vMATERNAL-
vNEWBORNNURSING v&
WOMEN’S vHEALTH vACROSS
vTHE vLIFESPAN, v12TH
vEDITION, vMICHELE
vDAVIDSON, vMARCIA
vLONDON, vPATRICIA
LADEWIG
,Table vof vContents
PART vI: vINTRODUCTION vTO vMATERNAL-NEWBORN vNURSING
1. Contemporary vMaternal-Newborn vNursing
2. Families, vCultures, vand vComplementary vTherapies
PART vII: vWOMEN’S vHEALTH vACROSS vTHE vLIFESPAN
3. Health vPromotion
4. Family vPlanning
5. Commonly vOccurring vInfections
6. Women’s vHealth vProblems
7. Social vIssues
8. Violence vAgainst vWomen
PART vIII: vHUMAN vREPRODUCTION
9. Reproductive vPhysiology, vConception, vand vFetal vDevelopment
10. Reproductive
vGenetics vPART vIV:
vPREGNANCY
11. Physical vand vPsychologic vChanges vof vPregnancy
12. Antepartum vNursing vAssessment
13. The vExpectant vFamily: vNeeds vand vCare
14. Maternal vNutrition
15. Pregnancy vin vSelected vPopulations
16. Assessment vof vFetal vWell-Being
17. Pregnancy vat vRisk: vPregestational vProblems
18. Pregnancy vat vRisk: vGestational
vOnset vPART vV: vLABOR vAND
vBIRTH
19. Processes vand vStages vof vLabor vand vBirth
20. Intrapartum vNursing vAssessment
21. The vFamily vin vChildbirth: vNeeds vand vCare
22. Pharmacologic vPain vManagement
23. Childbirth vat vRisk: vPrelabor vOnset vComplications
24. Childbirth vat vRisk: vLabor-Related vComplications
25. Birth-Related
vProcedures vPART vVI:
vTHE vNEWBORN
26. Physiologic vResponses vof vthe vNewborn vto vBirth
27. Nursing vAssessment vof vthe vNewborn
28. The vNormal vNewborn: vNeeds vand vCare
29. Newborn vNutrition
30. The vNewborn vat vRisk: vConditions vPresent vat vBirth
31. The vNewborn vat vRisk: vBirth-Related
vStressors vPART vVII: vPOSTPARTUM
32. Postpartum vAdaptation vand vNursing vAssessment
33. The vPostpartum vFamily: vNeeds vand vCare
34. Home vCare vof vthe vPostpartum vFamily
35. The vPostpartum vFamily vat vRisk
36. Grief vand vLoss vin vthe vChildbearing vFamily
,Old’s vMaternal-Newborn vNursing vand vWomen’s vHealth,
v11e(Davidson/London/Ladewig)
Chapter v1 vContemporary vMaternal-Newborn vNursing
1) The vnurse vis vspeaking vto vstudents vabout vchanges vin vmaternal-newborn vcare.
vOne vchange vis vthat vself-care vhas vgained vwide vacceptance vwith vclients vand
vthe vhealthcarecommunity vdue vto vresearch vfindings vthat vsuggest vthat vit vhas
vwhich veffect?
A) Shortens vnewborn vlength vof vstay
B) Decreases vuse vof vhome vhealth vagencies
C) Decreases vhealthcare vcosts
D) Decreases vthe vnumber vof vemergency vdepartment
vvisits vAnswer: vC
Explanation:
A) Length vof vstay vis voften vdetermined vby vthird-party vpayer v(insurance
vcompany) vpolicies vas vwell vas vthe vphysiologic vstability vof vthe vmother
vand vnewborn. vHome vhealthcare vagencies voften vare vinvolved vin vclient
vcare vto vdecrease vhospital vstaytime.
B) Home vhealthcare vagencies voften vare vinvolved vin vclient vcare vto vdecrease
vhospitalstay vtime.
C) Research vindicates vthat vself-care vsignificantly vdecreases vhealthcare vcosts.
D) Acute vemergencies vare vaddressed vby vemergency vdepartments, vand vare
vnotdelayed vby vthose vpracticing vself-care.
Page vRef: v3
Cognitive vLevel: vUnderstanding
Client vNeed/Sub: vHealth vPromotion vand vMaintenance: vSelf-Care
Standards: vQSEN vCompetencies: vⅠ.A.2. vDescribe vstrategies vto vempower vpatients
vorfamilies vin vall vaspects vof vthe vhealthcare vprocess. v| vAACN vEssentials
vCompetencies: vⅨ
.7. vProvide vappropriate vpatient vteaching vthat vreflects vdevelopmental vstage, vage,
vculture, vspirituality, vpatient vpreferences, vand vhealth vliteracy vconsiderations vto vfoster
vpatient vengagement vin vtheir vcare. v| vNLN vCompetencies: vContext vand
vEnvironment: vHealth vcareeconomic vpolicy; vreimbursement vstructures; vaccreditation
vstandards; vstaffing vmodels vand vproductivity; vsupply vchain vmodels v|
vNursing/Integrated vConcepts: vNursing vProcess:Planning.
Learning vOutcome: v1 vDiscuss vthe vimpact vof vthe vself-care vmovement von
vcontemporary vchildbirth.
MNL vLO: vRecognize vcontemporary vissues vrelated vto vcare vof vthe vchildbearing vfamily.
, 2) Care vdelivered vby vnurse-midwives vcan vbe vsafe vand veffective vand vcan
vrepresent va vpositive vresponse vto vthe vhealthcare vprovider vshortage. vNurse-
midwives vtend vto vuseless vtechnology, vwhich voften vresults vin vwhich vof vthe
vfollowing?
A) There vis vless vtrauma vto vthe vmother.
B) More vchildbirth veducation vclasses vare vavailable.
C) They vare vinstrumental vin vproviding vchange vin vthe vbirth venvironment vat vwork.
D) They vadvocate vfor vmore vhome vhealthcare vagencies.
Answer: vA
Explanation:
A) Nurse-midwife vmodels vof vcare vcan vbe vone vway vto vensure vthat
vmothers vreceive vexcellent vprenatal vand vintrapartum vcare.
B) It vis vappropriate vfor vnurse-midwives, vin vconjunction vwith vdoctors vand
vhospitals, vto vprovide vchildbirth vclasses vfor vexpectant vfamilies.
C) By vworking vwith vother vstaff vmembers vand vdoctors, vthe vnurse-
midwife vis vable vto vimplement vchanges vas vneeded vwithin vthe
vbirthing vunit.
D) Clients vare vincreasingly vgoing vhome vsooner, vso vthere vneeds vto vbe vmore
vfollow-upin vthe vhome.
Page vRef: v3
Cognitive vLevel: vUnderstanding
Client vNeed/Sub: vHealth vPromotion vand vMaintenance: vHealth
vPromotion/DiseasePrevention vStandards: vQSEN vCompetencies: vⅢ.A.6. vDescribe vhow
vthe vstrength vand vrelevance vof vavailable vevidence vinfluences vthe vchoice vof
vinterventions vin vprovision vof vpatient-centeredcare. v| vAACN vEssentials vCompetencies:
vⅨ. v5. vDeliver vcompassionate, vpatient-centered,evidence-based vcare vthat vrespects
vpatient vand vfamily vpreferences. v| vNLN vCompetencies: vContext vand vEnvironment:
vRead vand vinterpret vdata; vapply vhealth vpromotion/disease vprevention vstrategies; vapply
vhealth vpolicy; vconduct vpopulation-based vtranscultural vhealth vassessments vand
vinterventions. v| vNursing/Integrated vConcepts: vNursing vProcess: vPlanning.
Learning vOutcome: v2 vCompare vthe vnursing vroles vavailable vto vthe vmaternal-newbornnurse.
MNL vLO: vRecognize vcontemporary vissues vrelated vto vcare vof vthe vchildbearing vfamily.