Intrapartum Management Modules (5° Éd.)

Awarded second place in the 2016 AJN 'Book of the Year Award' in the Maternal-Child Health category.
Confidently deliver safe, accurate intrapartum care with the expert guidance of Intrapartum Management Modules, 5e . This essential, fully updated edition offers easy-to-follow directions on the full range of intrapartum skills, from admission assessment of the laboring woman and fetus to delivery and postpartum care. Written by top-level intrapartum nurses and educators, this is not only an essential study aid for inpatient obstetric nursing certification; it also offers indispensable orientation support to new practitioners.

Absorb the A to Z of intrapartum nursing science and skills . . .

• NEW and updated content offers the latest evidence-based therapeutic methods , drugs, and technology
• NEW chapter on electronic fetal heart rate monitoring
• Practice strips for monitoring fetal heart rate and contractions
• End-of-module practice/review questions and end-of-book posttests to aid retention and bulletproof exam preparation
• Centers for Disease Control guidelines for safe labor and delivery
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development guidelines for accurate electronic fetal monitoring
• Self-paced independent learning manual —step-by-step directions for vital skills, including:
  • Physical exam of the laboring woman
  • Evaluating contractions
  • Meeting the individual and cultural needs of the laboring woman and family
  • Identifying the high-risk mother and fetus
  • Assessing fetal health
  • Managing gestational diabetes
  • Determining whether a patient is at risk for domestic violence
  • Evaluating fetal lie and presentation
  • Breathing and effleurage techniques
  • Managing an unexpected delivery