| Description |
xxx, 1341 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foundations of nursing care. Nursing in the contemporary health care system -- Issues in maternal, neonatal, and women's health -- Theoretical perspectives on the family -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Ethics, laws, and standards of care -- Home visiting programs and perinatal nursing. Health care of women. Development of women across the life span -- Nutrition for women across the life span -- Health care issues for women across the life span -- Common conditions of the reproductive system -- Violence and abuse. Human sexuality across the life span. Sexual and reproductive function -- Genetics and genetic counseling -- Family planning. Pregnancy. Normal pregnancy -- Management and nursing care of the pregnant woman -- Childbirth preparation and perinatal education -- Management and nursing care of the high-risk client -- Pregnancy in special populations. Assessment of fetal well-being. Fetal development -- Environmental risks affecting fetal well-being -- Evaluation of fetal well-being. Childbirth. Processes of labor and delivery -- Analgesia and anesthesia in labor and delivery -- Intrapartum nursing care -- High-risk births and obstetric emergencies -- Birth and the family. Postpartum health and nursing care. Normal postpartum nursing care -- Postpartum family adjustment -- Lactation and nursing support. Newborn development and nursing care. Physiologic and behavioral transition to extrauterine life -- Assessment and care of the normal newborn -- Newborn nutrition -- Newborns at risk related to birth weight and premature delivery -- Newborns at risk related to congenital and acquired conditions -- Developmental care of the infant at risk. Special considerations. Grief and the family in the perinatal experience -- Community and home health care nursing for the high-risk infant. |
| System Details |
System requirements: Microsoft Windows 95 or better; 486 MHz CPU (Pentium recommended); 16MN or more of RAM; CD-ROM drive; 10MB or more free hard drive space; 256 color display or better. |
| Subject |
Maternity nursing.
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Newborn infants -- Diseases -- Nursing.
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Newborn infants -- Care.
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Gynecologic nursing.
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| Added Author |
Engebretson, Joan.
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| ISBN |
0766801217 alkaline paper |
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