Product Description: This book explores the historical, social, political and cultural facets of integration between complementary and alternative medicine and nursing/midwifery. It examines the ever-expanding integration in relation to: the role and conceptualization of the patient the role and responsibilities of different professional healthcare providers (nurses, midwives, alternative therapists, etc) the future provision and approach of nursing and midwifery practice the challenges and opportunities currently facing healthcare systems as a result of integration...read more

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MATERNITY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE provides all the information necessary to take care of a woman of childbearing age in today's society. Reorganized and streamlined to provide a more logical flow of information, this new edition includes a strong focus on community aspects of maternity and women's health care and health promotion and common concerns of women from adolescence through the postmenopausal years. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of understanding family, culture, and health promotion in providing care.(Includes FREE CD-ROM and MERLIN website at www.harcourthealth.com/MERLIN/Lowdermilk/MatWmnHlth/)Spanish version of 6th edition also available, ISBN: 84-8174-321-6

This manual provides comprehensive coverage of the care of the woman experiencing a complicated pregnancy. Discussions of both preventive and emergent care for patients with a wide range of conditions are organized according to the nursing process. The book's practical, portable format is specifically designed for quick retrieval of information. The text covers incidence, etiology, physiology, pathophysiology, and medical management for the various problems presented; devotes separate chapters to the growing problems of STDs and substance abuse and their impact on both mother and foetus; includes chapters on ethical considerations and loss and grief; discusses trauma during pregnancy; and features a concise, clearly written text and numerous tables.

Product Description: As over 85% of pregnant women entering labor and delivery floors undergo fetal monitoring, it is essential that nurses in this field are well-versed in the signs of fetal well-being and compromise obtained from FHR monitoring. Michelle Murray and company have created this workbook to provide a complete guide to fetal monitoring, useful for any nurse currently working in a labor and delivery setting as well those just starting their studies...read more

Product Description: Continually praised for its reader-friendly coverage of complex topics, this trusted resource provides fundamental, step-by-step guidance for assessing and caring for new mothers, newborns, and families. It carefully integrates the importance of understanding family, culture, client teaching, communication, and critical thinking all into the overall continuum of nursing care...read more

MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING CARE, 2ND EDITION covers the essential content for the maternity and pediatric nursing courses combined in one affordable text. The inclusion of expert authors, contributors, and reviewers ensures delivery of accurate and up-to-date content in both maternity and pediatric areas. The authors are also noted for their clear writing style that makes content easy to read and understand.The following are the key features retained for the second edition: Nursing Care Plans, Nurse Alerts, Guidelines, Emergency Treatment, Home Care, Cultural Awareness, Family Focus, Patient Teaching and Critical Thinking Exercises. The second edition will also include a new full-color design, greater emphasis on community care and research throughout.(Includes a FREE MERLIN website at:www.harcourthealth.com/MERLIN/Wong/maternal/)

Product Description: Recognizing prehospital obstetrics as a low-frequency, high-intensity skill, this book explains current principles and practices in obstetrics, gynecology, and neonatology as they specifically relate to emergencies in the field...read more

Product Description: Thoroughly revised to correspond with the 4th edition of the book. Provides learning activities, case studies, and review questions to test students' content knowledge and critical thinking skills.Learning Activities including matching and labeling exercises help students acquire the factual knowledge presented in each chapter...read more

This book provides step-by-step instruction in assessments and interventions so beginning level users can function quickly in the clinical area . The book carefully integrates the importance of understanding family, culture, client teaching, communication, and critical thinking all into the overall continuum of nursing care. The third edition includes alternative and complementary therapies and evidence-based practice to focus on today's nursing practice.Includes the most current trends that affect maternity nursing practice todayComplementary therapies and evidence-based practice are presented throughout(Includes a FREE CD-ROM and SIMON website at: www.harcourthealth.com/SIMON/Murray/foundations/)

Product Description: Nurses working with childbearing families face a variety new challenges, including shortened lengths of hospital stay, the trend toward greater use of community-based and home care, and downsizing and mergers of health-care systems...read more

This package contains the following components: -0135025850: Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing -0135081300: MyNursingLab -- Access Card -- for Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing

Product Description: Patricia Castaldi, RN, MSN1999. 432 pp., 100 illus. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Specially designed to parallel the material in Maternal-Child Nursing, 4th Edition, this user-friendly study guide provides valuable review of essential concepts and skills. Hands-on learning exercises and practical activities allow you to apply your knowledge to real-world scenarios...read more

Product Description: For more than a decade, BESTFEEDING has been recognized by midwives, doctors, and nursing mothers as the definitive word on breastfeeding. The culmination of 60-plus years of hands-on experience from three dedicated and internationally respected authors, this newly updated classic blends academic knowledge, clinical expertise, and practical skills to educate first-time and experienced mothers alike...read more

Product Description: With a focus on improving woman-centered midwifery care, this unique resource provides a thorough discussion of feminist theories and their relevance and application to midwifery practice, education, and research. Comprehensive in scope, it covers key issues - including clinical practice, management, and education - to familiarize readers with feminist theories and their relevance and application to midwifery practice, education, and research...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Beth-El College, Colorado Springs, CO. Practical guide/workbook to be used with Maternal-Newborn Nursing: A Family and Community-Based Approach, 6th ed., c1999, by Sally Olds. For students. Previous edition: c1996. Three-hole punched with perforated pages.

Product Description: This exciting new book provides everything nurses, physicians, and educators need to develop a Family-Centered Maternity program in their practice or facility. It offers a complete look at Family Centered Maternity Care (FCMC), covering the history and evolution, and antepartum and intrapartum care for normal and at-risk pregnancies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care, Fifth Edition Clinical Handbook This handbook serves as a portable, quick-reference to maternal-newborn nursing care for students. Covering from pregnancy through the postpartum and newborn stages, this handbook allows students to take the information they learn form class into any clinical setting...read more

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