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Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring and Assessment (5th Edition)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 610
EAN: 9780323026062
Edition: 5
ISBN: 0323026060
Label: Mosby
Manufacturer: Mosby
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: February 01, 2004
Publisher: Mosby
Studio: Mosby
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Editorial Review:
Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring and Assessment provides portable and practical information for evaluating intrapartum and antepartum fetal status. Designed specifically for use in the clinical environment, this pocket guide provides a single source of information for the care and management of the patient in the labor and delivery suite, the fetal intensive care unit, the LDRP (labor-delivery-recovery-postpartum), and the antepartum inpatient unit or ambulatory care setting. This guide also provides up-to-date content on all aspects of electronic fetal monitoring, from operating equipment to interpreting data.- Provides portable and practical information for evaluating intrapartum and antepartum fetal status.
- The guide is pocket-sized, two-color, and features an outline, tabular format for easy retrieval of information.
- Care is presented in a step-by-step sequence with rationales for nursing interventions.
- Presents a consistent, outline format that includes the description, characteristics, etiology, clinical significance, and intervention for each situation or condition.
- Includes the latest information on the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) standard definitions for fetal heart rate patterns.
- Presents comprehensive information on fetal oxygen saturation monitoring that has the potential of decreasing cesarean deliveries.
- Incorporates guidelines for culturally sensitive care of the patient.
- A new chapter on the influence of preterm and postterm gestation on the interpretation of fetal heart rate tracings
- A new chapter on fetal assessment in nonobstetrical settings associated with trauma, transport, and surgical procedures
- The latest comprehensive information on fetal pulse oximetry as an FDA-approved adjunct method of fetal assessment
- Practical information on human error, risk reduction, and risk management in the perinatal setting
- Information on the relationship between acute intrapartum events and neonatal outcome
- The most recent National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) standard definitions for fetal heart rate patterns
- Information on fetal strip scaling and tracings used outside North America
- An expanded number of fetal monitor strips for study and analysis
- Additional illustrations related to the latest electronic fetal monitoring equipment
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Fetal Monitoring -Everything an RN Needs to Know
This text is a comprehensive presentation of the knowledge and skills needed by an RN to effectively managed a patient before, during, and after delivery. Tucker has provided all aspects of the procedure in an easy to read, straight forward format. The book includes chapters on maternal and fetal physiology and FHT instrumentation and technology. Of particular note, are chapters on uterine activity monitoring, baseline fetal heart rate changes, and interpretation of reassuring and non reassuring ... Read More
Rating: - Intelligently written, Comprehensive management strategies!
A book to be welcomed by all involved in the profession of bringing new life into the world. Intelligently written for the Nurse,Midwife,OB Interns and Residents. Follows the accepted protocols. A MUST HAVE FOR TRAINEES!
Rating: - Intelligently written, Comprehensive management stategies!
A book to be welcomed by all in the profession of bringing new life into the world. Intelligently written for the Nurse, Midwife, Intern, Resident, Attending. Follows the accepted protocols. A MUST HAVE FOR TRAINEES!
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