Fast Facts for the L & D Nurse: Labor & Delivery Orientation in a Nutshell - Couverture souple

Groll, Kathryn Giles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0826109969 ISBN 13 : 9780826109965

Editeur : Springer Publishing Co Inc, 2012

Synopsis

Nurses who are new to the labour and delivery (L&D) environment will welcome this succinct, easy-to-use reference orientation guide for everyday labour and birth management practices. Novices will no longer have to question co-workers and superiors during emergent situations because this reference will provide the answers they need in a format they want! It is designed for speedy access to fundamental information about the most common practices in the L&D unit and encourages the development of independence and confidence for new RNs orienting to this practice environment.

This well-formatted reference covers the more commonly occurring L&D situations, terminology, equipment, labs, medications, complications, and algorithms to help foster critical thinking and establish a concrete obstetric knowledge base. A wealth of clearly rendered illustrations are included to aid learning. The book also provides space for nurses to enter personal notes and protocol observed in their particular hospital.

Key Features:

• Provides an easy-access reference to everyday labour and birth management practices
• Includes common obstetrical abbreviations, terminology, equipment needed, labs, and algorithms
• Highlights potential complications in red to indicate emergent topic
• Integrates multiple illustrations to enhance learning
• Answers basic questions so new nurses can pursue higher-level learning

NOTE: This title is not for sale in the UK

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kathryn 'Cassie' Giles Groll, DNP, CNM, is a doctorally prepared certified nurse midwife who is part of a full scope Ob/Gyn private practice in NJ. She earned her Masters in Nursing and Doctorate degree from UMDNJ. Dr. Groll is licensed in both NJ and NY as a Certified Nurse Midwife with Prescriptive Authority and as an Ob/Gyn Nurse Practitioner in the state of NY. She has worked as a midwife since 2006 and clinically as an RN in Obstetrics in a variety of capacities, including Clinical Instructor of Obstetrics at Columbia University, NY and High Risk Women's Health Float Pool at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, NYC. Dr. Groll is a member of American College of Nurse Midwives, the Medical History Society of NJ, and STTI Honor Society of Nursing. She has served as an advocate for sexual assault victims in Somerset, NJ.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826109969
• ISBN 13: 9780826109965
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 180
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible