F.A. Davis Company

This concise guide delivers all the practical information you need to care for women and newborns. It clearly explains what to say and what to do for a broad range of maternal-newborn challenges, including contraception, STDs, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum care, domestic violence, and more.

The straight-forward writing makes complex subjects easy to understand. A spiral binding with thumb tabs and a full-color design with illustrations will make it your reference of choice.

• Discusses HOW things happen with concise descriptions of normal physiologic changes in pregnancy, disease processes, and procedures.
• Explains WHY things happen with special sections highlighting the physiology of pregnancy, the pathophysiology of diseases, and the evidence base for procedures and interventions.
• Provides prioritized, step-by-step lists of nursing interventions.
• Promotes patient education by explaining complex health-care information in language patients will understand.
• Presents verbatim nurse-patient interactions to use as models for your own approach to asking questions and talking with patients.
• Highlights potentially life-threatening issues and the appropriate interventions with “Alerts” throughout the text.
• Provides a wealth of valuable tools and resources, including…
  • “Why is this Important,” rationales for important topics.
  • “Tips," non-clinical, but important information and suggestions.
  •  “Patient Education,” tips for helping patients to understand their health status.
  • “Offering Support,” compassionate care advice.
  • “Best Practice,” advice from expert practitioners.
  • Common mnemonics, tricks to help you remember what to do and when.
  • Die-cut cervical dilation guide for quick reference.

1. Health Promotion for Women According to the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF)
2. Contraceptive Counseling Table
3. Sexually Transmitted Infections
4. Domestic Violence
5. Multicultural Nursing
6. Pregnancy
7. Medications and Herbs
8. Labor and Delivery
9. Postpartum
10. Newborn
11. Physiology
12. Sample Progress Notes
13. The Compromised Mother and Fetus