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

Groll, Cassie Giles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0826128637 ISBN 13 : 9780826128638

Editeur : Springer Publishing Co Inc, 2015

Synopsis

Nurses who are new to the labor and delivery (L&D) environment will welcome this newly updated, succinct, easy-to-use orientation guide for everyday labor and birth management practices. It is designed for speedy access to fundamental information about the most common L&D procedures and encourages the development of independence and confidence for new RNs orienting to this practice environment. The second edition has been revised to include new and updated practice guidelines for cesarean delivery, episiotomy, labor pain management, postpartum hemorrhage, preterm labor and birth, shoulder dystocia, umbilical cord blood storage, vaginal delivery, and breastfeeding. A completely new entry addresses meconium aspiration syndrome and two new appendices feature quick-reference charts and tables and an alphabetical synopsis of pertinent drug-related information.

New illustrations depict and facilitate understanding of effacement and dilation of cervix, breech presentation and delivery, umbilical cord prolapse, placental abruption, and other topics. Designed to fit in a pocket, the resource provides clear, step-by-step descriptions of commonly occurring practices and procedures in bulleted format. It covers L&D terminology, equipment, labs, medications, complications, and algorithms to help foster critical thinking and establish a concrete knowledge base. The book highlights potential OB complications and is full of examples and pearls of wisdom concerning the handling of emergencies and unexpected outcomes.

New to the Second Edition:

• A completely new entry on meconium, with information on meconium aspiration syndrome
• New quick-reference charts and tables (Apgar score, Bishop score, drug tables, and more)
• New illustrations for labor and delivery protocol

Key Features:

• Provides speedy access to fundamental L&D information
• Presents succinct, step-by-step descriptions of commonly occurring procedures

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 New Jersey. She earned her master's degree in nursing and doctoral degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She is licensed in both New Jersey and New York as a certified nurse midwife with prescriptive authority and as an OB/GYN nurse practitioner in the state of New York. She has worked as a midwife since 2006 and clinically as an RN in obstetrics in a variety of capacities, including as a clinical instructor of obstetrics at Columbia University, New York, and in the high-risk women's health float pool at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York. She is a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, the Medical History Society of New Jersey, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She has served as an advocate for sexual assault victims in Somerset, New Jersey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826128637
• ISBN 13: 9780826128638
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible