Intrapartum Management Modules

Intrapartum Management Modules

<DIV><B>Awarded second place in the 2016 AJN 'Book of the Year Award' in the Maternal-Child Health category.</B><BR />Confidently deliver safe, accurate intrapartum care with the expert guidance of <B><I>Intrapartum Management Modules, 5e</I></B> . This essential, fully updated edition offers easy-to-follow directions on the full range of intrapartum skills, from admission assessment of the laboring woman and fetus to delivery and postpartum care. Written by top-level intrapartum nurses and educators, this is not only an essential study aid for inpatient obstetric nursing certification; it also offers indispensable orientation support to new practitioners.<BR /><BR /><B>Absorb the A to Z of intrapartum nursing science and skills . . .</B><BR /><ul><li><B>NEW</B> and updated content offers the latest evidence-based therapeutic methods <B>,</B> drugs, and technology</li><li><B>NEW</B> chapter on electronic fetal heart rate monitoring</li><li><B>Practice strips</B> for monitoring fetal heart rate and contractions</li><li><B>End-of-module practice/review questions</B> and</B> end-of-book posttests</B> to aid retention and bulletproof exam preparation</li><li><B>Centers for Disease Control guidelines</B> for safe labor and delivery</li><li><B>National Institute of Child Health and Human Development guidelines</B> for accurate electronic fetal monitoring</li><li><B>Self-paced independent learning manual</B> —step-by-step directions for vital skills, including:<ul><li>Physical exam of the laboring woman</li><li>Evaluating contractions</li><li>Meeting the individual and cultural needs of the laboring woman and family</li><li>Identifying the high-risk mother and fetus</li><li>Assessing fetal health</li><li>Managing gestational diabetes</li><li>Determining whether a patient is at risk for domestic violence</li><li>Evaluating fetal lie and presentation</li><li>Breathing and effleurage techniques</li><li>Managing an unexpected delivery</li></ul></ul></DIV>