cover image - Mosby’s® Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780323673693
Copyright: 2022
Publication Date: 05-17-2021
Page Count: 368
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $48.99

Mosby’s® Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 9th Edition

by Lisa A. Miller, CNM, JD, David A. Miller and Rebecca L. Cypher, MSN, PNNP

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Mosby’s® Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780323673693
Copyright: 2022
Publication Date: 05-17-2021
Page Count: 368
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $48.99
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Provide your students with real-world, clinically useful information on all aspects of fetal monitoring! Written by clinicians for clinicians and nursing students in obstetrics and midwifery, Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 9th Edition provides an evidence-based, collaborative approach to fetal heart monitoring during labor and in the antepartum period. It covers the physiologic basis for FHR monitoring, methods and instrumentation, standardized terminology, pattern recognition and interpretation, and management of care. Authored by a nurse-midwife, a perinatologist, and a nurse, this compact guide prepares students for success on the EFM certification exam and for success in today’s clinical practice.

    • NEW information on Category II tracing management is included.
    • NEW! Expanded section on common misconceptions and myths includes evidence supporting factual EFM characteristics.
    • NEW! Detailed information on documentation and legal issues is added.
    • NEW EFM tracings with interpretation are added.
    • Pocket-sized format makes this guide ideal to carry and use in the clinical setting, and a colorful design makes information easier to find.
    • Coverage of fetal heart rate assessment, evaluation, interpretation, and management is supported by evidence-based practice and literature, helping you prioritize care and make clinical decisions.
    • Patient safety and risk management strategies include case studies and legal commentary, plus guidelines for providing safe and competent care.
    • Information on the relationship between fetal heart rate patterns and neonatal outcomes provides a guide to the correct use of fetal monitoring.
    • Illustrations, tables, and fetal monitor tracings highlight critical information.
    • Coverage of innovative practices supports patient safety and improved outcomes through the use of a common language for fetal heart rate patterns, a standardized approach to interpretation, a discussion of emergency preparedness, and a discussion of human factor issues such as improved communication, situational awareness, no-fault/just culture, and teamwork.
    • Practical appendices offer a guide to FHR tracings and interpretation as well as self-assessment questions for credentialing and certification exam preparation.
    • Expert author team provides clinical insight along with international presence.
    • NEW information on Category II tracing management is included.
    • NEW! Expanded section on common misconceptions and myths includes evidence supporting factual EFM characteristics.
    • NEW! Detailed information on documentation and legal issues is added.
    • NEW EFM tracings with interpretation are added.
  • 1. A Brief History of Fetal Monitoring
    2. Physiologic Basis for Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
    3. Methods and Instrumentation
    4. Uterine Activity Evaluation and Management
    5. Pattern Recognition and Interpretation
    6. Intrapartum Management of the Fetal Heart Rate Tracing
    7. Influence of Gestational Age on Fetal Heart Rate
    8. Fetal Assessment in Non-Obstetric Settings
    9. Antepartum Fetal Assessment
    10. Patient Safety, Risk Management, and Documentation
    11. Obstetric Models and Electronic Fetal Monitoring in Europe 
    Appendix A: Amnioinfusion
    Appendix B: Instructions for Reviewing Appendix B FHR Tracings
    Appendix C: Self-Assessment
  • Lisa A. Miller, CNM, JD, President, Perinatal Risk Management & Education Services, David A. Miller, Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Pediatrics Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine Children's Hospital Los Angeles Director, USC-CHLA Fetal Maternal Center Los Angeles, California and Rebecca L. Cypher, MSN, PNNP, Perinatal Nurse Practitioner Founder, Cypher Maternal Fetal Solutions, LLC Gig Harbor, Washington
Most review copies are eBooks – how fast!
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