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MEDICAL Telephone Triage for Obstetrics & Gynecology 3rd Edition NURSING Maternity, Perinatal, Women’s Health

By Vicki E. Long, DNP, RN, CNM (Ret.), Assistant Professor – School of Nursing, University of South Caro- lina Aiken, Aiken, SC; and Patricia C. McMullen, PhD, JD, WHNP-BC, RN, FAANP, FAAN, Dean & Ordi- nary Professor – School of Nursing, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

DESCRIPTION Designed to provide nurses clear guidance, on a wide variety of patient issues, while assessing and advising patients over the telephone on topics related to obstetrics and gynecology. Each gynecolog- ic situation is laid out in an algorithmic, flowchart format to assist the triage nurse walk the patient through signs and symptoms in order to accurately assess and provide clear instructions for next steps. Each protocol is followed by a patient education section. The book is used by triage nurses in both office and hospital settings. FEATURES ▶ ▶ New and expanded protocols that offer updated content on preconceptual screening, infectious disease impacts on pregnancy, infertility management, and emergency contraception ▶ ▶ Quick-reference, quick-find sections that offer protocols arranged alphabetically ▶ ▶ Basic Triage Assessment Forms that guide you to record vital patient data ▶ ▶ Easy-to-follow, patient-questioning, flowchart format that helps you quickly determine the nature and urgency of the caller’s problem and choose the appropriate intervention ▶ ▶ Easy-to-explain patient-education sections offered after each protocol ▶ ▶ Effective data-gathering techniques that include guidance on question formats, controlling the pace of the call, clarifying patient issues ▶ ▶ Real-life call scenarios that lead you to avoid potential data-gathering problems and to develop empathetic listening skills

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in March 2009 (ISBN: 978-0-7817-9099-4).

Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-6241-4 / ($71.99 / £58.00 / €67.00) World Approx. 448 pp. / Approx. 1 2-Color Illus. / Approx. 12 Tables / 7 x 9 / April 2018

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