Nurse-Midwifery Handbook: A Practical Guide to Prenatal and Postpartum CareLippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002 - 443 pages This practical handbook of prenatal and postpartum care is written for nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, graduate students, and practicing OB/GYN nurses. It includes coverage of history taking, physical exam, laboratory tests, health education, initial and return prenatal visits, postpartum period, and family planning. Focus is placed on physical and psychosocial well-being and health promotion. Special features include: Healthy Pregnancy Questions for differentiating between common discomforts and potential complications; Key Moments tables that summarize essential information for key gestational ages; and History Taking forms. Numerous appendices permit easy and quick reference. A must have reference for nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives. |
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... Examinations 93 Immunizations Nutrition 93 94 Exercise 95 Chapter 4 The Physical Examination Height 100 100 Weight 101 Blood Pressure 101 The Skin 102 The Thyroid Gland 103 The Lungs 103 The Heart 103 The Breasts 104 Mammary Agenesis ...
... Examinations 93 Immunizations Nutrition 93 94 Exercise 95 Chapter 4 The Physical Examination Height 100 100 Weight 101 Blood Pressure 101 The Skin 102 The Thyroid Gland 103 The Lungs 103 The Heart 103 The Breasts 104 Mammary Agenesis ...
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... Examinations 162 Ultrasound Examination for Dating 163 Anomalies 164 Cervical Length 166 Vasa Previa 166 Uterine Leiomyomas 167 Antepartal Fetal Surveillance 167 168 Ultrasound for Psychological Reasons The Nonstress Test 167 The ...
... Examinations 162 Ultrasound Examination for Dating 163 Anomalies 164 Cervical Length 166 Vasa Previa 166 Uterine Leiomyomas 167 Antepartal Fetal Surveillance 167 168 Ultrasound for Psychological Reasons The Nonstress Test 167 The ...
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... Examination 339 The 4- to 6 - Week Postpartum Checkup 339 History 340 The Physical Examination 343 Height 343 Weight 343 Blood Pressure 343 Examination of the Breasts The Pelvic Examination Laboratory Tests 345 Chapter 15 Health Issues ...
... Examination 339 The 4- to 6 - Week Postpartum Checkup 339 History 340 The Physical Examination 343 Height 343 Weight 343 Blood Pressure 343 Examination of the Breasts The Pelvic Examination Laboratory Tests 345 Chapter 15 Health Issues ...
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Contents
Preconception | 1 |
Chapter | 2 |
Personal Medical History | 7 |
Risks To Health | 13 |
Environmental Exposures | 20 |
The Babys Father | 30 |
Health Education | 34 |
The Initial | 45 |
Family Planning | 258 |
Honoring the Expectant Mother | 266 |
The Postpartum | 273 |
Chapter 11 | 279 |
Separated Symphysis | 283 |
Drugs and Breast Milk | 290 |
Informed Consent | 296 |
Emergency Contraception | 331 |
Maternal Age | 52 |
Medical History | 62 |
Screening For Abuse | 76 |
Weapons | 93 |
The Abdomen | 109 |
Chapter 5 | 123 |
Special Laboratory Tests | 154 |
Chapter 6 | 174 |
Appendix 61 | 181 |
Routine Assessments | 185 |
The Healthy Pregnancy Questions | 199 |
Chapter 8 | 231 |
SizeDate Discrepancies | 237 |
Chapter 9 | 256 |
Chapter 14 | 337 |
The Physical Examination | 343 |
Weight Management | 349 |
Immunizations | 355 |
Heart Disease | 361 |
References | 367 |
A Environmental Exposure History Form | 383 |
Guides to Daily Food Choices | 390 |
Areas of the World Where Female Circumcision Is Found | 397 |
Medicolegal and Administrative Guidelines for Using Email in a Clinical | 404 |
O Models for Drawing on the Maternal Abdomen | 413 |
T Suggestions for Discussing Condom Use With a Man | 421 |
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