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This title gives printed book plus Pageburst[trademark] access. You will receive a printed book and access to the complete book content electronically. Pageburst[trademark] enhances learning not only by bringing world class content to your fingertips but also by letting you add to it, annotate it, and categorize it in a way that suits you. Pageburst[trademark] frees you to spend more time learning and less time searching. Mayes' Midwifery , an established key textbook for students and qualified midwives, contains essential knowledge for professional practice. For this 14th edition, each section and chapter has been fully updated and enhanced by leading authors to ensure the text complies with contemporary practice and current guidelines. Added benefits are the availability of a variety of additional online resources for each chapter, including case studies, video and website links, and a bank of multiple-choice questions to test knowledge. With a strong emphasis on normal birth, the book covers the spectrum of midwifery-related topics applied to practice, providing a foundation of knowledge, and encouraging independent thought through the use of reflective exercises in each chapter and online. The book provides midwives with material that meets individual ways of learning and supports current modes of midwifery education. Mayes' Midwifery is the text for initial preparation and for ongoing midwifery practice.

Full Product Details

Author:   Sue MacDonald ,  Julia Magill-Cuerden, MA, MTD, PhD, DipEd, RM, RN, DN
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Bailliere Tindall
Edition:   14th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.950kg
ISBN:  

9780702031052

ISBN 10:   0702031054
Pages:   1034
Publication Date:   19 April 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Section 1 - Nursing, Quality and Communication Adult Nursing: Setting the Scene. Quality Management and Standards of Care. Communication. Section 2 - Common Nursing Issues Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Patterns. Temperature Regulation. Stress. Pain. Problems with Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-based Homeostasis. Shock and Multi-System Failure. Tissue Viability: Managing Chronic Wounds. Nutrition. Maintaining Continence. Infection Control. Section 3 - Nursing Patients with Common Disorders Neurological Problems. Problems with Eye and Vision. Problems of the Ear and Hearing. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. Blood Disorders. Cardiovascular Disorders. Respiratory Disorders. Nose and Throat Disorders. Gastrointestinal Disorders. Hepatic, Biliary and Pancreatic Disorders. Urinary Disorders. Sexual Health and Reproductive Problems. Breast Disorders. Musculoskeletal Disorders. Skin Problems. Section 4 - Specific Areas of Adult Nursing Perioperative Nursing. Nursing Patients in the Accident and Emergency Departments. Critically Ill Patients. Nursing Older Patients. Nursing Patients with Cancer. Nursing Patients who need Palliative Care. Long-term Sickness and Disability.

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Student commentsIt is a great introduction to the world of midwifery. <p/>Easy to read in understandable language

Student commentsIt is a great introduction to the world of midwifery. Easy to read in understandable language

Student comments<br>It is a great introduction to the world of midwifery.<br><br>Easy to read in understandable language

Student comments<br>It is a great introduction to the world of midwifery. <br>Easy to read in understandable language

Author Information

Sue has been a midwife for over 30 years, and believes passionately in the contribution that midwives can make to the lives of women, babies and families. This has driven her career path and practice in clinical midwifery, education and research. Sue is is currently undertaking an MPhil/PhD at Middlesex University looking at compassionate care from womens and midwives perspectives. Sue is a midwife and educationalist by background. After qualifying as a nurse at Guy's Hospital, she trained as a midwife and, following a year working in Australia, returned to practice as a midwife in London and in Dorset, working in all areas of maternity services. Sue completed the Advanced Diploma in Midwifery and then moved into midwifery education, completing a Post Graduate Certificate in the Education of Adults. Sue designed the first 'direct entry' midwifery programme in London, based on her own original 'patchwork' design. She was Principal Lecturer and Lead Midwife for Education (LME) at the Middlesex University, London, and developed a range of innovative continuing education courses for midwives from initial degree to Masters level. Sue worked at the Royal College of Midwives for ten years as the research and education manager and LME, and in this role supported key national education initiatives including the RCM examination of the newborn learning module; RCM return to midwifery practice programme, the RCM education strategy 'Valuing Practice' and overseas pre-registration curricula. She managed the PEARLS research project sponsored by the Health Foundation. Her RCM role included acting as a media spokesperson on midwifery and neonatal issues. More recently, Sue has been working as an independent midwife consultant, and has been involved in a major UNICEF programme overseas, has developed and curated a number of major national conferences, and has designed electronic learning materials. She has edited the previous 13th and 14th editions of Mayes Midwifery. She received an Honorary Fellowship from the RCM in June 2014.

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