Skills for midwifery practice /
Ruth Johnson, BA (Hons), RGN, RM, Clinical Midwife, formerly Senior Lecturer Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire and Supervisor of Midwives, Wendy Taylor, BSc (Hons), MSc, RN, RM, formerly Senior Lecturer Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire, now clinical midwifery educator in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- 4th edition.
- Edinburgh ; Elsevier, 2016.
- ix, 462 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Principles of abdominal examination : during pregnancy and labour 2. Principles of abdominal examination : during the postnatal period 3. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs : temperature measurements 4. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs : pulse measurements 5. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs : blood pressure measurements 6. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs : respiration 7. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs : neurological assesment 8. Principles of infection control : standard precautions 9. Principles of infection control : hand hygiene 10.Principles of infection control : principles of asepsis 11. Principles of infection control : obtaining swabs 12. Principles of hygiene needs : for the woman 13. Principles of hygiene needs : for the baby 14. Principles of elimination management : micturition and catheterization 15. Principles of elimination management : urinalysis 16. Principles of elimination management : defeacation 17. Principles of elimination management : obtaining urinary and stool specimens 18. Principles of drug administration : legal aspects, harmacokinetics and anaphylaxis 19. Principles of drug administration : oral administration 20. Principles of drug administration : injection technique 21. Principles of drug administration : administration of medicines per vaginam 22. Principles of drug administration : administration of medicines per rectrum 23. Principles of drug administration : intravenous drug administration 24. Principles of drug administration : inhalational analgesia : Entonox 25. Principles of drug administration :epidural analgesia 26. Principles of drug administration : transcutaneous elcetrical nerve stimulation 27. Facilitation of skills related to chilbearing: optimal fetal positioning 28. Facilitation of skills related childbearing : Cuso Speculation use 29. Facilitation of skills related childbearing : membrane sweep 30. Principles of intrapartum skills: first-stage issues 31. Principle of intrapartum skills: second-stage issues 32. Principle of intrapartum skills: secondThird-stage issues 33. Principle of intrapartum skills: examination of placenta 34. Principle of intrapartum skills: perineral repair 35. Principle of intrapartum skills: management of birth at home 36. Principle of intrapartum skills: management of labour birth in water 37. Assessment of of the baby: assessment at birth 38. Assessment of of the baby: daily examination 39. Assessment of of the baby: Capillary sampling 40. Assessment of of the baby: development dysplasia of the hips 41. Principles of infants nutrion : breastfeeding 42. Principles of infants nutrion : cup feeding 43. Principles of infants nutrion : decontamination of feeding equipment 44. Principles of infants nutrion : formula feeding 45. Principles of infants nutrion : nasogastric feeding 46. Principles of phebotomy and intravenous therapy : maternal venepunture 47. Principles of phebotomy and intravenous therapy :intravenus cannulation 48. Principles of phebotomy and intravenous therapy : intravenus infusion 49. Principles of phebotomy and intravenous therapy : blood transfusion 50. Principles of manual handling 51. Principles of perioperative skills 52. Principles of wound management healing and care 53. Principles of restricted mobility management : pressure area care 54. Principles of restricted mobility management : prevention of venous thromboemlism 55. Principles of cardiopulmonary resucitation : maternal resuscitation 56. Principles of Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : neonatal resuscitation