Perinatal NursingCo-published with the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), this book is a comprehensive clinical resource for practicing perinatal nurses and an excellent staff educator's guide and textbook. It provides commonly accepted guidelines for practice and evidence-based care and includes algorithms to support decision-making. Numerous photographs complement the text and summary boxes highlight key points. Appendices provide patient care examples and practice guidelines. This edition has been extensively revised and updated. New features include more than 650 end-of-chapter review questions and answers and selected AWHONN protocols. |
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
CHAPTER 7 | 26 |
CHAPTER 4 | 78 |
Ongoing Prenatal Care | 104 |
Fetal Surveillance | 112 |
CHAPTER 3 | 310 |
CHAPTER 8 | 390 |
Physiologic Basis for Fetal Heart Rate | 407 |
Nursing Assessment and Management | 433 |
CHAPTER 9 | 544 |
CHAPTER 13 | 546 |
NEWBORN NUTRITION | 582 |
Breastfeeding Process | 589 |
CHAPTER 10 | 594 |
Potential Breastfeeding Problems | 596 |
Medications and Breastfeeding | 602 |
Interventions for Nonreassuring Fetal Heart | 413 |
Clinical Implications for Monitoring the Preterm | 426 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Perinatal Nursing LWW medical book collection Simpson, Awhonn's Perinatal Nursing Series |
| Editors | Kathleen Rice Simpson, Patricia A. Creehan |
| Contributor | Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0781767598, 9780781767590 |
| Length | 709 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / Nursing / General Medical / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health Medical / Perinatology & Neonatology |
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