Maternity Nursing - E-Book

by Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Shannon E. Perry, Mary Catherine Cashion

Overview

A streamlined approach covers the fundamentals of maternity nursing! Maternity Nursing, 8th Edition focuses on the care of women during the childbearing years. Designed to meet the needs of today’s students, the book offers a clear, readable style and a concise, focused presentation. It integrates an understanding of family, culture, and health promotion into the continuum of care, and coverage of community-based care emphasizes nursing care in many different settings. Not only does Maternity Nursing focus on childbearing issues and concerns, including care of the newborn, but it also addresses wellness promotion and the management of common women’s health problems. The Evolve companion website includes useful study tools, including medical animations, video clips, a care plan builder, and NCLEX^® exam-style review questions.

• A companion Evolve website includes student resources such as NCLEX^® exam-style review questions, audio chapter summaries, a care plan builder, nursing skills, interactive case studies, video clips and animations, anatomy reviews, and an audio glossary with Spanish pronunciations.
• Unique! Nursing Alerts highlight critical information in providing care.
• Unique! Emergency boxes provide step-by-step procedures for pediatric and maternity emergencies.
• Unique! Cultural Considerations boxes discuss customs and beliefs of different cultures that may affect care for patients and families.
• Unique! Community Activity boxes provide maternal and newborn exercises to enhance care in local community settings.
• Unique! Nursing Process boxes identify information on major diseases and conditions.
• Patient Instructions for Self-Management boxes highlight the information nurses need to communicate to patients and families.
• Critical Thinking exercises are based on case studies of real-life situations.
• Coverage of nursing care management uses a framework of the five steps of the nursing process as well as a focus on collaborative care.
• Nursing care plans include specific guidelines and rationales for interventions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323293709
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	12/27/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	875
File size:	27 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

Table of Contents

1. 21st Century Maternity Nursing: Culturally Competent, Family and Community Focused

Unit One: Reproductive Years

2. Assessment and Health Promotion

3. Common Concerns

4. Contraception, Abortion, and Infertility

Unit Two: Pregnancy

5. Genetics, Conception, and Fetal Development

6. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy

7. Nursing Care of the Family during Pregnancy

8. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition

Unit Three: Childbirth

9. Labor and Birth Processes

10. Management of Discomfort

11. Fetal Assessment during Labor

12. Nursing Care of the Family during Labor and Birth

Unit Four: Postpartum Period

13. Maternal Physiologic Changes

14. Nursing Care of the Family during the Fourth Trimester

15. Transition to Parenthood

Unit Five: The Newborn

16. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations

17. Assessment and Care of the Newborn and Family

18. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding

Unit Six: Complications of Childbearing

19. Assessment of High Risk Pregnancy

20. Pregnancy at Risk: Preexisting Conditions

21. Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Conditions

22. Labor and Birth at Risk

23. Postpartum Complications

24. The Newborn at Risk

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Kathleen R Simpson, PhD, RNC, FAAN (St. John's Mercy Medical Center)
Description: This is the seventh edition of an excellent basic resource for nursing students who are studying care for women during pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period. Immediate care of the newborn also is included. The last edition was published in 2003.
Purpose: The purpose is to prepare students to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to become competent, critically thinking, caring nurses. This popular text has been updated to include the latest evidence to support current maternity nursing care and certainly meets the objectives of the authors.
Audience: The book is written at the level of the basic nursing student with easily understandable content, illustrations, and summaries of current research. Deitra Lowdermilk and Shannon Perry are recognized experts in maternity nursing and have consistently produced excellent resources for nursing students.
Features: Pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, and newborn care are covered, as well as selected complications. Current and evolving evidence is highlighted. Content for patient teaching is prominently displayed. Critical thinking exercises are integrated into each chapter to guide students in applying their knowledge and using critical thinking to plan appropriate care for women and newborns.
Assessment: This text has long been one of the most widely used for students of maternity nursing. As new evidence, standards, and guidelines have been published, a new edition was required. Both students and faculty will find this updated edition to be a valuable resource.

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