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Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing
- 6th Edition - October 14, 2022
- Authors: AWHONN, Jill Janke, Brenda J Baker
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 7 2 2 5 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 1 5 8 - 3
**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 2nd Place in Maternal Child/Neonatal Nursing, 2023**AWHONN's Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 6th… Read more
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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.
- AWHONN-endorsed content makes this the definitive resource to prepare for current practice and specialty nursing certification examinations.
- Content updates throughout provide the most current practice guidelines to promote quality care.
- Bulleted outline format allows for quick review and reference for the management of pregnant women and their newborns through all stages of care.
- Contemporary content covers the full scope of maternal-newborn nursing practice, incorporating information on families, ethics, legal issues, research, case management, genetics, and the transition to home and parenthood.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section 1. Reproduction—Fetal and Placental Development
- Chapter 1. Reproductive Anatomy, Physiology, and the Menstrual Cycle
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Chapter 2. Genetics
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Chapter 3. Fetal and Placental Development and Functioning
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Section 2. Maternal-Fetal Well-Being
- Chapter 4. Age-Related Concerns
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Chapter 5. Prenatal Testing and Antepartum Fetal Surveillance
- Introduction
- Ultrasound
- General Concepts in Antepartum Fetal Surveillance
- Antenatal Fetal Surveillance Methodologies
- Effective Patient Communication
- Chapter 6. Environmental Hazards
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Section 3. Antepartum Period
- Chapter 7. Perinatal Diversity
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8. Physiology of Pregnancy
- Introduction and Background
- Clinical Practice
- Chapter 9. Psychology of Pregnancy
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Section 4. Intrapartum Period
- Chapter 10. Essential Forces and Factors in Labor
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Interventions
- Health Education
- Chapter 11. Normal Childbirth
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Chapter 12. Intrapartum Fetal Assessment
- Introduction
- Methods of Fetal Heart Rate Assessment
- Factors Influencing Fetal Heart Rate Control
- Fetal Heart Rate Characteristics
- Periodic and Episodic Patterns
- Assessment of Fetal Oxygenation
- Direct Methods of Acid Base Assessment During the Intrapartum Period (Cypher, 2021; Miller et al., 2021)
- Section 5. Postpartum Period
- Chapter 13. Physical and Psychologic Changes After Childbirth
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Chapter 14. Breastfeeding
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Chapter 15. Contraception
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Section 6. The Newborn Period
- Chapter 16. Transitional Care of the Newborn
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Chapter 17. The Infant at Risk
- Introduction
- Small-for-Gestational-Age Infants
- Large-for-Gestational-Age Infants
- Postterm Infants
- Preterm Infants
- Late Preterm Infants
- Respiratory Distress
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Common Congenital Abnormalities
- Congenital Cardiac Lesions
- Section 7. Complications of Childbearing
- Chapter 18. Intimate Partner Violence
- Introduction
- Chapter 19. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Interventions
- Health Education
- Chapter 20. Maternal Infections
- Introduction
- Torch
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Urinary Tract Infection and Pyelonephritis
- Other Infectious Diseases
- Intraamniotic Infection
- Chapter 21. Hemorrhagic Disorders
- Introduction
- Placenta Previa (Jauniaux et al., 2018).
- Clinical Practice
- Abruptio Placentae
- Clinical Practice
- Morbidly Adherent Placenta
- Clinical Practice
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Clinical Practice
- Chapter 22. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Hyperthyroidism
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Hypothyroidism
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Adrenal Disorders
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison Disease)
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Maternal Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency (Phenylketonuria)
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Chapter 23. Management of Non-Obstetrical Surgeryand Trauma in Pregnancy
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Specific Surgical Procedures
- Appendectomy
- Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Procedures
- Intrauterine Fetal Surgery
- Health Education
- Care of the Traumatized Pregnant Woman
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Summary
- Chapter 24. Perinatal Substance Use
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Chapter 25. Other Medical Complications
- Medical Conditions
- Cardiovascular Conditions
- Renal Conditions
- Acute Renal Conditions
- Respiratory Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Conditions
- Chronic Respiratory Conditions
- Gastrointestinal conditions
- Hepatic Conditions
- Autoimmune Conditions
- Hematologic conditions
- Chapter 26. Labor and Delivery at Risk
- Preterm Labor
- Prelabor Rupture of Membranes
- Health Education
- Multiple Gestation
- Obesity in Pregnancy
- Perinatal Loss
- Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy (Formerly Known as Amniotic Fluid Embolism)
- Uterine Rupture
- Chapter 27. Postpartum Complications
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Clinical Practice
- Interventions
- Health Education
- Postpartum Infections
- Clinical Practice
- Interventions
- Health Education
- Endometritis
- Clinical Practice
- Interventions
- Health Education
- Mastitis
- Clinical Practice
- Interventions
- Health Education
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Clinical Practice
- Interventions
- Health Education
- Thrombotic Events
- Clinical Practice
- Interventions
- Health Education
- Postpartum Mood Disorders
- Clinical Practice
- Health Education
- Postpartum Sexual Health
- Clinical Practice
- Interventions
- Health Education
- Section 8. Ethics and Issues
- Chapter 28. Ethics
- Introduction
- Clinical Practice
- Index
- No. of pages: 496
- Language: English
- Edition: 6
- Published: October 14, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323672252
- eBook ISBN: 9780323811583
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Jill Janke
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Nursing, Graduate Program Chairperson, University of Alaska AnchorageBB
Brenda J Baker
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing