Leave the self-doubt behind - get fully grounded in effective
perinatal care, with Perinatal Nursing, 5th Edition, an official
publication of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and
Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). This freshly updated, comprehensive
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on patient safety and maternal morbidity and mortality in the
United States - Instructions on how to make maternity units safer
based on the most current evidence, and through application of
various care bundles Evidence-based information on clinical
conditions - Includes chapter on obesity that covers risks to the
mother and fetus, care from preconception to postpartum, and
bariatric surgery Text boxes emphasize crucial care standards and
guidelines Practical guidance and current best practices for areas
including: Perinatal patient safety and quality care Integrating
patient cultural beliefs and practices into perinatal care
Physiologic changes of pregnancy Antenatal care Hypertensive
disorders of pregnancy Pregnancy complications Multiple gestation
Maternal-fetal transport Labor and birth Fetal assessment Managing
pain during labor Postpartum care Newborn care - Adaptation to
extrauterine life, physical assessment and nutrition Common
neonatal complications All chapters written by expert nurse
clinicians and researchers to support positive perinatal outcomes
Nursing staffing standards are included as they apply to each
patient population Ideal for those seeking certification in
obstetrics nursing (RNC-OB) and maternal newborn nursing (RN-MNN,
RNC-LRN) Perfect on-the-job resource and review text for all
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About the Clinical Editors Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC, FAAN is
Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist and Editor-in-Chief MCN, The
American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing in Saint Louis,
Missouri. Patricia A. Creehan, MSN, RNC is Manager of Clinical
Operations, Labor and Delivery at Advocate Christ Medical Center in
Oak Lawn, Illinois. Nancy O'Brien-Abel, MSN, RNC is Perinatal
Clinical Nurse Specialist at Perinatal Consulting, LLC and
Affiliate Instructor at the School of Nursing, University of
Washington in Seattle, Washington. Cheryl K. Roth, PhD, WHNP-BC,
RNC-OB, RNFA is a Nurse Practitioner, Labor and Delivery at
HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea/Osborn Medical Centers in Scottsdale,
Arizona. Annie J. Rohan, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, CPNP-PC,FAANP is Director
of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Director of Pediatric
Research at the School of Nursing, Office of Nursing Research and
Innovation at Stony Brook University (SUNY at Stony Brook) in Stony
Brook, New York.
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