Description
Now part of the popular LPN Threads series, this text provides essential content for a solid foundation in maternity nursing. Its easy-to-follow body system approach progresses along a continuum from conception to adulthood, emphasizing prevention, early recognition, antepartum care, and the family.
Product Details
Reference
33756
EAN13
9780721604787
ISBN
9780721604787
Data sheet
Publication date
2004
Issue number
9
Cover
paperback
Pages count
480
Dimensions (mm)
216 x 276
Weight (g)
758
Unit One: Social and Family Dynamics 1. Contemporary Maternity Care, Family, and Cultural Considerations 2. Reproductive Anatomy and PhysiologyUnit Two: Development of the Fetus 3. Fetal DevelopmentUnit Three: Pregnancy 4. Physiologic and Psychologic Changes During Pregnancy 5. Health Care During Pregnancy 6. Assessment of Fetal HealthUnit Four: Labor and Birth 7. Process of Normal Labor 8. Nursing Care During Labor and Pain ManagementUnit Five: The Newborn Infant 9. Physiologic Adaptation of the Newborn to Birth 10. Nursing Assessment of the Newborn 11. Nursing Care of the Newborn 12. Infant FeedingUnit Six: Postpartum Period 13. Postpartum Assessment and Nursing CareUnit Seven: Complications of Childbearing 14. Health Problems Complicating Pregnancy 15. Complications of Labor and Birth 16. Newborn Infant at Risk: Conditions Associated with Gestational Age and Development 17. Newborn Infant at Risk: Disorders of the Newborn 18. Postpartum ComplicationsUnit Eight: Community-Based Care 19. Nursing Care in the CommunityUnit Nine: Other Reproductive Issues 20. Family Planning and Infertility 21. Adolescent Childbearing and Parenting 22. Womens Health Issues 23. Complementary and Alternative Therapies Appendices A. Guidelines for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals (Standard Precautions) and Transmission-Based Precautions B. NANDA Nursing Diagnoses C. Conversion Tables D. Selected Maternal/Newborn Laboratory Values E. Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals into Breast Milk F. Spanish-English Pronunciation Words and Phrases to Assist Nurses in Maternal/Infant Care G. Common Abbreviations in Maternal/Newborn and Womens Health Nursing Glossary Index Self-Assessment