Beschreibung:
With easy-to-read coverage of nursing care for women and newborns, this title shows how to provide safe, competent care in the clinical setting. It features evidence-based guidelines and step-by-step instructions for assessments and interventions that help you quickly master key skills and techniques.
Part I: Foundations for Nursing Care of Childbearing Families 1. Maternity and Women's Health Care Today 2. The Nurse's Role in Maternity and Women's Health Care 3. Ethical, Social, and Legal Issues 4. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology 5. Hereditary and Environmental Influences on Childbearing Part II: The Family Before Birth 6. Conception and Prenatal Development 7. Physiologic Adaptations to Pregnancy 8. Psychosocial Adaptations to Pregnancy 9. Nutrition for Childbearing 10. Antepartum Fetal Assessment 11. Perinatal Education Part III: The Family During Birth 12. Processes of Birth 13. Nursing Care During Labor and Birth 14. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance 15. Pain Management During Childbirth 16. Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures Part IV: The Family Following Birth 17. Postpartum Physiologic Adaptations 18. Postpartum Psychosocial Adaptations 19. Normal Newborn: Processes of Adaptation 20. Assessment of the Normal Newborn 21. Care of the Normal Newborn 22. Infant Feeding 23. Home Care of the Infant Part V: Families at Risk during the Childbearing Period 24. The Childbearing Family with Special Needs 25. Complications of Pregnancy 26. Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy 27. Intrapartum Complications 28. Postpartum Maternal Complications 29. High-Risk Newborn: Complications Associated with Gestational Age and Development 30. High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions Part VI: Women's Health Care 31. Family Planning 32. Infertility 33. Preventive Care for Women 34. Women's Health Problems Appendixes A. Use of Drugs and Botanical Preparations during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding B. Keys to Clinical Practice: Components of Daily Care C. Answers to Check Your Reading D. Answers to Critical Thinking Exercises Glossary