Skills for Midwifery Practice
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. ix 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. v 6. Acknowledgements - p. vii 7. List of Tables - p. viii 8. List of Illustrations - p. viii 9. 1. Principles of abdominal examination: During pregnancy and labour - p. 1 10. 2. Principles of abdominal examination: During the postnatal period - p. 18 11. 3. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: Temperature measurement - p. 22 12. 4. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: Pulse measurement - p. 32 13. 5. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: Blood pressure measurement - p. 37 14. 6. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: Respiration assessment - p. 50 15. 7. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: Neurological assessment - p. 56 16. 8. Principles of infection control: Standard infection prevention and control precautions - p. 60 17. 9. Principles of infection control: Hand hygiene - p. 65 18. 10. Principles of infection control: Principles of asepsis - p. 71 19. 11. Principles of infection control: Obtaining swabs - p. 75 20. 12. Principles of hygiene needs: For the woman - p. 79 21. 13. Principles of hygiene needs: For the baby - p. 84 22. 14. Principles of elimination management: Micturition and catheterization - p. 94 23. 15. Principles of elimination management: Urinalysis - p. 102 24. 16. Principles of elimination management: Defaecation - p. 106 25. 17. Principles of elimination management: Obtaining urinary and stool specimens - p. 110 26. 18. Principles of drug administration: Legal aspects, pharmacokinetics and anaphylaxis - p. 115 27. 19. Principles of drug administration: Oral administration - p. 122 28. 20. Principles of drug administration: Injection technique - p. 125 29. 21. Principles of drug administration: Administration of medicines per vaginam - p. 132 30. 22. Principles of drug administration: Administration of medicines per rectum - p. 135 31. 23. Principles of drug administration: Intravenous drug administration - p. 138 32. 24. Principles of drug administration: Inhalational analgesia – entonox - p. 143 33. 25. Principles of drug administration: Epidural analgesia - p. 146 34. 26. Principles of drug administration: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation - p. 157 35. 27. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: Optimal fetal positioning - p. 160 36. 28. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: Cusco speculum use - p. 165 37. 29. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: Membrane sweep - p. 168 38. 30. Principles of intrapartum skills: First-stage issues - p. 171 39. 31. Principles of intrapartum skills: Second-stage issues - p. 184 40. 32. Principles of intrapartum skills: Third-stage issues - p. 196 41. 33. Principles of intrapartum skills: Examination of the placenta - p. 209 42. 34. Principles of intrapartum skills: Perineal repair - p. 215 43. 35. Principles of intrapartum skills: Management of birth at home - p. 224 44. 36. Principles of intrapartum skills: Management of labour and birth in water - p. 229 45. 37. Assessment of the baby: Assessment at birth - p. 234 46. 38. Assessment of the baby: Daily examination - p. 241 47. 39. Assessment of the baby: Capillary sampling - p. 246 48. 40. Assessment of the baby: Developmental dysplasia of the hips - p. 251 49. 41. Principles of infant nutrition: Breastfeeding - p. 259 50. 42. Principles of infant nutrition: Alternative methods – finger, syringe, cup and spoon feeding - p. 263 51. 43. Principles of infant nutrition: Decontamination of feeding equipment - p. 266 52. 44. Principles of infant nutrition: Formula feeding - p. 269 53. 45. Principles of infant nutrition: Nasogastric feeding - p. 272 54. 46. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: Maternal venepuncture - p. 277 55. 47. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: Intravenous cannulation - p. 281 56. 48. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: Intravenous infusion - p. 287 57. 49. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous infusion: Blood transfusion - p. 295 58. 50. Principles of manual handling - p. 301 59. 51. Principles of perioperative skills - p. 308 60. 52. Principles of wound management: Healing and care - p. 314 61. 53. Principles of restricted mobility management: Pressure area care - p. 320 62. 54. Principles of restricted mobility management: Prevention of venous thromboembolism - p. 326 63. 55. Principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Maternal resuscitation - p. 333 64. 56. Principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Neonatal resuscitation - p. 344 65. Glossary - p. 355 66. Index - p. 357
Skills for Midwifery Practice
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. ix 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. v 6. Acknowledgements - p. vii 7. List of Tables - p. viii 8. List of Illustrations - p. viii 9. 1. Principles of abdominal examination: During pregnancy and labour - p. 1 10. 2. Principles of abdominal examination: During the postnatal period - p. 18 11. 3. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: Temperature measurement - p. 22 12. 4. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: Pulse measurement - p. 32 13. 5. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: Blood pressure measurement - p. 37 14. 6. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: Respiration assessment - p. 50 15. 7. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: Neurological assessment - p. 56 16. 8. Principles of infection control: Standard infection prevention and control precautions - p. 60 17. 9. Principles of infection control: Hand hygiene - p. 65 18. 10. Principles of infection control: Principles of asepsis - p. 71 19. 11. Principles of infection control: Obtaining swabs - p. 75 20. 12. Principles of hygiene needs: For the woman - p. 79 21. 13. Principles of hygiene needs: For the baby - p. 84 22. 14. Principles of elimination management: Micturition and catheterization - p. 94 23. 15. Principles of elimination management: Urinalysis - p. 102 24. 16. Principles of elimination management: Defaecation - p. 106 25. 17. Principles of elimination management: Obtaining urinary and stool specimens - p. 110 26. 18. Principles of drug administration: Legal aspects, pharmacokinetics and anaphylaxis - p. 115 27. 19. Principles of drug administration: Oral administration - p. 122 28. 20. Principles of drug administration: Injection technique - p. 125 29. 21. Principles of drug administration: Administration of medicines per vaginam - p. 132 30. 22. Principles of drug administration: Administration of medicines per rectum - p. 135 31. 23. Principles of drug administration: Intravenous drug administration - p. 138 32. 24. Principles of drug administration: Inhalational analgesia – entonox - p. 143 33. 25. Principles of drug administration: Epidural analgesia - p. 146 34. 26. Principles of drug administration: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation - p. 157 35. 27. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: Optimal fetal positioning - p. 160 36. 28. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: Cusco speculum use - p. 165 37. 29. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: Membrane sweep - p. 168 38. 30. Principles of intrapartum skills: First-stage issues - p. 171 39. 31. Principles of intrapartum skills: Second-stage issues - p. 184 40. 32. Principles of intrapartum skills: Third-stage issues - p. 196 41. 33. Principles of intrapartum skills: Examination of the placenta - p. 209 42. 34. Principles of intrapartum skills: Perineal repair - p. 215 43. 35. Principles of intrapartum skills: Management of birth at home - p. 224 44. 36. Principles of intrapartum skills: Management of labour and birth in water - p. 229 45. 37. Assessment of the baby: Assessment at birth - p. 234 46. 38. Assessment of the baby: Daily examination - p. 241 47. 39. Assessment of the baby: Capillary sampling - p. 246 48. 40. Assessment of the baby: Developmental dysplasia of the hips - p. 251 49. 41. Principles of infant nutrition: Breastfeeding - p. 259 50. 42. Principles of infant nutrition: Alternative methods – finger, syringe, cup and spoon feeding - p. 263 51. 43. Principles of infant nutrition: Decontamination of feeding equipment - p. 266 52. 44. Principles of infant nutrition: Formula feeding - p. 269 53. 45. Principles of infant nutrition: Nasogastric feeding - p. 272 54. 46. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: Maternal venepuncture - p. 277 55. 47. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: Intravenous cannulation - p. 281 56. 48. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: Intravenous infusion - p. 287 57. 49. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous infusion: Blood transfusion - p. 295 58. 50. Principles of manual handling - p. 301 59. 51. Principles of perioperative skills - p. 308 60. 52. Principles of wound management: Healing and care - p. 314 61. 53. Principles of restricted mobility management: Pressure area care - p. 320 62. 54. Principles of restricted mobility management: Prevention of venous thromboembolism - p. 326 63. 55. Principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Maternal resuscitation - p. 333 64. 56. Principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Neonatal resuscitation - p. 344 65. Glossary - p. 355 66. Index - p. 357
