
Awarded second place in the 2016 AJN ' Book of the Year Award' in the Maternal-Child Health category Confidently deliver safe accurate intrapartum care with the expert guidance of Intrapartum Management Modules 5e This essential fully updated edition offers easy-to-follow directions on the full range of intrapartum skills from admission assessment of the laboring woman & fetus to delivery & postpartum care Written by top-level intrapartum nurses & educators this is not only an essential study aid for inpatient obstetric nursing certification; it also offers indispensable orientation support to new practitioners Absorb the A to Z of intrapartum nursing science & skills NEW & updated content offers the latest evidence-based therapeutic methods drugs & technology NEW chapter on electronic fetal heart rate monitoring Practice strips for monitoring fetal heart rate & contractions End-of-module practicereview questionsandend-of-book posttests to aid retention & bulletproof exam preparation Centers for Disease Control guidelines for safe labor & delivery National Institute of Child Health & Human Development guidelines for accurate electronic fetal monitoring Self-paced independent learning manual-step-by-step directions for vital skills including Physical exam of the laboring woman Evaluating contractions Meeting the individual & cultural needs of the laboring woman & family Identifying the high-risk mother & fetus Assessing fetal health Managing gestational diabetes Determining whether a patient is at risk for domestic violence Evaluating fetal lie & presentation Breathing & effleurage techniques Managing an unexpected delivery