The first edition of Skills for Midwifery Practice Australia and New Zealand edition builds of the success of the highly regarded Skills for Midwifery Practice by Ruth Johnson and Wendy Taylor, now in its fourth edition.
Endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives, this text provides instruction and guidance on more than 100 clinical skills for midwifery students and midwives who wish to perfect their practice. Each clinical skill is presented logically in a step-by-step format, providing a clear sequencing of information. Theory and evidence precedes each skill to thoroughly explain the underlying physiology of the scenarios encountered in midwifery practice.
1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Section 1 Principles of infection control - p. 1 3. Introduction - p. 3 4. Chapter 1 Standard precautions and hand hygiene - p. 5 5. Chapter 2 Asepsis - p. 26 6. Chapter 3 Principles of hygiene needs - p. 34 7. Section 2 Vital signs - p. 39 8. Introduction - p. 41 9. Chapter 4 Temperature - p. 43 10. Chapter 5 Pulse - p. 50 11. Chapter 6 Respiration - p. 57 12. Chapter 7 Blood pressure - p. 67 13. Chapter 8 Neurological assessment - p. 89 14. Section 3 Screening and testing - p. 96 15. Introduction - p. 97 16. Chapter 9 Screening tests - p. 99 17. Chapter 10 Venepuncture - p. 104 18. Chapter 11 Cannulation - p. 112 19. Chapter 12 Obtaining swabs - p. 123 20. Chapter 13 Use of speculum - p. 133 21. Chapter 14 Capillary sampling - p. 139 22. Section 4 Principles of elimination management - p. 149 23. Introduction - p. 151 24. Chapter 15 Micturition and catheterisation - p. 153 25. Chapter 16 Urine samples - p. 164 26. Chapter 17 Defecation and stool specimens - p. 169 27. Section 5 Principles of drug administration - p. 177 28. Introduction - p. 179 29. Chapter 18 Medication administration - p. 181 30. Chapter 19 Oral - p. 194 31. Chapter 20 Per vaginam - p. 199 32. Chapter 21 Per rectum - p. 209 33. Chapter 22 By injection - p. 213 34. Chapter 23 Intravenous medications and intravenous therapy - p. 223 35. Chapter 24 Blood and iron transfusion - p. 238 36. Chapter 25 Inhalation - p. 250 37. Section 6 Skills for supporting antenatal wellbeing - p. 255 38. Introduction - p. 257 39. Chapter 26 Building an effective midwife–woman relationship - p. 259 40. Chapter 27 Abdominal examination during pregnancy - p. 263 41. Chapter 28 Interprofessional working to optimise women's antenatal care - p. 274 42. Section 7 Skills for preparing women for labour, birth and early parenting - p. 281 43. Introduction - p. 283 44. Chapter 29 Facilitation of learning in expectant and new parents - p. 285 45. Part 2 Working with the woman and baby during labour and birth - p. 288 46. Introduction - p. 289 47. Section 1 Monitoring wellbeing in early labour - p. 289 48. Introduction - p. 291 49. Chapter 30 Principles of intrapartum skills - p. 293 50. Chapter 31 Abdominal examination during labour - p. 307 51. Chapter 32 Membrane sweep - p. 311 52. Chapter 33 Fetal heart monitoring - p. 316 53. Chapter 34 Non-pharmacological pain relief - p. 326 54. Chapter 35 Water immersion for labour and birth - p. 333 55. Chapter 36 Birth at home - p. 338 56. Section 2 Monitoring wellbeing in established labour - p. 344 57. Introduction - p. 345 58. Chapter 37 Fetal blood sampling - p. 347 59. Chapter 38 Epidural analgesia - p. 351 60. Section 3 Monitoring wellbeing during the expulsive phase - p. 362 61. Introduction - p. 363 62. Chapter 39 Intrapartum skills in the second stage - p. 365 63. Chapter 40 Care of the perineum before and during birth - p. 374 64. Chapter 41 Assisted and operative birth - p. 380 65. Chapter 42 Maternal and newborn resuscitation - p. 389 66. Section 4 Monitoring wellbeing during and after the third stage - p. 404 67. Introduction - p. 405 68. Chapter 43 Principles of intrapartum skills - p. 407 69. Chapter 44 Postpartum haemorrhage - p. 425 70. Chapter 45 Examination and repair of the genital tract following birth - p. 435 71. Part 3 Working with the woman and baby after birth - p. 446 72. Introduction - p. 447 73. Section 1 Skills for optimising the woman's and baby's physiological wellbeing - p. 447 74. Introduction - p. 449 75. Chapter 46 Promoting physiological stability in the mother–baby dyad immediately after normal term birth - p. 451 76. Chapter 47 Caring for a woman after a caesarean section - p. 454 77. Chapter 48 Caring for the baby's physiological wellbeing after birth - p. 470 78. Section 2 Skills for supporting the woman to feed her baby - p. 487 79. Introduction - p. 489 80. Chapter 49 Supporting the woman to initiate breastfeeding - p. 491 81. Chapter 50 Supporting the woman who chooses to formula feed - p. 503 82. Part 4 Care of self and others - p. 508 83. Introduction - p. 509 84. Section 1 Skills for working safely - p. 509 85. Introduction - p. 511 86. Chapter 51 Self-care - p. 513 87. Chapter 52 Manual handling - p. 518 88. Chapter 53 Workplace health and safety - p. 528 89. Glossary - p. 535 90. Index - p. 543
The first edition of Skills for Midwifery Practice Australia and New Zealand edition builds of the success of the highly regarded Skills for Midwifery Practice by Ruth Johnson and Wendy Taylor, now in its fourth edition.
Endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives, this text provides instruction and guidance on more than 100 clinical skills for midwifery students and midwives who wish to perfect their practice. Each clinical skill is presented logically in a step-by-step format, providing a clear sequencing of information. Theory and evidence precedes each skill to thoroughly explain the underlying physiology of the scenarios encountered in midwifery practice.
1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Section 1 Principles of infection control - p. 1 3. Introduction - p. 3 4. Chapter 1 Standard precautions and hand hygiene - p. 5 5. Chapter 2 Asepsis - p. 26 6. Chapter 3 Principles of hygiene needs - p. 34 7. Section 2 Vital signs - p. 39 8. Introduction - p. 41 9. Chapter 4 Temperature - p. 43 10. Chapter 5 Pulse - p. 50 11. Chapter 6 Respiration - p. 57 12. Chapter 7 Blood pressure - p. 67 13. Chapter 8 Neurological assessment - p. 89 14. Section 3 Screening and testing - p. 96 15. Introduction - p. 97 16. Chapter 9 Screening tests - p. 99 17. Chapter 10 Venepuncture - p. 104 18. Chapter 11 Cannulation - p. 112 19. Chapter 12 Obtaining swabs - p. 123 20. Chapter 13 Use of speculum - p. 133 21. Chapter 14 Capillary sampling - p. 139 22. Section 4 Principles of elimination management - p. 149 23. Introduction - p. 151 24. Chapter 15 Micturition and catheterisation - p. 153 25. Chapter 16 Urine samples - p. 164 26. Chapter 17 Defecation and stool specimens - p. 169 27. Section 5 Principles of drug administration - p. 177 28. Introduction - p. 179 29. Chapter 18 Medication administration - p. 181 30. Chapter 19 Oral - p. 194 31. Chapter 20 Per vaginam - p. 199 32. Chapter 21 Per rectum - p. 209 33. Chapter 22 By injection - p. 213 34. Chapter 23 Intravenous medications and intravenous therapy - p. 223 35. Chapter 24 Blood and iron transfusion - p. 238 36. Chapter 25 Inhalation - p. 250 37. Section 6 Skills for supporting antenatal wellbeing - p. 255 38. Introduction - p. 257 39. Chapter 26 Building an effective midwife–woman relationship - p. 259 40. Chapter 27 Abdominal examination during pregnancy - p. 263 41. Chapter 28 Interprofessional working to optimise women's antenatal care - p. 274 42. Section 7 Skills for preparing women for labour, birth and early parenting - p. 281 43. Introduction - p. 283 44. Chapter 29 Facilitation of learning in expectant and new parents - p. 285 45. Part 2 Working with the woman and baby during labour and birth - p. 288 46. Introduction - p. 289 47. Section 1 Monitoring wellbeing in early labour - p. 289 48. Introduction - p. 291 49. Chapter 30 Principles of intrapartum skills - p. 293 50. Chapter 31 Abdominal examination during labour - p. 307 51. Chapter 32 Membrane sweep - p. 311 52. Chapter 33 Fetal heart monitoring - p. 316 53. Chapter 34 Non-pharmacological pain relief - p. 326 54. Chapter 35 Water immersion for labour and birth - p. 333 55. Chapter 36 Birth at home - p. 338 56. Section 2 Monitoring wellbeing in established labour - p. 344 57. Introduction - p. 345 58. Chapter 37 Fetal blood sampling - p. 347 59. Chapter 38 Epidural analgesia - p. 351 60. Section 3 Monitoring wellbeing during the expulsive phase - p. 362 61. Introduction - p. 363 62. Chapter 39 Intrapartum skills in the second stage - p. 365 63. Chapter 40 Care of the perineum before and during birth - p. 374 64. Chapter 41 Assisted and operative birth - p. 380 65. Chapter 42 Maternal and newborn resuscitation - p. 389 66. Section 4 Monitoring wellbeing during and after the third stage - p. 404 67. Introduction - p. 405 68. Chapter 43 Principles of intrapartum skills - p. 407 69. Chapter 44 Postpartum haemorrhage - p. 425 70. Chapter 45 Examination and repair of the genital tract following birth - p. 435 71. Part 3 Working with the woman and baby after birth - p. 446 72. Introduction - p. 447 73. Section 1 Skills for optimising the woman's and baby's physiological wellbeing - p. 447 74. Introduction - p. 449 75. Chapter 46 Promoting physiological stability in the mother–baby dyad immediately after normal term birth - p. 451 76. Chapter 47 Caring for a woman after a caesarean section - p. 454 77. Chapter 48 Caring for the baby's physiological wellbeing after birth - p. 470 78. Section 2 Skills for supporting the woman to feed her baby - p. 487 79. Introduction - p. 489 80. Chapter 49 Supporting the woman to initiate breastfeeding - p. 491 81. Chapter 50 Supporting the woman who chooses to formula feed - p. 503 82. Part 4 Care of self and others - p. 508 83. Introduction - p. 509 84. Section 1 Skills for working safely - p. 509 85. Introduction - p. 511 86. Chapter 51 Self-care - p. 513 87. Chapter 52 Manual handling - p. 518 88. Chapter 53 Workplace health and safety - p. 528 89. Glossary - p. 535 90. Index - p. 543
