Core curriculum for maternal-newborn nursing / edited by Brenda Baker, Jill Janke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baker, Brenda, editor.

Janke, Jill, editor.

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maternity nursing--Outlines, syllabi, etc.

Maternity nursing.

Maternal-Child Nursing.

Medical Subjects:

Maternal-Child Nursing.

Genre:

outlines (documents)

Outlines and syllabi

Outlines and syllabi.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2024]

Summary:

"AWHONN's Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 6th Edition, the definitive resource for nurses taking certification examinations, provides the most up-to-date, accurate information available on today's maternal-newborn nursing practice. Its concise outline format covers concepts of reproduction, fetal development, normal pregnancy, intrapartum and postpartum periods, the normal newborn, complications in the mother and newborn, and ethical issues. With a fresh focus on patient safety and revised case studies, this clinical guide and certification prep tool features AWHONN-endorsed content for the practice of maternal-newborn nursing."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1: Reproduction-fetal and placental development. Reproductive anatomy, physiology, and the menstrual cycle ; Genetics ; Fetal and placental development and functioning

Section 2: Maternal-fetal well-being. Age-related concerns ; Prenatal testing and antepartum fetal surveillance ; Environmental hazards

Section 3: Antepartum period. Perinatal diversity ; Physiology of pregnancy ; Psychology of pregnancy

Section 4: Intrapartum period. Essential forces and factors in labor ; Normal childbirth ; Intrapartum fetal assessment

Section 5: Postpartum period. Physical and psychologic changes after childbirth ; Breastfeeding ; Contraception

Section 6: The newborn period. Transitional care of the newborn ; The infant at risk

Section 7: Complications of childbearing. Intimate partner violence ; Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy ; Maternal infections ; Hemorrhagic disorders ; Endocrine and metabolic disorders ; Management of non-obstetrical surgery and trauma in pregnancy ; Perinatal substance use ; Other medical conditions ; Labor and delivery at risk ; Postpartum complications

Section 8: Ethics and issues. Ethics.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780323672252

0323672256

OCLC:

1381141807