Manual of High Risk Pregnancy & Delivery (3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Elizabeth S. Gilbert RNC MS FNPc (Author), Judith S. Harmon MS RN FNP (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0323017517 | ISBN-13: 978-0323017510 | Publication Date: June 15, 2002 | Edition: 3

MANUAL OF HIGH RISK PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY, 2ND EDITION provides the practicing perinatal nurse in obstetric facilities with comprehensive in one accessible text. The text covers the must-knows of care screening for risk factors, providing preventive management, and intervening appropriately when problems arise. Various problems are presented in a consistent format that includes incidence, etiology, physiology, pathophysiology, and medical management with protocols for nurse practitioners. Collaborative problems and desired outcomes are also addressed. The book also discusses the role of the advance practice nurse implementing care. This completely revised edition includes. current AWHONN Standards of Practice and NANDA nursing diagnoses, a new chapter on complementary and alternative therapies, new content on multiple gestation including nutritional needs and preterm management, and new information on domestic violence, thrombophilias and other connective tissue disorders.

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Elizabeth S. Gilbert, RNC, MS, FNP; Judith S. Harmon, MS, RN, FNP --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 752 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323017517
• ISBN-13: 978-0323017510
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,106,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Manual of High Risk Pregnancy and Delivery, April 4, 2000

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PLP-nurse midwife student (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manual of High Risk Pregnancy & Delivery (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Outstanding quick reference for those involved with prenatal patients and deliveries. Covers the major problems in high risk pregnancies and their management. Students and practitioners will find this book helpful in clinical practice.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New book on the horizon by same authors, April 24, 2002

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This review is from: Manual of High Risk Pregnancy & Delivery (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

The next edition of this book is due out 6/2002 with a publication date of 2003. There are 2 new chapters including one on complimentary and alternative therapies.
The credentials for Judith Smith Harmon are listed incorrectly and should be: MS, RN, C-FNP.