Maternity Nursing Care
by Littleton-Gibbs, Lynna Y.; Engebretson, JoanEdition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2004-10-14
Publisher(s): CENGAGE Delmar Learning
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Summary
Only have time for the essentials? Maternity Nursing Care provides the core components of safe nursing practice for the obstetric client through application of the nursing process. Chronologically organized, the book covers women's health, pregnancy care, labor and childbirth, postpartum care, and newborn development. Both normal and high-risk pregnancy situations are addressed, including appropriate nursing considerations. Through prioritization of health promotion, emphasizing "care" over "treatment", and fostering the nurse-client relationship, the perspective is uniquely geared to the nurse. Essentially, this is the resource of choice for maternity nursing.
Author Biography
Lynna Y. Littleton, RNC, PhD University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Joan C. Engebretson, RN, HNC, DrPH University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xii |
| Contributors | p. xv |
| Reviewers | p. xviii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xx |
| About the Authors | p. xxi |
| How to Use This Text | p. xxii |
| How to Use Online Companion | p. xxvii |
| Foundations of Maternal, Neonatal, and Women's Health Nursing | |
| Nursing in the Contemporary Health Care System | p. 3 |
| Current State of Health Care Delivery | p. 4 |
| Nursing Skills for Professional Practice | p. 9 |
| Changes Reflected in Maternal, Neonatal, and Women's Health Care | p. 9 |
| Trends in Maternal, Neonatal, and Women's Health Care | p. 11 |
| Understanding Women's Health | p. 13 |
| Issues Related to the Care of Women and Infants | p. 14 |
| Nursing Implications | p. 18 |
| Theoretical Perspectives on the Childbearing Family | p. 23 |
| Families Are Systems of Function and Structure | p. 24 |
| The Childbearing Family | p. 28 |
| Nursing Implications | p. 31 |
| Nursing Implications | p. 38 |
| Nursing Process | p. 38 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 42 |
| Complementary and Alternative Therapies | p. 47 |
| Contemporary Use of Complementary Therapies | p. 48 |
| Differentiating Alternative from Complementary Therapies | p. 50 |
| Background and Classification of Modalities | p. 50 |
| Complementary Modalities | p. 53 |
| Nursing Implications | p. 67 |
| Nursing Process | p. 70 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 71 |
| Ethics, Laws, and Standards of Care | p. 77 |
| Ethical Issues | p. 79 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 88 |
| Legal Issues | p. 92 |
| Health Care of Women across the Life Span | |
| Promoting Women's Health | p. 103 |
| Women's Development across the Life Span | p. 104 |
| Women's Nutrition across the Life Span | p. 115 |
| Violence and Abuse against Women | p. 126 |
| Health Care Issues and Reproductive Concerns | p. 137 |
| Historical Perspective of Women's Health | p. 138 |
| Demographic Data for American Women | p. 141 |
| Mortality and Morbidity | p. 143 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 151 |
| Age-Specific Issues | p. 158 |
| Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | p. 160 |
| Women's Health Conditions | p. 162 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 181 |
| Human Reproduction | |
| Reproduction, Sexuality, Infertility, and Family Planning | p. 191 |
| Normal Sexual Differentiation | p. 193 |
| Sexuality | p. 197 |
| Sexual Dysfunction | p. 202 |
| Infertility | p. 203 |
| Family Planning | p. 212 |
| Genetics and Genetic Counseling | p. 239 |
| Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance | p. 241 |
| Gene Structure and Function | p. 245 |
| Single-Gene (Mendelian) Inheritance | p. 246 |
| Polygenic and Multifactorial Inheritance | p. 250 |
| Single-Gene Disorders | p. 250 |
| Chromosome Abnormalities | p. 255 |
| Genetic Screening | p. 258 |
| Genetic Counseling | p. 259 |
| Nursing Implications | p. 262 |
| Pregnancy | |
| Normal Pregnancy | p. 269 |
| Signs of Pregnancy | p. 270 |
| Expected Date of Delivery | p. 273 |
| Physiologic Adaptation to Pregnancy | p. 273 |
| Discomforts of Pregnancy | p. 286 |
| Psychosocial Adaptations to Pregnancy | p. 293 |
| Cultural Caring | p. 298 |
| Complementary Therapies | p. 300 |
| Nursing Process | p. 300 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 302 |
| Nursing Care of the Pregnant Woman | p. 307 |
| Benefits of Early Care | p. 308 |
| Preconception Care | p. 309 |
| Prenatal Care | p. 309 |
| Education of the Childbearing Family | p. 325 |
| Managing the Discomforts of Pregnancy | p. 335 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 338 |
| Nursing Process | p. 339 |
| Management and Nursing Care of High-Risk Clients | p. 343 |
| Hemorrhagic Disorders | p. 344 |
| Placental Abnormalities | p. 347 |
| Labor Disorders | p. 350 |
| Disorders of Amniotic Fluid Volume | p. 353 |
| High Risk Fetal Conditions | p. 354 |
| Hypertension | p. 356 |
| Endocrine Disorders | p. 361 |
| Cardiovascular Disorders | p. 364 |
| Pulmonary Disorders | p. 365 |
| Hematologic Disorders | p. 367 |
| Neurologic Disorders | p. 368 |
| Nursing Implications | p. 370 |
| Pregnancy in HIV-Infected Women | p. 371 |
| Pregnancy in Adolescence | p. 376 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 377 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 387 |
| Fetal Development and Well-Being | p. 397 |
| Cell Division | p. 398 |
| Fertilization and Implantation | p. 399 |
| Placenta | p. 401 |
| Umbilical Cord | p. 405 |
| Membranes and Amniotic Fluid | p. 405 |
| Embryonic Stage | p. 405 |
| Fetal Stage | p. 410 |
| Risks Affecting Fetal Well-Being | p. 412 |
| Nursing Process | p. 421 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 423 |
| Evaluation of Fetal Well-Being | p. 426 |
| Genetic and Biochemical Evaluation | p. 429 |
| Nursing Process | p. 443 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 446 |
| Childbirth | |
| Processes of Labor and Delivery: Analgesia and Anesthesia | p. 453 |
| Physiology of Labor | p. 454 |
| Signs and Symptoms of Impending Labor | p. 462 |
| Stages of Labor | p. 462 |
| Interventions of Labor | p. 466 |
| Maternal Adaptations to Labor | p. 479 |
| Fetal Adaptations to Labor | p. 480 |
| History of Analgesia for Childbirth | p. 481 |
| Theories of Pain and Pain Management | p. 481 |
| Analgesia and Anesthesia | p. 482 |
| Pain in Labor and Delivery | p. 482 |
| Analgesia in Labor | p. 484 |
| Anesthesia for Delivery | p. 491 |
| Postdelivery Care for the Client Receiving Anesthesia | p. 499 |
| Nursing Care of the Intrapartal Family | p. 505 |
| Assessment of Physiologic Process of Labor | p. 507 |
| General Systems Assessment | p. 523 |
| Setting Priorities and Making Decisions | p. 526 |
| Maternal-Family Support and Interactions | p. 526 |
| Psychologic Considerations during the Latent Phase of Labor | p. 527 |
| Documentation and Communication | p. 528 |
| Laboratory Tests | p. 528 |
| Nursing Responsibilities during Labor | p. 528 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 570 |
| High-Risk Births and Obstetric Emergencies | p. 575 |
| Dysfunctional Labor Pattern | p. 577 |
| Fetal Malpresentation and Malposition | p. 584 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 590 |
| Maternal and Fetal Structural Abnormalities | p. 592 |
| Multuple Gestation | p. 596 |
| Fetal Distress | p. 598 |
| Uterine Rupture | p. 599 |
| Placental Abnormalities | p. 600 |
| Umbilical Cord Anomalies | p. 603 |
| Amniotic Fluid Abnormalities | p. 605 |
| Postpartum Nursing Care | |
| Nursing Care of the Low-Risk Postpartum Family | p. 617 |
| Postpartum Care | p. 618 |
| Clinical Assessment | p. 621 |
| Other Assessments | p. 638 |
| Family Considerations | p. 645 |
| Discharge Preparation | p. 652 |
| Nursing Implications | p. 653 |
| Nursing Process | p. 654 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 655 |
| Complications of Postpartum and Neonatal Loss | p. 661 |
| Postpartum Physical Complications | p. 662 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 671 |
| Postpartum Psychologic Disorders | p. 674 |
| Nursing Implications and Preparation for Discharge | p. 675 |
| Losses in the Postpartum Period | p. 677 |
| Nursing Process | p. 685 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 686 |
| Lactation and Newborn Nutrition | p. 691 |
| Infant Nutrition | p. 692 |
| Growth and Development | p. 693 |
| Breastfeeding | p. 698 |
| Commercial Infant Formula Feeding | p. 724 |
| Nursing Process | p. 729 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 731 |
| Newborn Development and Nursing Care | |
| Transition to Extrauterine Life | p. 741 |
| Physiologic Transitions of Major Systems | p. 742 |
| Neurobehavioral Transition in the First 12 Hours | p. 748 |
| Complications of Transition | p. 751 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 755 |
| Transition of the Premature Infant | p. 756 |
| Resuscitation and Stabilization in the Delivery Room | p. 758 |
| Nursing Care of the Normal Newborn | p. 763 |
| Assessment after Transition | p. 765 |
| General Assessment | p. 769 |
| Physical Examination | p. 773 |
| Photo Story: A Circumcision Story | p. 802 |
| Additional Assessments | p. 810 |
| Factors That Place the Infant at Risk | p. 813 |
| Nursing Implications | p. 815 |
| Care of Newborns at Risk Related to Birth Weight and Premature Delivery | p. 821 |
| The Small for Gestational Age Infant | p. 823 |
| The Large for Gestational Age Infant | p. 825 |
| The Premature Infant | p. 825 |
| Special Considerations in Caring for the Infant at High Risk | p. 838 |
| Neonatal Transport | p. 863 |
| Discharge Planning | p. 864 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 866 |
| Care of Newborns at Risk Related to Congenital and Acquired Conditions | p. 873 |
| Congenital Anomalies | p. 874 |
| Acquired Disorders | p. 889 |
| Neonatal Infections | p. 895 |
| Family Experiences | p. 896 |
| Nursing Process | p. 896 |
| Case Study/Care Plan | p. 898 |
| American Holistic Nurses Association's Standards of Holistic Nursing Practice | p. 903 |
| Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols | p. 909 |
| Glossary | p. 915 |
| Index | p. 937 |
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