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Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing

  • 5th Edition - May 12, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Author: AWHONN
  • Language: English

AWHONN’s Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 5th Edition provides the most up-to-date, accurate information available on today’s maternal-newborn nursing practice. Its… Read more

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AWHONN’s Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 5th Edition 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.

Key features

  • AWHONN-endorsed content makes this the definitive resource in preparing for current practice and specialty nursing certification examinations
  • Coverage of the full scope of maternal-newborn nursing practice addresses topics, such as: families; ethics; legal issues; research, case management; genetics; and the transition to home and parenthood
  • Bulleted outline format allows for quick review and reference of key information on the management of pregnant women and their newborns through all stages of care

Table of contents

Section I: Reproduction: Fetal and Placental Development

1. Reproductive Anatomy, Physiology, and the Menstrual Cycle

2. Genetics

3. Fetal and Placental Development and Functioning

Section 2: Normal Pregnancy

4. Ethnocultural Considerations in the Childbearing Period

5. Physiology of Pregnancy

6. Psychology of Pregnancy

Section 3: Maternal-Fetal Wellbeing

7. Age-Related Concerns

8. Antepartum Fetal Assessment

9. Environmental Hazards

Section 4: Intrapartum Period

10. Essential Forces and Factors in Labor

11. Normal Childbirth

12. Intrapartum Fetal Assessment

Section 5: Postpartum Period

13. Physical and Psychologic Changes

14. Breastfeeding

15. Contraception

Section 6: The Newborn

16. Transitional Care of the Newborn

17. The Newborn at Risk

Section 7: Complications of Childbearing

18. Intimate Partner Violence

19. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

20. Maternal Infections

21. Hemorrhagic Disorders

22. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

23. Trauma and Surgery in Pregnancy

24. Substance Abuse in Pregnancy

25. Other Medical Complications

26. Labor and Delivery at Risk

27. Postpartum Complications

Section 8: Ethics and Issues

28. Ethics

Product details

  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 26, 2015
  • Language: English