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MEDICAL NURSING Maternity, Perinatal, Women’s Health

AWHONN’s High-Risk & Critical Care Obstetrics 4th Edition By Nan H. Troiano, RN, MSN , is Director, Women’s and Infants’ Services at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Washington, DC, Jeffer- son Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; Patricia M. Witcher, RN, MSN, RNC-OB , is Clinical Outcomes Manager of Women’s Services at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA; and Suzanne Baird, DNP, RN, is Nursing Director of Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics, LLC, Maternal Direc- tor of Quality Improvement at Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care, and Staff Nurse in Labor and Delivery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN DESCRIPTION Develop top-level guidelines for high-risk pregnant women with AWHONN High-Risk & Critical Care Obstetrics, 4th Edition , an offi- cial publication of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neo- natal Nurses (AWHONN).

This comprehensive analysis of critical care obstetrics concepts offers summaries 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. FEATURES

▶ ▶ 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 teams demonstrating effective collaborative care ▶ ▶ Clinical Practice Adjuncts topics —including invasive hemodynamic and oxygen transport assessment during pregnancy, mechanical ventilation during pregnancy, pharmacologic agents ▶ ▶ Practical guidance on obstetric patient assessment and triage ▶ ▶ Proven care management insights on handling clinical conditions such as mechanical ventilation during pregnancy, diabetic ketoacidosis and continuous insulin infusion management in pregnancy, acute kidney injury, and more ▶ ▶ Sample clinical care guidelines that include Preeclampsia/Eclampsia, Massive Transfusion, Morbidly Adherent Placenta, and more ▶ ▶ Up-to-date summary of research on maternal morbidity and mortality factors—leading causes, life-threatening childbirth conditions, racial disparities, and preventability ▶ ▶ Thorough pathophysiology information that details interventions needed for a wide range of obstetric disorders ▶ ▶ Ideal review text and clinical guide for obstetric nurses and maternal-fetal medical students Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS™, Android™, PC, and Mac.

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in January 2012 (ISBN: 978-1-4963-5359-7).

Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-7998-6 / ($74.99 / £60.00 / €69.00) World Approx. 448 pp. / Approx. 50 Illus. / 16 in Full Color / Approx. 150 Tables / 5 x 8 / April 2018

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