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 provide safe care in the clinical setting. With easy-to-understand language, this updated text uses evidence-based guidelines and step-by-step instructions for assessments and interventions to help you quickly master key skills and techniques. Also emphasized is the importance of understanding family, communication, culture, patient teaching, and clinical decision making. Questions for the Next Generation NCLEX© in the text help you prepare for the exam.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. xiii 4. Evolve Student Resources - p. IFC1 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Reviewers - p. vii 8. Dedication - p. viii 9. Preface - p. ix 10. Acknowledgments - p. xii 11. PART 1. Foundations for Nursing Care of Childbearing Families - p. 1 12. 1. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process - p. 1a 13. 2. Social, Cultural, and Ethical Issues - p. 12 14. 3. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology - p. 42 15. 4. Hereditary and Environmental Influences on Childbearing - p. 57 16. PART 2. The Family Before Birth - p. 73 17. 5. Conception and Prenatal Development - p. 73a 18. 6. Adaptations to Pregnancy - p. 95 19. 7. Antepartum Assessment, Care, and Education - p. 122 20. 8. Nutrition for Childbearing - p. 146 21. 9. Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Assessment During the Antepartum Period - p. 175 22. 10. Complications of Pregnancy - p. 207 23. Pregnancy Complications - p. 207 24. Concurrent Conditions - p. 236 25. 11. The Childbearing Family with Special Needs - p. 269 26. PART 3. The Family During Birth - p. 298 27. 12. Processes of Birth - p. 298a 28. 13. Pain Management During Childbirth - p. 319 29. 14. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance - p. 350 30. 15. Nursing Care During Labor and Birth - p. 387 31. Admission to the Birth Facility - p. 387 32. Application of the Nursing Process: False or Early Labor - p. 397 33. Application of the Nursing Process: True Labor - p. 397 34. Application of the Nursing Process: Prevent Injury - p. 407 35. Alterations in the Labor Process - p. 412 36. Nursing Care: Preparation and Birth - p. 420 37. Alterations in the Birth Process - p. 421 38. Nursing Care After Birth - p. 430 39. Summary Concepts - p. 434 40. 16. Intrapartum Complications - p. 438 41. PART 4. The Family Following Birth - p. 469 42. 17. Postpartum Adaptations and Nursing Care - p. 469a 43. 18. Postpartum Complications - p. 505 44. 19. Critical Care Obstetrics - p. 526 45. 20. Newborn: Processes of Adaptation - p. 553 46. 21. Assessment of the Newborn - p. 572 47. 22. Care of the Newborn - p. 606 48. 23. Infant Feeding - p. 643 49. 24. High-Risk Newborn: Complications Associated with Gestational Age and Development - p. 673 50. 25. High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions - p. 706 51. PART 5. Women’s Health Care - p. 732 52. 26. Family Planning - p. 732a 53. 27. Infertility - p. 757 54. 28. Women’s Health - p. 776 55. Appendix A. Answers to Knowledge Check - p. 812 56. Appendix B. Answers to Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions - p. 847 57. Glossary - p. 866 58. Index - p. 874
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 provide safe care in the clinical setting. With easy-to-understand language, this updated text uses evidence-based guidelines and step-by-step instructions for assessments and interventions to help you quickly master key skills and techniques. Also emphasized is the importance of understanding family, communication, culture, patient teaching, and clinical decision making. Questions for the Next Generation NCLEX© in the text help you prepare for the exam.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. xiii 4. Evolve Student Resources - p. IFC1 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Reviewers - p. vii 8. Dedication - p. viii 9. Preface - p. ix 10. Acknowledgments - p. xii 11. PART 1. Foundations for Nursing Care of Childbearing Families - p. 1 12. 1. Clinical Judgment and the Nursing Process - p. 1a 13. 2. Social, Cultural, and Ethical Issues - p. 12 14. 3. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology - p. 42 15. 4. Hereditary and Environmental Influences on Childbearing - p. 57 16. PART 2. The Family Before Birth - p. 73 17. 5. Conception and Prenatal Development - p. 73a 18. 6. Adaptations to Pregnancy - p. 95 19. 7. Antepartum Assessment, Care, and Education - p. 122 20. 8. Nutrition for Childbearing - p. 146 21. 9. Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Assessment During the Antepartum Period - p. 175 22. 10. Complications of Pregnancy - p. 207 23. Pregnancy Complications - p. 207 24. Concurrent Conditions - p. 236 25. 11. The Childbearing Family with Special Needs - p. 269 26. PART 3. The Family During Birth - p. 298 27. 12. Processes of Birth - p. 298a 28. 13. Pain Management During Childbirth - p. 319 29. 14. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance - p. 350 30. 15. Nursing Care During Labor and Birth - p. 387 31. Admission to the Birth Facility - p. 387 32. Application of the Nursing Process: False or Early Labor - p. 397 33. Application of the Nursing Process: True Labor - p. 397 34. Application of the Nursing Process: Prevent Injury - p. 407 35. Alterations in the Labor Process - p. 412 36. Nursing Care: Preparation and Birth - p. 420 37. Alterations in the Birth Process - p. 421 38. Nursing Care After Birth - p. 430 39. Summary Concepts - p. 434 40. 16. Intrapartum Complications - p. 438 41. PART 4. The Family Following Birth - p. 469 42. 17. Postpartum Adaptations and Nursing Care - p. 469a 43. 18. Postpartum Complications - p. 505 44. 19. Critical Care Obstetrics - p. 526 45. 20. Newborn: Processes of Adaptation - p. 553 46. 21. Assessment of the Newborn - p. 572 47. 22. Care of the Newborn - p. 606 48. 23. Infant Feeding - p. 643 49. 24. High-Risk Newborn: Complications Associated with Gestational Age and Development - p. 673 50. 25. High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions - p. 706 51. PART 5. Women’s Health Care - p. 732 52. 26. Family Planning - p. 732a 53. 27. Infertility - p. 757 54. 28. Women’s Health - p. 776 55. Appendix A. Answers to Knowledge Check - p. 812 56. Appendix B. Answers to Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions - p. 847 57. Glossary - p. 866 58. Index - p. 874
