Olds' Maternal-Newborn Nursing & Women's Health Across the Lifespan

For courses in maternal-child nursing, care of women and children, and women's health, for both 4-year BSN-level courses and selected ADN-level (2-year) programs.

This is a family-focused text that provides comprehensive coverage of maternal-newborn nursing and women's health with special attention to evidence-based practice, cultural competence, critical thinking, professionalism, patient education, and home/community care. Accurate, readable, personal, and engaging, it reflects a deep understanding of pregnancy and birth as normal life processes, and of family members as partners in care. This edition includes a deeper discussion of childbirth at risk; four new nursing care plans; updated coverage of contraception, complementary/alternative therapies, and much more. New features include Professionalism in Practice and Health Promotion Education boxes, Clinical Judgment case studies, and Critical Thinking questions. This edition also pays special attention to aligning with the AACN's Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice.

List of contents

1. Glossary
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 1
 
2. Current Issues in Maternal-Newborn Nursing
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 17
 
3. Care of the Family in a Culturally Diverse Society
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 41
 
4. Health Promotion of Women Across the Lifespan
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 63
 
5. Women's Health: Family Planning
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 85
 
6. Women's Health: Commonly Occurring Infections
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 105
 
7. Women's Health Problems
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 123
 
8. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 153
 
9. Women's Care: Social Issues
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 169
 
10. Violence Against Women
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 189
 
11. The Reproductive System
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 211
 
12. Conception and Fetal Development
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 241
 
13. Special Reproductive Concerns: Infertility and Genetics
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 269
 
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14. Preparation for Parenthood
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 305
 
15. Physical and Psychologic Changes of Pregnancy
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 323
 
16. Antepartum Nursing Assessment
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 345
 
17. The Expectant Family: Needs and Care
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 373
 
18. Adolescent Pregnancy
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 409
 
19. Maternal Nutrition
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 427
 
20. Pregnancy at Risk: Pregestational Problems
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 451
 
21. Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Onset
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 487
 
22. Assessment of Fetal Well-Being
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 535
 
23. Processes and Stages of Labor and Birth
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 569
 
24. Intrapartum Nursing Assessment
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 595
 
25. The Family in Childbirth: Needs and Care
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 637
 
26. Pain Management During Labor
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 679
 
27. Childbirth at Risk: Prelabor Complications
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 709
 
28. Childbirth at Risk: Labor-Related Complications
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 741
 
29. Birth-Related Procedures
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 775
 
30. Physiologic Responses of the Newborn to Birth
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 807
 
31. Nursing Assessment of the Newborn
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 835
 
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32. The Normal Newborn: Needs and Care
Michele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia L

Summary

For courses in maternal-child nursing, care of women and children, and women’s health, for both 4-year BSN-level courses and selected ADN-level (2-year) programs.
This is a family-focused text that provides comprehensive coverage of maternal-newborn nursing and women’s health with special attention to evidence-based practice, cultural competence, critical thinking, professionalism, patient education, and home/community care. Accurate, readable, personal, and engaging, it reflects a deep understanding of pregnancy and birth as normal life processes, and of family members as partners in care. This edition includes a deeper discussion of childbirth at risk; four new nursing care plans; updated coverage of contraception, complementary/alternative therapies, and much more. New features include Professionalism in Practice and Health Promotion Education boxes, Clinical Judgment case studies, and Critical Thinking questions. This edition also pays special attention to aligning with the AACN’s Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice.

Product details

• Authors: Michele Davidson, Michele C Davidson, Michele C. Davidson, Patricia Ladewig, Patricia W Ladewig, Patricia W. Ladewig, Marcia London, Marcia L. London
• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2014
• EAN: 9781292023335
• ISBN: 978-1-292-02333-5
• No. of pages: 1256
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 47 mm
• Weight: 2580 g
• Illustrations: w. ill.
• Series: Pearson New International Edition; Pearson; Pearson; Pearson New International Edition
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine