Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing

Obstetric AWHONN - Association of Women's Health and Neonatal Nurses, Susan Mattson, Judy E. Smith (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

736 Seiten

2010 | 4th Revised edition
Saunders (Verlag)
9781437715767 (ISBN)

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Offers essential knowledge for care through various stages of pregnancy and childbirth. This title also helps you in preparing for the Awhonn certification examination. It covers concepts of reproduction, fetal development, normal pregnancy, the intrapartum and postpartum periods, the normal newborn, complications in the mother and the newborn.

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Using an outcomes-based, contemporary approach, Awhonn's "Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 4th Edition" provides essential knowledge for care through every stage of pregnancy and childbirth. It is also the definitive resource in preparing for the Awhonn certification examination. A concise, outline format covers concepts of reproduction, fetal development, normal pregnancy, the intrapartum and postpartum periods, the normal newborn, complications in the mother and the newborn, and ethical and legal issues. Edited by two well-respected authors, Susan Mattson, RNC, CTN, PhD, FAAN, and Judy Smith, PhD, RNP-C, this is the only book that includes Awhonn-endorsed content for the practice of maternal-newborn nursing!

Inhalt

Section I: Reproduction: Fetal and Placental Development 1. Reproductive Anatomy, Physiology, and the Menstrual Cycle 2. Genetics 3. Fetal and Placental Development and Functioning Section II: Normal Pregnancy 4. Ethnocultural Considerations in the Childbearing Period 5. Physiology of Pregnancy 6. Psychology of Pregnancy Section III: Maternal-Fetal Well-being 7. Age-Related Concerns 8. Antepartum Fetal Assessment 9. Environmental Hazards Section IV: Intrapartum Period 10. Essential Forces and Factors in Labor 11. Normal Childbirth 12. Intrapartum Fetal Assessment Section V: Postpartum Period 13. Physical and Psychologic Changes 14. Breastfeeding 15. Contraception Section VI: The Newborn 16. Transitional Care of the Newborn 17. The Newborn at Risk Section VII: Complications of Childbearing 18. Intimate Partner Violence 19. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy 20. Maternal Infections 21. Hemorrhagic Disorders 22. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 23. Trauma in Pregnancy 24. Surgery in Pregnancy 25. Substance Abuse in Pregnancy 26. Other Medical Complications 27. Labor and Delivery at Risk 28. Postpartum Complications Section VIII: Ethics and Issues 29. Ethics

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 125 illus.
• Verlagsort: Philadelphia
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 184 x 260 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• ISBN-13: 9781437715767 / 9781437715767
• Zustand: Neuware