Description
**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 2nd Place in Maternal Child/Neonatal Nursing, 2023**AWHONN's Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 6th Edition, the definitive resource for nurses taking certification examinations, provides the most up-to-date, accurate information available on today's maternal-newborn nursing practice. Its concise outline format covers concepts of reproduction, fetal development, normal pregnancy, intrapartum and postpartum periods, the normal newborn, complications in the mother and newborn, and ethical issues. With a fresh focus on patient safety and revised case studies, this clinical guide and certification prep tool features AWHONN-endorsed content for the practice of maternal-newborn nursing.- AWHONN-endorsed content makes this the definitive resource to prepare for current practice and specialty nursing certification examinations.- Content updates throughout provide the most current practice guidelines to promote quality care.- Bulleted outline format allows for quick review and reference for the management of pregnant women and their newborns through all stages of care.- Contemporary content covers the full scope of maternal-newborn nursing practice, incorporating information on families, ethics, legal issues, research, case management, genetics, and the transition to home and parenthood.- ENHANCED! Focus on patient safety draws attention to developing expertise related to safe nursing practice.- UPDATED! Case studies and review questions reflect the realities of practice and provide sample questions to help you prepare for certification examinations.- UPDATED! Content on medication safety, including high-alert medications, emphasizes critical drug information that must be considered to provide safe patient care.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Reproduction — Fetal and Placental Development1. Reproductive Anatomy, Physiology, and the Menstrual Cycle2. Genetics3. Fetal and Placental Development and FunctioningSection 2: Maternal-Fetal Well-Being4. Age-Related Concerns5. Prenatal Testing and Antepartum Fetal Surveillance6. Environmental HazardsSection 3: Antepartum Period7. Perinatal Diversity8. Physiology of Pregnancy9. Psychology of PregnancySection 4: Intrapartum Period10. Essential Forces and Factors in Labor11. Normal Childbirth12. Intrapartum Fetal AssessmentSection 5: Postpartum Period13. Physical and Psychologic Changes After Childbirth14. Breastfeeding15. ContraceptionSection 6: The Newborn Period16. Transitional Care of the Newborn17. The Infant at RiskSection 7: Complications of Childbearing18. Intimate Partner Violence19. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy20. Maternal Infections21. Hemorrhagic Disorders22. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders23. Management of Non-Obstetrical Surgery and Trauma in Pregnancy24. Perinatal Substance Use25. Other Medical Complications26. Labor and Delivery at Risk27. Postpartum ComplicationsSection 8: Ethics and Issues28. Ethics
