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

Description

Develop 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 Contents

1. Preface
2. Acknowledgments
3. Part I: Foundations for Practice
   1. Chapter 1 Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
   2. Chapter 2 Improving Maternal Outcomes
   3. Chapter 3 Critical Care Obstetric Capabilities: Development Strategies
   4. Chapter 4 Simulation-Based Training
   5. Chapter 5 Adverse and Sentinel Maternal Events: Effective Follow-Up
4. Part II: Clinical Practice Adjuncts
   1. Chapter 6 Hemodynamic and Oxygen Transport Assessment During Pregnancy
   2. Chapter 7 Mechanical Ventilation During Pregnancy
   3. Chapter 8 Critical Pharmacologic Agents
   4. Chapter 9 Volume Resuscitation and Blood Component Therapy
5. Part III: Clinical Application
   1. Chapter 10 Hypertension in Pregnancy
   2. Chapter 11 Maternal Cardiac Disorders
   3. Chapter 12 Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy
   4. Chapter 13 Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
   5. Chapter 14 Obstetric Triage Tools
   6. Chapter 15 Diabetic Ketoacidosis
   7. Chapter 16 Acute Kidney Injury
   8. Chapter 17 Maternal Obesity
   9. Chapter 18 Morbidly Adherent Placenta
   10. Chapter 19 Obstetric Hemorrhage
   11. Chapter 20 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Pregnancy
   12. Chapter 21 Sepsis in Pregnancy
   13. Chapter 22 Amniotic Fluid Embolism
   14. Chapter 23 Trauma in Pregnancy
   15. Chapter 24 Anesthesia Emergencies in the Obstetric Setting
   16. Chapter 25 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pregnancy
6. Part IV: Practice Resources
   1. Appendix A Guidelines for the Care of the Patient with Hypertension During Pregnancy
   2. Appendix B Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis
   3. Appendix C Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient with a Morbidly Adherent Placenta
   4. Appendix D Guidelines for the Care of the Patient with Obstetric Hemorrhage
   5. Appendix E Massive Transfusion Protocol—Blood Replacement Therapy
   6. Appendix F Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring an Intra-Arterial Catheter
   7. Appendix G Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Central Hemodynamic Monitoring
   8. Appendix H Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
   9. Appendix I Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Trauma Patient
   10. Appendix J Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Transport
   11. Index