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Intrapartum Management Modules: A Perinatal Education Program

Publication Year:
2016
Edition:
5th
Author:
Kennedy, Betsy B.; Baird, Suzanne McMurtry
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
ISBN:
978-1-45-119463-0
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score:
100
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Confidently deliver safe, accurate intrapartum care with the expert guidance of Intrapartum Management Modules.

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


This self-paced independent learning manual offers 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 diabetesDetermining whether a patient is at risk for domestic violence
  • Evaluating fetal lie and presentation
  • Breathing and effleurage techniques
  • Managing an unexpected delivery
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Platform:
OvidSP
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
Product Type:
Book
Author:
Kennedy, Betsy B.; Baird, Suzanne McMurtry
ISBN:
978-1-45-119463-0
Specialty:
  • Obstetrics & Women's Health
Language:
English
Edition:
5th
Pages:
584
Publication Year:
2016
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score:
100

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