Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing, 8th Edition
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Edited by Sharon Smith Murray, MSN, RN, C, Emily Slone McKinney, MSN, RN, C, Karen Holub, MS, Renee Jones, DNP and Kristin L. Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Make sure you fully understand how to care for women and newborns! Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing, 8th Edition integrates essential maternity information into the overall continuum of nursing care to show you how to provid
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NEW! Critical Care Obstetrics chapter features the latest information on this vital topic
NEW! Clinical judgment content and questions for the Next Generation NCLEX®help you prepare for the exam and clinical practice
Key Features
Contributing content from known experts in the field of maternal and women’s health
Unfolding case studies help you apply what you’ve learned to practice
Safety checks integrated into the content help you develop competencies related to safe nursing practice
Chapter summaries appear at the end of each chapter and help you review core content in each chapter while on the go
Patient teachingboxes provide teaching guidelines, including communication guides, directed at patients and families
Critical to Remember boxes highlight and summarize need-to-know information
Application of Nursing Process sections help you apply the nursing process to clinical situations
Updated! Drug guides list important indications, adverse reactions, and nursing considerations for the most commonly used medications
Procedure boxes provide clear instructions for performing common maternity skills with rationales for each step
UNIQUE!Therapeutic Communicationsboxes present realistic nurse-patient dialogues, identifying communication techniques and showing ways to respond when encountering communication blocks
Knowledge Check helps you assess your mastery of key content
Glossary provides definitions of all key terms
Author Information
Edited by Sharon Smith Murray, MSN, RN, C, Professor Emerita, Health Professions, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, California, USA; Emily Slone McKinney, MSN, RN, C, Baylor Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas, USA; Karen Holub, MS, Senior Lecturer, Baylor University, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Dallas, Texas, USA; Renee Jones, DNP, Assistant Clinical Professor, Baylor University, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Dallas, Texas, USA and Kristin L. Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Nursing Professional Development Generalist, Labor & Delivery | High-Risk Antepartum, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Edited by Sharon Smith Murray, MSN, RN, C, Professor Emerita, Health Professions, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, California, USA; Emily Slone McKinney, MSN, RN, C, Baylor Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas, USA; Karen Holub, MS, Senior Lecturer, Baylor University, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Dallas, Texas, USA; Renee Jones, DNP, Assistant Clinical Professor, Baylor University, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Dallas, Texas, USA and Kristin L. Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Nursing Professional Development Generalist, Labor & Delivery | High-Risk Antepartum, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Part 1: Foundations for Nursing Care of Childbearing Families 1. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process 2. Social, Cultural, and Ethical Issues 3. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology 4. Hereditary and Environmental Influences on Childbearing
Part 2: The Family Before Birth 5. Conception and Prenatal Development 6. Adaptations to Pregnancy 7. Antepartum Assessment, Care, and Education 8. Nutrition for Childbearing 9. Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Assessment During the Antepartum Period 10. Complications of Pregnancy 11. The Childbearing Family with Special Needs
Part 3: The Family During Birth 12. Processes of Birth 13. Pain Management During Childbirth 14. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance 15. Nursing Care During Labor and Birth 16. Intrapartum Complications
Part 4: The Family Following Birth 17. Postpartum Adaptations and Nursing Care 18. Postpartum Complications 19. Critical Care Obstetrics 20. Newborn: Processes of Adaptation 21. Assessment of the Newborn 22. Care of the Newborn 23. Infant Feeding 24. High Risk Newborn: Complications Associated with Gestational Age and Development 25. High Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions
Part 5: Women’s Health Care 26. Family Planning 27. Infertility 28. Women’s Health
Appendix A: Answers to Knowledge Check Appendix B: Answers to Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
