AWHONN’s High-Risk & Critical Care Obstetrics (4th Edition)

DescriptionDevelop 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 moreMost chapters written by nurse and physician author teams demonstrating effective collaborative carePractical guidance on obstetric patient assessment and triageProven 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 studentsYour book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS™, Android™, PC, and Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time—providing a seamless reading experience online or offlinePowerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooksMultiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity, as well as responsive designThe ability to highlight text and add notes with one clickAbout the Clinical EditorsNan H. Troiano, RN, MSN, is Consultant, Perinatal Nursing, High Risk and Critical Care Obstetrics, Interim Leader, Women and Infants Clinical Service Departments, Arley, AlabamaPatricia 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.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Foundations for PracticeChapter 1 Maternal Morbidity and MortalityChapter 2 Improving Maternal OutcomesChapter 3 Critical Care Obstetric Capabilities: Development StrategiesChapter 4 Simulation-Based TrainingChapter 5 Adverse and Sentinel Maternal Events: Effective Follow-UpPart II: Clinical Practice AdjunctsChapter 6 Hemodynamic and Oxygen Transport Assessment During PregnancyChapter 7 Mechanical Ventilation During PregnancyChapter 8 Critical Pharmacologic AgentsChapter 9 Volume Resuscitation and Blood Component TherapyPart III: Clinical ApplicationChapter 10 Hypertension in PregnancyChapter 11 Maternal Cardiac DisordersChapter 12 Pulmonary Disorders in PregnancyChapter 13 Venous Thromboembolism in PregnancyChapter 14 Obstetric Triage ToolsChapter 15 Diabetic KetoacidosisChapter 16 Acute Kidney InjuryChapter 17 Maternal ObesityChapter 18 Morbidly Adherent PlacentaChapter 19 Obstetric HemorrhageChapter 20 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in PregnancyChapter 21 Sepsis in PregnancyChapter 22 Amniotic Fluid EmbolismChapter 23 Trauma in PregnancyChapter 24 Anesthesia Emergencies in the Obstetric SettingChapter 25 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in PregnancyPart IV: Practice ResourcesAppendix A Guidelines for the Care of the Patient with Hypertension During PregnancyAppendix B Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient with Diabetic KetoacidosisAppendix C Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient with a Morbidly Adherent PlacentaAppendix D Guidelines for the Care of the Patient with Obstetric HemorrhageAppendix E Massive Transfusion Protocol—Blood Replacement TherapyAppendix F Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring an Intra-Arterial CatheterAppendix G Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Central Hemodynamic MonitoringAppendix H Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Mechanical VentilationAppendix I Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Trauma PatientAppendix J Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring TransportIndex