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cover image - Clinical Companion for Maternity Nursing - Elsevier Digital Book (Retail Access Card),1st Edition
ISBN: 9780323092524
Copyright: 2006
Publication Date: 06-29-2006
Page Count: 704
Imprint: Mosby
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Clinical Companion for Maternity Nursing - Elsevier Digital Book (Retail Access Card), 1st Edition

by Shannon E. Perry, RN, PhD, FAAN and Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, RNC, PhD, FAAN

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cover image - Clinical Companion for Maternity Nursing - Elsevier Digital Book (Retail Access Card),1st Edition
ISBN: 9780323092524
Copyright: 2006
Publication Date: 06-29-2006
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Clinical Companion for Maternity Nursing is designed to give students an accessible, quick reference to the information needed in the clinical setting in order to provide competent and sensitive care to childbearing families. It presents coverage of women’s health, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and care of the newborn.
    • Patient Instructions for Self-Care provides guidelines for the nurse to give to the patient to practice self-care and transfer information from the hospital to the home.
    • Women's health section focuses on risk identification and anticipatory guidance.
    • Health promotion is integrated throughout to maintain a focus on wellness as an integral part of today's maternity nursing care.
    • Nurse Alert boxes highlight critical information for the nurse.
    • English/Spanish guidelines boxes provide a handy reference for communicating with and teaching patients and families.
    • Medication guides offer information about the most common drugs.
    • Emergency and Signs of Potential Complications boxes alert the nurse to signs and symptoms of various emergency situations and provide interventions for immediate implementation.
    • Step-by-step procedures help the nurse understand the full scope of nursing practice.
  • UNIT 1: MATERNAL-NEWBORN NURSING1. Maternity-Infant Nursing2. The Family and Culture3. Community and Home CareUNIT 2: WOMEN'S HEALTH 4. Assessment and Health Promotion5. Common Reproductive System Concerns and Problems6. Contraception, Infertility, and AbortionUNIT 3: PREGNANCY7. Genetic, Conception, and Fetal Development8. Assessment for Risk Factors9. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy10. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition11. Nursing Care during Pregnancy12. Complications of PregnancyUNIT 4: CHILDBIRTH13. Labor and Birth Processes14. Management of Discomfort15. Fetal Assessment during Labor16. Nursing Care during Labor17. Labor and Birth ComplicationsUNIT 5: POSTPARTUM18. Maternal Physiologic Changes19. Nursing Care of the Postpartum Woman20. Transition to Parenthood21. Postpartum ComplicationsUNIT 6: NEWBORN22. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn23. Assessment and Care of the Newborn24. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding25. Anticipatory Guidance for Care of the Newborn at Home26. Problems of the Newborn Related to Gestational Age27. Acquired and Congenital Problems of the Newborn28. Grieving the Loss of a NewbornAppendix A: English-Spanish TranslationsAppendix B: Medication GuidesAppendix C: Standard Precautions
  • Shannon E. Perry, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA and Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, RNC, PhD, FAAN, Clinical Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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