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Maternity • Pediatrics
AWHONN’s Perinatal Nursing, Fourth Edition
Kathleen R. Simpson, RNC, PhD, FAAN
978-1-60913-622-2 • May 2013 • Softbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 736 pp. • 175 Illus. • 106Tables
An official publication of the
AssociationofWomen’sHealth,Obstetric
and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), Perinatal Nursing
, Fourth Edition
presents up-to-date information based on the most rigorous evidence
and offers suggestions for best practices. This new edition of the
authoritative, comprehensive text used by perinatal nurses worldwide
features a wealth of new content to keep practice current.
You’ll reach for this highly practical resource for: expanded coverage
of high-risk pregnancy, from bleeding in pregnancy to preterm labor
and birth, diabetes, cardiac disease, pulmonary complications, multiple
gestation, and maternal-fetal transport. And, you’ll expertly manage
today’s broader scope of perinatal nursing with . . . an all-new chapter
on obesity in pregnancy covers risks to the mother and fetus, care
from preconception to postpartum, as well as bariatric surgery. And,
an expanded chapter on newborn nutrition includes new sections
on the infant feeding decision, benefits of breastfeeding, nutritional
components, and preterm milk and lactation. New chapters related to
patient safety and the development of a highly reliable perinatal unit,
inform nurses how to conduct team training and drills for obstetric
emergencies, create checklists, and effectively handoff patients.
Two experienced perinatal nurses teamwith the prestigious Association
of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses and more than 70
contributors and reviewers for an unbiased perspective. You’ll know
the best evidence and latest standards for all areas of your perinatal
practice by drawing on a wealth of wisdom gathered into the brand new
edition of
AWHONN’s Perinatal Nursing
.
Features
•
NEW!
Chapters related to patient safety aid the development of a
highly reliable perinatal unit, inform nurses how to conduct team
training and drills for obstetric emergencies, create checklists, and
effectively handoff patients.
•
NEW!
Chapter on obesity in pregnancy covers risks to the mother
and fetus, care from preconception to postpartum, as well as
bariatric surgery.
•
Expanded
coverage of high-risk pregnancy, from bleeding in
pregnancy to preterm labor and birth, diabetes, cardiac disease,
pulmonary complications, multiple gestation, and maternal-fetal
transport.
•
Expanded
coverage on newborn nutrition includes new sections
on the infant feeding decision, benefits of breastfeeding, nutritional
components, and preterm milk and lactation.
Table of Contents
Unit 1:
Perinatal Patient Safety and
Professional Liability Issues
Unit 2:
Integrating Cultural Beliefs
and Practices When Caring for
Childbearing Women and Families
Unit 3:
Physiologic Changes of
Pregnancy
Unit 4:
Antenatal Care
Unit 5:
Hypertensive Disorders of
Pregnancy
Unit 6:
Bleeding in Pregnancy
Unit 7:
Preterm Labor and Birth
Unit 8:
Diabetes in Pregnancy
Unit 9:
Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy
Unit 10:
Pulmonary Complications in
Pregnancy
Unit 11:
Multiple Gestation
Unit 12:
Obesity in Pregnancy
Unit 13:
Maternal-Fetal Transport
Unit 14:
Labor and Birth
Unit 15:
Fetal Assessment during
Labor
Unit 16:
Pain in Labor:
Nonpharmacologic and
Pharmacologic Management
Unit 17:
Postpartum Care
Unit 18:
Newborn Adaptation to
Extrauterine Life
Unit 19:
Newborn Physical
Assessment
Unit 20:
Newborn Nutrition
Unit 21:
Common Neonatal
Complications
APPENDIX
Item Bank Questions and Answer Key