P0, 23-year-old Caucasian female patient, LMP is January 10, 2013, EDC is October 17, 2006 and gestation of 384/7 weeks confirmed by an ultrasound per chart. Pre-pregnancy weight was 110 lbs and pregnancy weight is 145 lbs for a total gain of 35 pounds. Patient stated she eats a normal diet, does not drink alcohol and she has never smoked cigarettes nor taken any kind of recreational drugs. Was admitted 0430 hrs on October 5, 2014
May 2016 Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries Around the world, 830 women die every day from preventable complications during pregnancy and delivery (“Maternal mortality” 1). A death during a pregnancy or within 42 days of delivery is referred to as a maternal death (Semba and Bloem 34). The issue of maternal death in developing countries is an often unaddressed and urgent need. Things like poverty, a lack of access to quality healthcare, and cultural practices are causing maternal mortality
neonatal survival depended on close and virtually continuously maternal contact, as stated by Moore. “Skin-to-skin contact through sensory stimuli such as touch, warmth, and odor is a powerful vagal stimulant, which among other effects releases maternal oxytocin” (Moore 2). Oxytocin causes the skin temperature of the mother’s breasts to rise, providing warmth to the infant. Oxytocin also antagonizes the flight or fight effect, decreases maternal anxiety and increases calmness and social responsiveness
(those qualities she believes her mother possesses). In turn, all the emotions involved in Isabel's growth—from the time she was an infant until her early adult life—have manifested in the physical. That is to say, Isabel's need for maternal love is represented by the importance of "healthy" tactile affection and attention. And through her physical relationships with her mother and father, her own actions, the obsession with objects, and the representation of life in photographs, the
second one was made out of wire and carried the milk that would feed the monkeys. Monkeys responded to the stimuli of the terry cloth mother in such a way that it overshadowed the purpose of mother?s milk and put close contact as the main principle of nursing. The infant monkeys were expected to be conditioned to the wire monkey and respond to their instinct of survival first. But the study showed that the monkeys valued tactile stimulation more than they did nourishment, preferring to cling to the mothers
mother, and therefore, her desire to properly nurture her own children. Unfortunately, slavery does not allow for the existence of motherhood. The motherly impulse to protect one’s children is innate, but in the dehumanizing realm of slavery, Sethe’s maternal instincts are limited and distorted. Slavery poses many physical and psychological obstacles to motherhood that Sethe struggles to overcome, eventually leading her to take extreme, destructive measures. Sethe strives to be a perfect mother for