Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing

by Murray, Sharon Smith; McKinney, Emily Slone

• ISBN13: 9781437702590
• ISBN10: 1437702597
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-28
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Known for its user-friendly, easy-to-understand coverage of complex concepts, this outstanding textbook provides all the information you need to provide competent nursing care to women and newborns. Step-by-step instructions for assessments and interventions help you quickly master key skills and techniques. The importance of understanding family, culture, client teaching, communication, and clinical decision making is emphasized throughout. This edition also features a new title that reflects its expanded coverage of women's health issues. More than 30 Nursing Care Plans with critical thinking questions help you to apply the nursing process to clinical situations and provide models for effective client and family care.UNIQUE! Communication Cues provide guidance for interpreting client and family statements and behaviors.UNIQUE! Therapeutic Communication boxes illustrate actual client and family dialogues that can be used in clinical practice.Procedures provide clear instructions for performing common maternity skills and procedures, with rationales for each step.Critical Thinking Exercises present realistic clinical situations and challenge you to prioritize and think critically.Check Your Reading questions at the end of each section help you assess your mastery of key content.Drug Guides outline important indications, adverse reactions, and nursing considerations for the most commonly used medications.UNIQUE! Want to Know Boxes offer extensive client education guidelines for maternity and women's health settings. A new chapter on Preventive Care for Women emphasizes health promotion and health maintenance throughout the childbearing years and beyond, including the latest health screening recommendations.Evidence-based practice boxes reinforce the importance of integrating research-based practice guidelines into practice.Updated coverage includes current research on hot topics in today's practice, including elective inductions, cesarean deliveries, and the late preterm infant.Integrated electronic features enhance learning with interactive multimedia content such as video clips and animations.

Table of Contents

Foundations for Nursing Care of Childbearing Families

Maternity and Women's Health Care Today

The Nurse's Role in Maternity and Women's Health Care

Ethical, Social, and Legal Issues

Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology

Hereditary and Environmental Influences on Childbearing

The Family Before Birth

Conception and Prenatal Development

Physiologic Adaptations to Pregnancy

Psychosocial Adaptations to Pregnancy

Nutrition for Childbearing

Antepartal Fetal Assessment

Perinatal Education

The Family During Birth

Processes of Birth

Nursing Care During Labor and Birth

Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance

Pain Management During Childbirth

Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures

The Family Following Birth

Postpartum Physiologic Adaptations

Postpartum Psychosocial Adaptations

Normal Newborn: Processes of Adaptation

Assessment of the Normal Newborn

Care of the Normal Newborn

Infant Feeding

Home Care of the Infant

Families at Risk during the Childbearing Period

The Childbearing Family with Special Needs

Complications of Pregnancy

Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy

Intrapartum Complications

Postpartum Maternal Complications

High-Risk Newborn: Complications Associated with Gestational Age and Development

High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions

Women's Health Care

Family Planning

Infertility

Preventive Care for Women

Women's Health Problems

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