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050 _aRG 49 .G53 2013
100 _aGibbs, Lynna Y. Littleton-
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245 0 _aMaternity nursing care /
_cLynna Y. Littleton-Gibbs and Joan C. Engebretson
250 _a2nd edition. | International Edition.
260 _aAlbany, New York :
_bCengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd,
_cc2013
300 _axxxi, 940 pages ;
_c28 cm.
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _aNursing in the contemporary health care system -- Theoretical perspectives on the childbearing family -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Ethics, laws, and standards of care -- Promoting women's health -- Health care issues and reproductive concerns -- Reproduction, sexuality, infertility, and family planning -- Genetics and genetic counseling -- Normal pregnancy -- Nursing care of the pregnant woman -- Management and nursing care of high-risk clients -- Fetal development -- Fetal assessment -- Processes of labor and delivery -- Nursing care of the intrapartal family -- High-risk births and obstetric emergencies -- Pain management in labor and delivery: analgesia and anesthesia -- Nursing care of the low-risk postpartum family -- Complications of postpartum and neonatal loss -- Lactation and newborn nutrition -- Transition to extrauterine life -- Nursing care of the normal newborn -- Care of newborns at risk related to birth weight and premature delivery -- Care of newborns at risk related to congenital and acquired conditions.
520 _aMaternity Nursing Care, second edition, delivers all the core components of maternity nursing, along with in-depth study features to help you develop and enhance your analytical skills. Starting with women's health issues and pregnancy care, the chapters progress through labor and childbirth, postpartum care, and newborn development, addressing the nursing considerations for both normal and high-risk scenarios where appropriate. Written from a nursing perspective, Maternity Nursing Care, second edition, emphasizes overall patient care as opposed to medical treatment alone, and it illustrates the critical importance of fostering the nurse-patient relationship.
650 _aHOLISTIC NURSING
700 _aEngebretson, Joan C.
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