Skills for Midwifery Practice

Skills for Midwifery Practice

<p>This highly acclaimed step-by-step guide provides the relevant physiology, available evidence and rationale for each clinical skill. In a highly readable format, 'Skills for Midwifery Practice' offers self-assessment and short summaries, as well as detailed instruction on achieving a range of clinical skills. </p> <p> Tells you everything you need to know about: </p> <ul> <p><li>Abdominal examination </li> <p><li>Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs </li> <p><li>Infection control </li> <p><li>Hygiene needs </li> <p><li>Elimination management </li> <p><li>Drug administration </li> <p><li>Intrapartum and other related childbearing skills </li> <p><li>Assessment of the baby </li> <p><li>Infant nutrition </li> <p><li>Phlebotomy and intravenous therapy </li> <p><li>Moving and handling </li> <p><li>Perioperative skills </li> <p><li>Wound management </li> <p><li>Restricted mobility management </li> <p><li>Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the woman and baby</li> </ul><ul><li>An essential midwifery textbook that covers the fundamental practical tasks required of the student</li><li>Clear layout ensures easy access to information</li><li>Highly illustrated to aid understanding</li><li>Designed to improve competency when delivering basic skills</li></ul><ul><li>Expanded chapter on the skills used during the first stage of labour</li> <p><li>Application of national guideline for the management of care</li> <p><li>Postnatal examination </li> <p><li>Discussion of the use of infrared touch/non-touch thermometry techniques </li> <p><li>Specific information on locating pulse sites </li> <p><li>More on SATS monitoring </li> <p><li>Increased information on the skills for the second stage of labour, infant feeding and daily examination of the baby</li> <p><li>Greater reference to infection control protocols and the reduction of hospital-acquired infections.</li></ul> <p> <ul> </ul>