Chapter 24 Principles of drug administration Inhalational analgesia: Entonox Chapter contents Learning outcomes 182 Understanding Entonox 182 Potential complications 183 PROCEDURE: using Entonox in labour 184 Role and responsibilities of the midwife 184 Summary 184 Self-assessment…
Chapter 21 Principles of drug administration Administration of medicines per vaginam Chapter contents Learning outcomes 167 Advantages and disadvantages of the vaginal route 167 Using prostaglandin 168 Considerations for the midwife when administering…
Chapter 19 Principles of drug administration Oral administration Chapter contents Learning outcomes 154 Oral medication 154 Equipment 155 Education 155 PROCEDURE: oral administration to a woman 155 Precautions 156 Oral administration to a baby 156 PROCEDURE: oral…
Chapter 18 Principles of drug administration Legal aspects, pharmacokinetics and anaphylaxis Chapter contents Learning outcomes 143 Legislation 144 Midwives Exemptions 144 Which medicines may be given under ‘Midwives Exemption’? 144 The administration of any…
Chapter 16 Principles of elimination management Defaecation Chapter contents Learning outcomes 132 Physiology 132 Constipation 133 Factors inhibiting defaecation, predisposing to constipation 133 Diarrhoea 134 Factors increasing defaecation, predisposing to diarrhoea 134 Principles: promoting defaecation 134 Posture 134…
Chapter 15 Principles of elimination management Urinalysis Chapter contents Learning outcomes 127 Definition 127 The physical characteristics of urine 128 Composition of urine 128 Normal occurrences during childbirth 128 Indications for urinalysis 128 Significance of findings 128…
Chapter 9 Principles of infection control Hand hygiene Chapter contents Learning outcomes 81 General hand care 82 Hand decontamination 82 Cleansing agents 82 Alcohol handrub 83 Indications for hand decontamination 83 Principles of hand decontamination 84 PROCEDURE:…
Chapter 12 Principles of hygiene needs For the woman Chapter contents Learning outcomes 98 Personal hygiene 98 Meeting hygiene needs 98 Bed bathing 99 Principles 99 Modified bed baths 99 Vulval toilet 100 Care of the traumatized…
Chapter 11 Principles of infection control Obtaining swabs Chapter contents Learning outcomes 93 Good practice 93 Obtaining the swab 94 Eye 94 Ear 95 Nasal swab 95 Throat 95 Groin 95 Umbilicus 95 High vaginal swab 95 Low vaginal swab 95…
Chapter 7 Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs Neurological assessment Chapter contents Learning outcomes 70 Frequency of observations 70 Glasgow Coma Scale 70 Eye opening 71 Verbal response 71 Motor ability 71 Pupillary assessment 72 PROCEDURE:…
