Maternal-Newborn Nursing

by Chapman, Linda; Durham, Roberta F., RN, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780803617544
• ISBN10: 0803617542
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

A new core textbook for the nursing student which presents the critical components of the safe delivery of high quality care to women and newborn infants. Focuses on need-to-know content, and presented in a telegraphic style with bulleted lists and graphic designs, perfect for the shorter courses of today. Nursing diagnoses and nursing outcomes open each chapter, and NCLEX-style and critical thinking questions complete each unit.

Table of Contents

Maternity Nursing Overview Trends and Issues Ethics and Standards of Practice Issues Antepartal Period Genetics, Conception, Fetal Development, and Reproductive Technology Physiological Aspects of Antepartum Care Psycho-Social-Cultural Aspects of the Antepartum Period Antepartal Tests High-Risk Antepartum Nursing Care Intrapartal Period Intrapartum Assessment and Interventions Fetal Heart Rate Assessment High-Risk Labor and Birth Intrapartum and Postpartum Care of the Cesarean Birth Families Postpartal Period Postpartum Physiological Assessments and Nursing Care Transition to Parenthood High-Risk Postpartum Nursing Care Neonatal Period Physiological and Behavioral Responses of the Neonate Discharge Planning and Teaching High-Risk Neonatal Nursing Care Answers to Chapter Review Questions Appendices WHONN Quick Care Guide for Neonatal Skin Care AWHONN Quick Guide to Breastfeeding Laboratory Values Conversions, Temperature Equivalents, Pounds to Ounces Cervical Dilation Chart Glossary