Description
- NEW! Focus on patient safety draws attention to developing competencies related to safe nursing practice.- NEW! Content on medication safety, including high alert medications, emphasizes critical drug information that must be considered to provide safe patient care.- UPDATED! Extensively revised case studies and review questions reflect the realities of practice and provide testing for certification examinations with realistic patient scenarios.- EXPANDED! Updated content throughout gives you the most current practice guidelines to promote quality care.
Table of Contents
Section I: Reproduction: Fetal and Placental Development 1. Reproductive Anatomy, Physiology, and the Menstrual Cycle2. Genetics3. Fetal and Placental Development and FunctioningSection 2: Normal Pregnancy4. Ethnocultural Considerations in the Childbearing Period5. Physiology of Pregnancy 6. Psychology of Pregnancy Section 3: Maternal-Fetal Wellbeing7. Age-Related Concerns 8. Antepartum Fetal Assessment9. Environmental HazardsSection 4: Intrapartum Period10. Essential Forces and Factors in Labor11. Normal Childbirth12. Intrapartum Fetal AssessmentSection 5: Postpartum Period13. Physical and Psychologic Changes14. Breastfeeding15. ContraceptionSection 6: The Newborn16. Transitional Care of the Newborn17. The Newborn at RiskSection 7: Complications of Childbearing18. Intimate Partner Violence19. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy20. Maternal Infections 21. Hemorrhagic Disorders22. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 23. Trauma and Surgery in Pregnancy24. Substance Abuse in Pregnancy25. Other Medical Complications26. Labor and Delivery at Risk 27. Postpartum ComplicationsSection 8: Ethics and Issues28. Ethics
