Labor and Delivery Nursing: Guide to Evidence-Based Practice [Paperback]

Michelle Murray PhD RNC (Author), Gayle Huelsmann BSN RNC (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0826118038 | ISBN-13: 978-0826118035 | Publication Date: December 15, 2008 | Edition: 1

Murray and Heulsmann present a clinically oriented, practical guidebook that will maximize maternal and fetal outcomes. The text features 12 sections covering important issues such as the labor curve and protraction disorders, rupture of the membranes, and uterine activity patterns.

While similar to the author's Essentials of Fetal Monitoring, this book places significant emphasis on how to approach these labor and delivery issues with care and efficiency. It also features more references and convenient review questions at the end of each section. An excellent reference and resource on all labor and delivery issues, this book serves as an easy-to-read manual for RNs who practice in, or are new to, labor and delivery settings.

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About the Author

Michelle L. Murray, PhD, RNC, is an international educator, author, and expert in obstetric nursing. Dr. Murray's company, Learning Resources International, Inc. produces clinical and educational products and seminars for labor and delivery nursing and midwives. Since 1986, more than 50,000 obstetric care providers, including nurses, physicians, and midwives, have participated in Dr. Murray's classes and seminars. Her work has been published in journals such as Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care; The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing (MCN); the Journal of Perinatololgy; the Journal of Nursing Care Quality; and, the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN). Dr. Murray was also a contributor to the AWHONN publication Nursing Management of the Second Stage of Labor. Her best-selling books include Antepartal and Intrapartal Fetal Monitoring (3rd ed.) and Essentials of Fetal Monitoring (3ed ed.).

Gayle Huelsmann, BSN, RNC, is certified in inpatient obstetrics and holds a certificate of advanced qualification in electronic fetal monitoring from the National Certification Corp., Chicago. She has been an antepartal nurse and a labor and delivery nurse for 29 years. She was also maternal air transport nurse with fixed wing and rotor wing aircraft. She is an award winner of the PRIDE nurse award from Presbyterian Hospital.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition (December 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826118038
• ISBN-13: 978-0826118035
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Midwifery

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional, comprehensive, explicit, and delightful to read!, February 18, 2009

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Judith Pont "RN,C-EFM" (Kensington, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Labor and Delivery Nursing: Guide to Evidence-Based Practice (Paperback)

This is the first time I actually couldn't put down a textbood! Evidence based practices,(resources noted),enrich this teaching tool, written with clarity and precision, highlighting the neccessary knowledge and attitudes required to be an effective care provider. I highly recommend this book to medical students and nurses alike. If you want to develop confidence and competence, refresh your knowledge, or polish your comprehension, this book does all of that, and more. I so appreciated obtaining knowledge that excites and elevates the practice of nursing!
Challenging us to be at the top of our game;"to possess an understanding of maternal and fetal physiology and to know the purpose and physiologic impact of our actions," or inactions. Incites behaviors that would create a culture-of-collaboration, a patient-centered-service system, intent to engage a supportive environment enabling safety and satisfaction. Wow!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for a novice RN, September 29, 2011

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Jenny B Caroon (North of Hartford, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Labor and Delivery Nursing: Guide to Evidence-Based Practice (Paperback)

I bought this book to help me as a new nurse in an inpatient OB-Antepartum&Postpartum nurse. It helped me see what was going on in Labor & Delivery. The writer's style is very easy to read & she makes very practical sense on how to manage your career in L&D. O love this book and have re-read it several times to keep data fresh in my mind.