Develop top-level guidelines for high-risk and critically ill pregnant women with AWHONN High-Risk & Critical Care Obstetrics, 4th Edition , an official publication of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).
This comprehensive analysis of critical care obstetrics concepts offers summary of research findings and top-notch clinical expertise. Made for perinatal clinicians who provide care to pregnant women with high-risk or critical care conditions, this is the expert guidance you need to navigate complex patient conditions and promote safe, effective perinatal care.
Grow your knowledge base with current clinical guidance on high-risk and critical care obstetrics …
All content fully updated - new chapters on maternal morbidity and mortality, strategies to improve maternal outcomes, critical care development strategies, volume resuscitation, triage, morbidly adherent placenta, and more
Most chapters written by nurse and physician author teams demonstrating effective collaborative care
Practical guidance on obstetric patient assessment and triage
Proven care management insights on handling clinical conditions such as mechanical ventilation during pregnancy, anesthesia emergencies, pharmacologic treatments, hypertension in pregnancy, cardiac and pulmonary disorders in pregnancy, diabetic ketoacidosis and continuous insulin infusion management in pregnancy, acute kidney injury, and moreSample clinical care guidelines address Preeclampsia/Eclampsia, Massive Transfusion, Morbidly Adherent Placenta, and moreUp-to-date summary of research on maternal morbidity and mortality factors - leading causes, life-threatening childbirth conditions, racial disparities, and preventabilityThorough pathophysiology information that details interventions needed for a wide range of obstetric disordersIdeal review text and clinical guide for obstetric nurses and maternal-fetal medical students
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About the Clinical Editors
Nan H. Troiano, RN, MSN, is Consultant, Perinatal Nursing, High Risk and Critical Care Obstetrics, Interim Leader, Women and Infants Clinical Service Departments, Arley, Alabama Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC-OB, is Clinical Outcomes Manager of Women’s Services at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN, is Nursing Director of Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics, LLC, Maternal Director of Quality Improvement at Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care, and Staff Nurse in Labor and Delivery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Edition
4
ISBN/ISSN
9781975108496
Product Format
Vitalsource Interactive eBook
Trim Size
8 3/8 x 10 7/8
Illustration
50
Table
0
Edition
4
Publication Date
April 2, 2018
Nan H. Troiano RN, MSN
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Patricia M. Witcher RN, MSN
Suzanne Baird DNP, RN
Part I: Foundations for Practice 1. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Patricia M. Witcher and Michael K. Lindsey 2. Improving Maternal Outcomes Patricia M. Witcher, Cynthia Chazotte, and Bonnie Flood Chez 3. Critical Care Obstetrics Capabilities: Development Strategies Suzanne McMurtry Baird and Stephanie Martin 4. Simulation-Based Training Julie M. R. Arafeh and Gillian Abir 5. Adverse and Sentinel Maternal Events: Effective Follow-Up Treasa Chidester and Nan Hess-Eggleston Part II: Clinical Practice Adjuncts 6. Hemodynamic and Oxygen Transport Assessment During Pregnancy Nan H. Troiano and Suzanne McMurtry Baird 7. Mechanical Ventilation During Pregnancy Nan H. Troiano and Venkata D. P. Bandi 8. Critical Pharmacologic Agents Suzanne McMurtry Baird and Michael A. Belfort 9. Volume Resuscitation and Blood Component Therapy Donna Ruth and Cornelia R. Graves Part III: Clinical Application 10. Hypertension in Pregnancy Patricia M. Witcher and Shailen S. Shah 11. Maternal Cardiac Disorders Cynthia Krening, Nan H. Troiano, and Shailen S. Shah 12. Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy Brian A. Mason and Carol Burke 13. Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy Patricia M. Witcher and Lewis Hamner III 14. Obstetric Triage Tools Catherine Ruhl 15. Diabetic Ketoacidosis Patricia M. Witcher and Cornelia R. Graves 16. Acute Kidney Injury Betsy Babb Kennedy 17. Maternal Obesity Jennifer Dalton and Stacy Strehlow 18. Morbidly Adherent Placenta Suzanne McMurtry Baird and Karin Fox 19. Obstetric Hemorrhage Beth McGovern, Debra Bingham, and Gary A. Dildy, III 20. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Pregnancy Melissa C. Sisson and Lewis Hamner III 21. Sepsis in Pregnancy Kellie N. Brown and Sonya S. Abdel-Razeq 22. Amniotic Fluid Embolism Susan Drummond and Edward R. Yeomans 23. Trauma in Pregnancy Donna Ruth and Hugh E. Mighty 24. Anesthesia Emergencies in the Obstetric Setting Patricia M. Witcher and Justin C. Scott 25. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pregnancy Julie M. R. Arafeh and Gillian Abir Part IV: Practice Resources Valerie Yates Huwe, Andrea Lorraine Puck, Julie Vasher, Suzanne McMurtry Baird, Patricia M. Witcher, and Nan H. Troiano Appendix A. Guidelines for the Care of Patients with Hypertension During Pregnancy Appendix B. Guidelines for the Care of Obstetric Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis Appendix C. Guidelines for the Care of hte Obstetric Patient with a Morbidly Adherent Placenta Appendix D. Guidelines for the Care of Patients with Obstetric Hemorrhage Appendix E. Massive Transfusion Protocol - Blood Replacement Therapy Appendix F. Guidelines for Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring and Intra-arterial Catheter Appendix G. Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Central Hemodynamic Monitoring Appendix H. Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Appendix I. Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Trauma Patient Appendix J. Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Transport
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