Common Concerns
Chapter 3 Common Concerns Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk Learning Objectives • Differentiate the signs and symptoms among common menstrual disorders. • Develop a nursing care plan for the woman with primary dysmenorrhea. • Outline…
Fetal Assessment during Labor
Chapter 11 Fetal Assessment during Labor Kitty Cashion Learning Objectives • Identify typical signs of normal (reassuring) and abnormal (nonreassuring) fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns. • Compare FHR monitoring performed by intermittent…
Labor and Birth Processes
Chapter 9 Labor and Birth Processes Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk Learning Objectives • Explain five factors that affect the labor process. • Describe the anatomic structure of the bony pelvis. • Recognize the normal…
21st Century Maternity Nursing: Culturally Competent, Family and Community Focused
Chapter 1 21st Century Maternity Nursing Culturally Competent, Family and Community Focused Shannon E. Perry Learning Objectives • Evaluate contemporary issues and trends in maternity nursing. • Compare selected biostatistical data among…
Transition to Parenthood
Chapter 15 Transition to Parenthood Kathryn Rhodes Alden Learning Objectives • Identify parental and infant behaviors that facilitate and those that inhibit parental attachment. • Describe sensual responses that strengthen attachment. • Examine…
Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Conditions
Chapter 21 Pregnancy at Risk Gestational Conditions Kitty Cashion Learning Objectives • Differentiate the defining characteristics of gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia, and chronic hypertension. • Describe the pathophysiologic mechanisms of preeclampsia…
Nursing Care of the Family during the Fourth Trimester
Chapter 14 Nursing Care of the Family during the Fourth Trimester Kathryn Rhodes Alden Learning Objectives • Describe components of a systematic postpartum assessment. • Recognize signs of potential complications in the…
Maternal Physiologic Changes
Chapter 13 Maternal Physiologic Changes Kitty Cashion Learning Objectives • Describe the anatomic and physiologic changes that occur during the postpartum period. • Identify characteristics of uterine involution and lochial flow, and…
Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
Chapter 6 Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk Learning Objectives • Determine gravidity and parity by using the five- and two-digit systems. • Describe the various types of pregnancy tests,…
Pregnancy at Risk: Preexisting Conditions
Chapter 20 Pregnancy at Risk Preexisting Conditions Kitty Cashion Learning Objectives • Differentiate the types of diabetes mellitus and their respective risk factors in pregnancy. • Compare insulin requirements during pregnancy, postpartum,…
