Synopses & Reviews
Acknowledging the tremendous changes in the health care system, this book offers a current and fresh perspective on nursing in the 21st century. A departure from the "medical model", its emphasis on client education, shifting delivery of care, and a collaborative approach fosters a practical view of the challenges the student will encounter in the workplace. Core content areas are covered in detail, including pathophysiology, normal and high-risk pregnancy, and women's health across the life-span. The text's integrated, holistic approach incorporates this information within a framework of biological, psychosocial, cultural, and environmental theory in a clear and consistent manner.
Synopsis
A departure from the "medical model", this book emphasizes client education, shifting delivery of care, and a collaborative approach. The text's integrated, holistic perspective incorporates detailed core content in pathophysiology, normal and high-risk pregnancy, and women's health across the life-span within a framework of biological, psychosocial, cultural, and environmental theory.
Description
System requirements: 486 Mhz CPU (Pentium recommended); 16 MB or more of RAM, 10 MB or more free hard drive space; Microsoft Windows 95 or better; CD-ROM drive, 256 color display or better. Includes bibliographical references and index.
About the Author
Lynna Littleton-Gibbs is the Director of Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program. She is also a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and a retired Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas. Joan Engebretson is a Professor of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas. She is also the Head of the Division of Women and Childbearing Families and Nursing for Target Populations.
Table of Contents
UNIT I: Foundations of Nursing Care. Chapter 1. Nursing in the Contemporary Health Care System. Chapter 2. Issues in Maternal, Neonatal, and Women's Health. Chapter 3. Theoretical Perspectives on the Family. Chapter 4. Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Women's Health. Chapter 5. Ethics, Laws, and Standards of Care. Chapter 6. Home Visiting Programs and Perinatal Nursing. UNIT II: Health Care of Women. Chapter 7. Development of Women Across the Life Span. Chapter 8. Nutrition and Lifestyles for Women Across the Life Span. Chapter 9. Health Care Issues for Women Across the Life Span. Chapter 10. Women's Health Conditions. Chapter 11. Violence and Abuse. UNIT III: Human Sexuality Across the Life Span. Chapter 12 Sexual and Reproductive Function. Chapter 13 Genetics and Genetic Counseling. Chapter 14. Family Planning. Unit IV: Pregnancy. Chapter 15. Normal Pregnancy. Chapter 16. Management and Nursing Care of the Pregnant Woman. Chapter 17. Childbirth Preparation and Perinatal Education. Chapter 18. Management and Nursing Care of the High-Risk Client. Chapter 19. Pregnancy in Special Populations. UNIT V: Assessment of Fetal Well-Being. Chapter 20. Fetal Development. Chapter 21. Environmental Risks Affecting Fetal Well-Being. Chapter 22. Evaluation of Fetal Well-Being. UNIT VI: Childbirth. Chapter 23. Processes of Labor and Delivery. Chapter 24. Analgesia and Anesthesia in Labor and Delivery. Chapter 25. Intrapartum Nursing Care. Chapter 26. High-Risk Births and Obstetric Emergencies. Chapter 27. Birth and the Family. UNIT VII: Postpartum Health and Nursing Care Chapter 28. Normal Postpartum Nursing Care. Chapter 29. Postpartum Family Adjustment Chapter 30. Lactation and Nursing Support. UNIT VIII: Newborn Development and Nursing Care. Chapter 31. Physiological and Behavioral Transition to Extrauterine Life. Chapter 32. Assessment and Care of the Normal Newborn. Chapter 33. Newborn Nutrition. Chapter 34. Newborns at Risk Related to Birth Weight and to Premature Delivery Chapter 35. Newborns at Risk Related to Congenital and Acquired Conditions. Chapter 36. Developmental Care of the Infant at Risk UNIT IX: Special Considerations. Chapter 37. Grief and the Family in the Perinatal Experience Chapter 38. Community and Home Care Nursing for the High-Risk Infant