Maternity Nursing
An Introductory Text
By- Gloria Leifer, MA, RN, CNE, Professor, Obstetric and Pediatric Nursing, Riverside City College, Riverside, CA
From prenatal through postpartum care, Gloria Leifer's Maternity Nursing: An Introductory Text provides an essential foundation for promoting the health and wellness of mothers and newborns. This edition includes the latest advances and practice standards in maternity nursing care, highlighting Healthy People 2020 and the 2011 Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this text addresses the knowledge, skills, and scope of practice appropriate for LPN/LVN and LPN/LVN-to-ADN ladder programs.
Paperback, 536 Pages
Published: October 2011
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4377-2209-3
Contents
Unit One: Social and Family Dynamics
1. Contemporary Maternity Care, Family, and Cultural Considerations
2. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Unit Two: Development of the Fetus3. Fetal Development
Unit Three: Pregnancy4. Physiologic and Psychologic Changes During Pregnancy
5. Health Care and Fetal Assessment During PregnancyUnit Four: Labor and Birth
6. Process of Normal Labor7. Nursing Care During Labor
8 . Management of Pain During LaborUnit Five: The Newborn
9. Physiologic Adaptation of the Newborn and Nursing Assessment10. Nursing Care of the Newborn
11. Newborn FeedingUnit Six: Postpartum Assessment
12. Postpartum Assessment and Nursing CareUnit Seven: Complications of Childbearing
13. Health Problems Complicating Pregnancy14. Complications of Labor and Birth
15. The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Associated with Gestational Age and Development16. The Newborn at Risk: Acquired and Congenital Conditions
17. Postpartum ComplicationsUnit Eight: Community-Based Care
18. The Pregnant Adolescent and Nursing Care in the CommunityUnit Nine: Other Reproductive Issues
19. Family Planning and Infertility20. Women's Health Issues
21. Complementary and Alternative TherapiesAppendix A: The Joint Commission's Lists of Dangerous Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols
Appendix B: Commonly Used Abbreviations in Maternal and Pediatric NursingAppendix C: Common Spanish Phrases for Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
Appendix D: Multilingual Glossary of SymptomsAppendix E: Conversion Tables
Appendix F: Selected Maternal and Newborn Laboratory ValuesAppendix G: Transfer of Selected Drugs and Other Chemicals into Breast Milk
Appendix H: Answers to Review Questions for the NCLEX® ExaminationBibliography and Reader References
Illustration CreditsGlossary
IndexStudy Guide
