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MANUAL OF HIGH RISK PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY, 4th edition by Elizabeth Stepp Gilbert

MANUAL OF HIGH RISK PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY, 4th edition by Elizabeth Stepp Gilbert

ISBN-13: 978-0-323-04016-7
Synopsis
With today's technologic advances and the help of knowledgeable nurses, women have a better chance of having a positive outcome of even a high risk pregnancy and delivery than ever before. Manual of High Risk Pregnancy & Delivery, 4th Edition provides the user with comprehensive information in a concise, accessible format. The book presents various problems in a consistent format that includes incidence, etiology, physiology, pathophysiology, and medical management with protocols for nurse practitioners. It also addresses collaborative problems and desired outcomes. Includes current AWHONN Standards of Practice. Current information on domestic violence and multiple gestation, including nutritional needs and preterm management. Features comprehensive coverage of substance abuse and STIs, including implications for both mother and newborn. Incorporates home care pregnancy and delivery throughout. Covers the advance practice nurse's role in implementing care Discusses trauma during pregnancy and provides guidelines of care for emergency, critical care, and medical-surgical staff. Thoroughly updated chapters include the most current evidence-based practice guidelines. Includes the latest research on the etiology and treatment of preeclampsia. Expanded emphasis on antiphospholipid syndrome and other autoimmune diseases.
Product Identifiers
ISBN-100323040160
ISBN-139780323040167

Key Details
AuthorElizabeth S. Gilbert
Number Of Pages752 pages
Edition DescriptionRevised
FormatPaperback
Publication Date2006-11-17
LanguageEnglish
PublisherElsevier - Health Sciences Division

Additional Details
Edition Number4
Copyright Date2006
IllustratedYes

Dimensions
Weight31.1 Oz
Height1 In.
Width6 In.
Length9 In.

Target Audience
GroupScholarly & Professional

Classification Method
LCCN2007-272099
LC Classification NumberRG951
Dewey Decimal618.2
Dewey Edition22

Table Of Content
Table Of ContentUNIT I. PHYSIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS, ASSESSMENTS, AND INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES 1. Physiologic and Nutritional Adaptations to Pregnancy 2. General Nursing Assessment of the High Risk Expectant Family 3. Assessment of Fetal Well-Being 4. Perinatal Screening, Diagnoses, and Fetal Therapies 5. Integrative Therapies in Pregnancy and Childbirth UNIT II. PSYCHOLOGIC IMPLICATIONS OF A HIGH RISK PREGNANCY 6. Psychologic Adaptations 7. Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Grief UNIT III. ETHICAL DILEMMAS AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PERINTAL NURSING 8. Ethical Decision Making 9. Legal Issues and Risk Management UNIT IV. HEALTH DISORDERS COMPLICATING PREGNANCY 10. Diabetes 11. Cardiac Disease 12. Renal Disease 13. Autoimmune Diseases 14. Pulmonary Disease and Respiratory Distress UNIT V. COMPLICATIONS IN PREGNANCY 15. Spontaneous Abortion 16. Ectopic Pregnancy 17. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease 18. Placental Abnormalities 19. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation 20. Hemolytic Incompatibility 21. Hypertensive Disorders 22. Preterm Labor and Multiple Gestation 23. Premature Rupture of Membranes 24. Trauma UNIT VI. TERATOGENS AND SOCIAL ISSUES COMPLICATING PREGNANCY 25. Sexually and Nonsexually Transmitted Genitourinary Infections 26. Substance Abuse UNIT VII. ALTERATIONS IN THE MECHANISM OF LABOR 27. Labor Stimulation 28. Dysfunctional Labor 29. Prolonged Pregnancy

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