\u003cp\u003eMake sure you fully understand how to care for women and newborns! \u003cb\u003eFoundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing, 7th Edition\u003c/b\u003e integrates essential maternity information into the overall continuum of nursing care to show how to provide safe care in the clinical setting. With easy-to-understand language, this updated text uses evidence-based guidelines and step-by-step instructions for assessments and interventions to help you quickly master key skills and techniques. Also emphasized is the importance of understanding family, communication, culture, patient teaching, and clinical decision making. This edition reflects the latest QSEN competencies, and the accompanying Evolve website includes review questions to prepare students for the NCLEX\u003cSUP\u003e®\u003c/SUP\u003e exam!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSafety checks\u003c/i\u003e integrated into the content \u003c/b\u003ehelp you develop competencies related to safe nursing practice.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnfolding case studies\u003c/b\u003e help you apply what youâve learned to practice.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPDATED \u003ci\u003eEvidence-Based Practice\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eboxes\u003c/b\u003e highlight the latest research and the most current QSEN (Quality and Safety Education for Nurses) practice guidelines for quality care.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatient teaching\u003c/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eboxes\u003c/b\u003e provide teaching guidelines, including communication guides, directed at patients and families.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical to Remember\u003c/i\u003e boxes\u003c/b\u003e highlight and summarize need-to-know information.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Thinking\u003c/i\u003e exercises\u003c/b\u003e focus on clinical situations designed to test your skills in prioritizing and critical thinking.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNursing Care Plans\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e help you apply the nursing process to clinical situations.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter summaries\u003c/b\u003e appear at the end of each chapter and help you review core content in each chapter while on the go.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpdated Drug guides\u003c/b\u003e list important indications, adverse reactions, and nursing considerations for the most commonly used medications.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProcedure\u003c/i\u003e boxes \u003c/b\u003eprovide clear instructions for performing common maternity skills, with rationales for each step.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eUNIQUE!\u003c/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTherapeutic Communications\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eboxes \u003c/b\u003epresent realistic nurse-patient dialogues, identifying communication techniques and showing to respond when encountering communication blocks.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnowledge check \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003ehelps you assess your mastery of key content.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary\u003c/b\u003e provides definitions of all key terms.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cli\u003eNEW! Reorganized content \u003c/b\u003eintegrates complications into standard family care, includes new sections on obesity, and recommendations for infant safe sleep environment and reductions of SIDS risk. \u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW! Contributing content from known experts \u003c/b\u003ein the field of Maternal and Womenâs health include a former AWHONN president.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e
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