Step into maternal-neonatal nursing with confidence and know-how, with
the fully updated Maternal-Neonatal NursingMade Incredibly Easy!(R),
4th Edition.
This friendly guide's colorful images and helpful learning aids offer
the latest in nursing interventions for prenatal care basics, including
high-risk pregnancy, family planning, contraception and infertility,
labor and birth, and postpartum care, presented in the enjoyable
Incredibly Easy style. Offering practice questions written in NCLEX(R)
exam format, this is the ideal support for nursing students and new
nurses preparing for certification and the everyday challenges of the
maternal-neonatal unit.
Set a career-long high standard in maternal-neonatal nursing with:
- NEW and fully updated content in a bulleted, easy-to-read format
- NEW genetics content in conception and fetal development chapter
- End-of-book "Practice Makes Perfect" practice exam that tests your
knowledge and hones your test-taking skills
- Full-color illustrations throughout that demonstrate vital concepts
and interventions in areas such as:
- Conception and fetal development
- Complications of the postpartum period
- High-risk neonatal conditions - causes, what to look for and what to
do, including: antenatal and postnatal factors, impaired parenting,
birthweight classifications and problems, cardiac screening,
bacterial sepsis, viral infections, inborn metabolism errors,
seizures, prematurity, respiratory problems and more
- Family planning, contraception and infertility
- Physiologic and psychosocial pregnancy changes - nausea and
vomiting, amenorrhea, urinary frequency, fatigue, uterine
enlargement, pregnancy tests, the effects of pregnancy on the major
body systems, mother-image and father-image development, effects of
cultural background and family influences, and more
- Prenatal care
- High-risk pregnancy
- Labor and birth
- Nursing interventions for labor and birth complications - emotional
support, electronic monitoring, amniotic fluid embolism, cesarean
delivery, fetus in distress, pre- and post-operative care, breech
presentation, face presentation, transverse lie, fetal size,
ineffective uterine force, hypertonic and hypotonic uterine
contractions, intrauterine fetal death, multiple gestation,
placental abnormalities, preterm labor and delivery, uterine rupture
and more
- Postpartum care
- Special chapter features offer helpful learning aids such as:
- Just the facts - a quick summary of content at the start of
each chapter
- "Nurse Joy and Jake" - expert insights that explain key
concepts, provide important care reminders and offer reassurance
o Memory joggers - memory tricks and other aids that help you
understand and remember difficult concepts
o Advice from experts - tips from experienced
maternal-neonatal nurses
o Bridging the gap - unique beliefs and aspects of care for
different cultural groups
o Education edge - patient teaching tips and checklists
o Quick quiz - multiple-choice end-of-chapter questions written in
NCLEX format, followed by answers and rationales
About the Clinical Editor
Stephanie C. Evans, PhD, APRN, CPNP, is Assistant Professor of Nursing
at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas.
