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Provide competent and sensitive maternal and newborn nursing care with Clinical Companion for Maternity & Newborn Nursing, 2nd Edition! Ideal for quick reference in the clinical setting, this book offers the information you need on topics such as pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, and care of the newborn, including potential complications for each. Expert authors Dr. Shannon E. Perry, Kitty Cashion, Dr. Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, and Kathryn R. Alden stress the importance of safe nursing practice as outlined in the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative. Teaching for Self-Management boxes offer a guide to communicating follow-up care to patients and their families. Signs of Potential Complications boxes help you recognize the signs and symptoms of complications and provide immediate interventions. Procedure boxes offer easy-to-use, step-by-step instructions for maternity skills and procedures. Emergency boxes may be used for quick reference in critical situations. Nursing Alerts highlight critical information that must be considered when providing care. Medication Guides in an appendix provide a key reference for common drugs and their interactions. Updated content provides the most current practice guidelines, including expanded information on obesity, the late preterm infant, and fetal heart rate pattern identification. Safety Alerts highlight developing competencies related to safe nursing practice in conjunction with the QSEN initiative on quality and safety in nursing care.

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Author:   Shannon E. Perry (Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA) ,  Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk (Clinical Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Mosby
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 11.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 18.70cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780323077996

ISBN 10:   0323077994
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   01 April 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780323060592
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Pregnancy Section 2: Selected Pregnancy Complications Section 3: Intrapartum Section 4: Selected Childbirth Complications Section 5: Postpartum Section 6: Selected Postpartum Complications Section 7: The Newborn Section 8: Selected Newborn Complications Appendix A: Laboratory Values for Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women Appendix B: Medication Guides Appendix C: English-Spanish Translations Bibliography Index

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