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Nursing



Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care
Mary Ann Towle

ISBN-10: 0131137301
ISBN-13: 9780131137301

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Cloth; 608 pp
Published: 12/29/2007

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This text provides need-to-know information and skills for LPN/LVN related to maternal-newborn nursing both as a textbook and as a later reference in an easy-to-read and understand format.

 

Additional resources include:

  • Student CD-ROM with an audio glossary, animations and videos, and NCLEX-PN® style review questions.
  • Companion Website at www.prenhall.com/towle with chapter-specific online resources, case studies, and additional NCLEX- PN® -style questions.
  • Student workbook with chapter review activities and critical thinking case studies.

  • Client Teaching, Nutrition Therapy, and Complementary Therapies help students prepare for the role as educators in health care settings
  • Cultural Pulse Points provide insight into populations and situations nurses may meet
  • Life Span Considerations provide perspective on adapting nursing interventions to different developmental levels
  • Nursing Care Checklists provide handy summaries of important nursing interventions
  • Assessment boxes summarizes data collected during assessment, common risk factors, and manifestations students might observe
  • Pharmacology tables reinforce selected common medications nurses will encounter in practice
  • **COMPETITIVELY UNIQUE** Health Promotion Issues examine topical issues and shows students how to move from problems to solutions as they care for clients
  • Clinical Alerts call attention to clinical roles and responsibilities for heightened awareness, monitoring, and/or reporting
  • Nursing Care is presented in the five-step nursing process format, but emphasizing the scope of practice for the LPN/LVN
  • Priorities in Nursing Care focuses thinking on key assessments and interventions
  • Nursing Process Care Plans illustrate nursing care in a “real-life” scenario
  • Nursing Care Plan Charts help students reinforce the progression from client goals to nursing interventions to client outcomes
  • Procedures give students step-by-step instructions and rationales for nursing actions 

UNIQUE End of Chapter Reviews feature:

  • Key Terms and Key Points are reviewed at the end of each chapter.
  • Critical Thinking Care Maps prepare students for success on NCLEX-PN®, in clinical, and on-the-job with a focused review of a client problem, including:
    • NCLEX-PN® Focus Area
    • Case Study
    • Nursing Diagnosis
    • Data Collection
    • Reporting
    • Prioritized Nursing Care
    • Documentation

  • NCLEX-PN® Exam Preparation includes:

    • A Test-taking Tip with a focused study hint

    • NCLEX-PN® -style questions to review and practice taking tests with traditional and alternative question formats. Answers are found in Appendix I.

UNIQUE End of Unit Wrap-Ups feature:

  • Critical Thinking questions highlight specific challenges students will face as they become new nurses and assist them to provide the best possible care.
  • Collaborative Care challenges students to think about different health care settings and to envision the many health care workers who may participate in a client’s care.
  • Delegating helps students determine which nursing interventions may be delegated to assistive personnel.
  • Management of Care highlights specific nursing interventions appropriate to the care of the client.
  • Communication and Client Teaching focus on communication methods and educational strategies necessary to teach the client and the family.
  • Time Management and Priorities in Nursing Care help students to organize care and to focus on the most important aspects of care first.
  • Documenting and Reporting helps students practice what and how to document and when to report their findings.
  • Cultural Care Strategies build confidence by providing information and scenarios to familiarize students with a variety of cultural patterns and differences.

Unit I Introduction to Maternal-Newborn Nursing

  1. The LPN/LVN in Maternal-Newborn Nursing
  2. Critical Thinking in Maternal-Newborn Nursing
  3. Legal and Ethical Issues in Maternal-Newborn Nursing
  4. Introduction to Nursing Care of the Family

Unit II Reproductive and Health Issues

  1. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
  2. Women’s Health
  3. Reproductive Issues

Unit III Nursing Care During the Prenatal Period

  1. Fetal Development
  2. Fetal Assessment
  3. Care During Normal Pregnancy
  4. Prenatal, Postpartum, and Neonatal Nutrition
  5. Care of the Pregnant Adolescent
  6. Care During High-Risk Pregnancy

Unit IV Nursing Care During Labor and Birth

  1. Care During Normal Labor and Birth
  2. Care During High-Risk Labor and Birth

Unit V  Nursing Care During the Postpartum Period

  1. Care During the Postpartum Period

Unit VI Nursing Care of the Newborn

  1. Care of the Normal Newborn
  2. Care of the High-Risk Newborn

Appendices

I. Answers to Chapter and Unit Questions

II. Newborn Rating Scales, Growth Charts, and Immunization Schedules

III. Laboratory Values and Common Conversions

IV. Standard Precautions for Infection Control

V. NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses

VI. English-to-Spanish Translations for Healthcare Professionals

VII. Sign Language for Healthcare Professionals 

 

References and Resources

 

Glossary

 

Index

Mary Ann Towle, RN, MEd, MSN

Mary Ann Towle “always wanted to be a nurse” but teaching science in high school also seemed appealing. After graduating from Idaho State University with a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, she moved to Boise, Idaho where she accepted a position at St. Luke’s Medical Center. Mary Ann felt confident with her entry-level knowledge but was unsure of herself when it came to performing nursing procedures. Several LPNs helped her gain the necessary skills and confidence. Within a few months, she was working in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit as the evening charge nurse.

           

While Mary Ann enjoyed the direct client care of the CCU, she felt something was missing in her career. She taught a few in-service programs and workshops to nurses as well as to Respiratory Therapy students from Boise State University. After three years, an opportunity became available to teach in the LPN program at Boise State University. Mary Ann jumped at the change to combine her love for nursing and her desire to teach.

           

All faculty in the Vocational-Technical Education programs were required to take education classes in order to improve their teaching performance. With a husband and two young children to care for and while teaching full time, Mary Ann attended classes two or three nights a week. After five years, she completed a Master of Education degree with a specialty in Vocational Education. A proponent of life-long learning, Mary Ann returned to school once her family was grown and completed a Master of Science degree in Nursing. Having taught the entire curriculum, Mary Ann sees herself as a generalist with experience in maternity, pediatrics, medical-surgical nursing and geriatrics.

           

It has been 31 years since Mary Ann began her career as a nursing instructor at Boise State University. She has been recognized by the American Vocational Association as Vocational Teacher of the Year at the state and regional levels and as first runner-up at the national level. Mary Ann is the co-author of several other articles and nursing textbooks.

Mary Ann is a strong advocate for the LPN/LVN. She works to advance their education and scope of practice within the health care community. She feels that by reducing the stress involved in learning, providing positive feedback, and role modeling, she can help all students develop into quality nurses who can think critically and function in any situation.

The nature of nursing is …

 

                        Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care

 

                        Mary Ann Towle, RN, MEd, MSN

 

The nature of nursing embodies the ever-changing rewards and challenges for today’s practical and vocational nursing students. Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care provides a foundation for safe, effective nursing care of the growing child within the community.

 

Features that promote success include:

·    Critical thinking care maps and case studies to engage problem-solving for likely situations.

·    Health Promotion Issues that explore current issues in healthcare and provide management solutions.

·    Extensive review for NCLEX-PN® exam preparation.

·    Nursing care features such as priorities in nursing care, nursing care checklists, clinical alerts, and nursing process care plans.

·    Step-by-step procedures with rationales of nursing actions.

 

Additional resources include:

·    Student CD-ROM with an audio glossary, animations and videos, and NCLEX-PN® style review questions.

·    Companion Website at www.prenhall.com/towle with chapter-specific online resources, case studies, and additional NCLEX- PN® -style questions.

·    Student workbook with chapter review activities and critical thinking case studies.

 

 

The nature of nursing — grow with it!

 

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