Maternal-Neonatal Facts Made Incredibly Quick (Incredibly Easy! Series®)

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Superpower your maternal-neonatal skills, with the fully updated Maternal-Neonatal Facts Made Incredibly Quick!®, 3rd Edition , the indispensable pocket guide that offers at-your-fingertips answers on maternal-neonatal nursing essentials.
Flip quickly to the section on which you need guidance with the help of brightly colored tabs. Then scan the quick-read bulleted text for vital direction on the four stages of labor, interpreting stress test results, Lamaze techniques, interpreting lab values, and more. This handy quick-reference guide offers both classroom and on-the-unit support for nursing students, nurses, and all maternal-neonatal healthcare professionals.
Use this reference for maternal-neonatal assessments, tests, monitoring, and care, with these featues:
NEW and updated bulleted content with quick-read tables, charts, and drawingsWipeable laminated pages that make notetaking and erasing quick and easyPocket-sized, spiral-bound format that offers instant access to expert nursing guidanceDozens of colorful diagrams, charts, and images that offer practical direction for areas including:Classifying fetal presentationDistinguishing between true and false laborNoting systemic changes in the active phase of laborAssessing glucose challenge valuesAssessing the three categories of pregnancy signsDistinguishing the signs and symptoms of separation between the placenta and uterine wallPatient teachingEasy-to-follow definitions and guidance on areas including: Internal and external fetal monitoring—reading a fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring strip and identifying FHR patternsPotential complications of medication administrationComfort measures in laborPrimary indications for cesarean birth—maternal, placental, and fetalUnderstanding lacerations and umbilical cord prolapsePrenatal care – taking an obstretric and medical history, adaptations to pregnancy, fundal height, Leopold’s maneuvers, fetal development, cultural practices, and moreIntrapartum – spontaneous abortion, ectopic pregnancy, female pelvis, labor, cervical effacement and dilation, drug administration, cesarean birth, and morePostpartum – postpartum phases, fundal palpation, uterine involution, postpartal hemorrhage, pulmonary embolism, maternal self-care, lactation, and moreNeonatal – neonatal flow algorithm, physiology and assessment, Apgar score, sutures and fontanels, infections, HIV, oxygen therapy, circumcision, neonatal labs, and moreAbout the Clinical Editor
Stephanie C. Evans, PhD, APRN, CPNP, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
From the Publisher

The Made Incredibly Easy! Series helps you provide optimal patient care by increasing your know-how (and confidence!) in key nursing skills. These friendly, fully-illustrated guides offer clear and concise direction on the nursing concepts you need in virtually every nursing setting. Whether you are looking to refresh your knowledge or just beginning your journey, the over 30 titles in the Made Incredibly Easy! series will be with you every step of the way.

Many of the books offer practice exams that help you prepare for certification or for the NCLEX, as well as these helpful tools:

Advice from the experts

Tips and tricks and key troubleshooting techniques

Take charge!

Potentially lethal situations and steps to take when they occur

Handle with care

Identifies concerns and actions related to specific patients

Weighing the evidence

Highlights research that guides practice

Memory joggers

Memory aids to help you grasp and remember difficult concepts

Certification tips

Draws out the most important concepts from each chapter in relation to a specific certification exam

Quick quiz

End-of-chapter multiple choice questions, with answers and rationales

Practice makes perfect

Extensive end-of-book practice exam to test knowledge in preparation for NCLEX and certification

Publisher ‏ : ‎ LWW
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 30, 2018
Edition ‏ : ‎ Third
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496396782
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496396785
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 3.5 inches