Main description:

Corresponding to the chapters in the 11th edition of Lowdermilk's market-leading Maternity & Women's Health Care, this study guide offers a complete review of content and a wide range of activities to help you understand key nursing concepts and apply your knowledge. It includes critical thinking exercises, multiple-choice and matching questions, and more; answers are included in the back of the book.

Contents:

UNIT ONE: INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY & WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE 1. 21st Century Maternity Nursing and Women's Health Care 2. Community Care: The Family and Culture 3. Clinical Genetics

UNIT TWO: WOMEN'S HEALTH 4. Assessment and Health Promotion 5. Violence Against Women 6. Reproductive System Concerns 7. Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections 8. Contraception and Abortion 9. Infertility 10. Breast Disorders and Neoplasms 11. Reproductive System Disorders and Neoplasms

UNIT THREE: PREGNANCY 12. Conception and Fetal Development 13. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy 14. Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy 15. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition

UNIT FOUR: CHILDBIRTH 16. Labor and Birth Processes 17. Maximizing Comfort for the Laboring Woman 18. Fetal Assessment During Labor 19. Nursing Care of the Family During Labor

UNIT FIVE: POSTPARTUM 20. Postpartum Physiology 21. Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period 22. Transition to Parenthood

UNIT SIX: THE NEWBORN 23. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn 24. Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family 25. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding

UNIT SEVEN: COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY 26. Assessment of High Risk Pregnancy 27. Hypertensive Disorders 28. Hemorrhagic Disorders 29. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 30. Medical-Surgical Disorders 31. Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse 32. Labor and Birth Complications 33. Postpartum Complications 34. Nursing Care of the High Risk Newborn and Family

UNIT EIGHT: NEWBORN COMPLICATIONS 35. Acquired Problems of the Newborn 36. Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies 37. Perinatal Loss and Grief