Essentials of Fetal Monitoring, Fourth Edition

Michelle Murray

• 15 april 2011
• 9780826106384

Samenvatting:

"br/br/This comprehensive guide to fetal monitoring, now in its fourth edition, provides an exhaustive compilation of up-to-date knowledge on the signs of fetal well-being and compromise obtained from FHR monitoring. Newly revised and updated, it features two new chapters on monitoring maternal heart rate patterns and legal issues involved in care, new fetal monitor strips, and updated visual materials, references and resources. This book is an invaluable companion for labor and delivery nurses, nurse midwives, and maternal-child and family nurses. boldKey Features/bold br/br/ bulletlist bulletCovers systematic assessment of the pregnant patient bulletAddresses external and internal fetal and maternal monitoring bulletIncludes a step-by-step guide to fetal monitoring equipment and procedures bulletContains detailed reproductions of actual fetal monitor tracings bulletClarifies differences between maternal and fetal heart rate patterns bulletIncludes NICHD definitions as alternative terminology for documentation bulletIdentifies ineffective actions that can delay timely interventions bulletSets forth legal issues bulletProvides skill-testing exercises /bulletlist br/br/This hands-on workbook, designed for long-term and frequent use, is of value for any nurse currently working in a labor and delivery setting as well as those entering the field. "