From prenatal through postpartum care, Gloria Leifer's Maternity Nursing: An Introductory Text provides an essential foundation for promoting the health and wellness of mothers and newborns. This edition includes the latest advances and practice standards in maternity nursing care, highlighting Healthy People 2020 and the 2011 Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this text addresses the knowledge, skills, and scope of practice appropriate for LPN/LVN and LPN/LVN-to-ADN ladder programs. ÍNDICE: Unit One: Social and Family Dynamics 1. Contemporary Maternity Care, Family, and Cultural Considerations 2. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology Unit Two: Development of the Fetus 3. Fetal Development Unit Three: Pregnancy 4. Physiologic and Psychologic Changes During Pregnancy 5. Health Care and Fetal Assessment During Pregnancy Unit Four: Labor and Birth 6. Process of NormalLabor 7. Nursing Care During Labor 8. Management of Pain During Labor Unit Five: The Newborn 9. Physiologic Adaptation of the Newborn and Nursing Assessment 10. Nursing Care of the Newborn 11. Newborn Feeding Unit Six: Postpartum Assessment 12. Postpartum Assessment and Nursing Care Unit Seven: Complications of Childbearing 13. Health Problems Complicating Pregnancy 14. Complications ofLabor and Birth 15. The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Associated with Gestational Age and Development 16. The Newborn at Risk: Acquired and Congenital Conditions 17. Postpartum Complications Unit Eight: Community-Based Care 18. The Pregnant Adolescent and Nursing Care in the Community Unit Nine: Other Reproductive Issues 19. Family Planning and Infertility 20. Women's Health Issues 21. Complementary and Alternative Therapies Appendix A: The Joint Commission's Listsof Dangerous Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols Appendix B: Commonly Used Abbreviations in Maternal and Pediatric Nursing Appendix C: Common Spanish Phrases for Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Appendix D: Multilingual Glossary of Symptoms Appendix E: Conversion Tables Appendix F: Selected Maternal and Newborn Laboratory Values Appendix G: Transfer of Selected Drugs and Other Chemicalsinto Breast Milk Appendix H: Answers to Review Questions for the NCLEXÂ Examination Bibliography and Reader References Illustration Credits Glossary Index Study Guide
- ISBN: 978-1-4377-2209-3
- Editorial: Saunders
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 536
- Fecha Publicación: 14/11/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés