Clinical Companion for Maternity & Newborn Nursing, 2nd Edition
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Ideal for quick reference in the clinical setting, this clinical companion provides the information students need to deliver competent and sensitive maternal and newborn nursing care. It covers topics such as pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, and care of the newborn, including potential complications for each. This edition stresses the importance of safe nursing practice as outlined in the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative.
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- Updated content provides the most current practice guidelines, including expanded information on obesity, the late preterm infant, and fetal heart rate pattern identification.
- Safety Alerts highlight developing competencies related to safe nursing practice in conjunction with the QSEN initiative on quality and safety in nursing care.
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- Updated content provides the most current practice guidelines, including expanded information on obesity, the late preterm infant, and fetal heart rate pattern identification.
- Safety Alerts highlight developing competencies related to safe nursing practice in conjunction with the QSEN initiative on quality and safety in nursing care.
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Section 1: Pregnancy
Section 2: Selected Pregnancy Complications
Section 3: Intrapartum
Section 4: Selected Childbirth Complications
Section 5: Postpartum
Section 6: Selected Postpartum Complications
Section 7: The Newborn
Section 8: Selected Newborn Complications
Appendix A: Laboratory Values for Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women
Appendix B: Medication Guides
Appendix C: English-Spanish Translations
Bibliography
Index