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Perfect wherever you are…in class, in clinical, and in any practice setting! OB/GYN Peds Notes: Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide delivers quick access to the essential clinical information you need to care for obstetric, gynecological, newborn, and pediatric patients in any setting. The 4th Edition of this popular pocket guide has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect nursing practice today.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• New, Updated & Revised! Thoroughly updated and revised throughout to reflect the art and science of nursing today, including the latest guidelines, warning signs, and patient care for common procedures during pregnancy, labor, and delivery
• New! Coverage of families dealing with newborn anomaly, birth injury, or fetal demise, the high-risk or ill newborn, and nursing care of children and families dealing with end-of-life issues
• New! Content on assessment and nursing care of the opioid-addicted mother/newborn and nursing care of the child with cerebral palsy
• New! Content on pediatric blood pressure assessment and charts Updated & Revised! The most current guidelines, including ACOG Pap Smear, CDC Immunization in Pregnancy, ACOG and ACS Mammography, and ACOG and ACS Breast Self-Exam and Breast Self-Awareness
• Updated & Revised! Information on birth control and emergency contraception choices, pain control in labor, breastfeeding, safety teaching tips, and cultural competence guidance
• Updated! AWHONN practice guidelines for postpartum hemorrhage and ACOG guidelines for vaginal birth after cesarean section guide
• Updated & Revised! Terminology and definitions

KEY FEATURES

• Prenatal nursing care from conception through labor
• Assessment of women during stages of pregnancy, postpartum, and with gynecological complaints
• Techniques for medication administration, calculating fluids and rate
• Preventative care, symptoms, and testing for sexually transmitted diseases
• Coverage of newborn care
• Norms and assessment for infants and children, including immunization basics and standardized growth charts
• The most common reasons for the hospitalization of children and the appropriate nursing care
• Age-appropriate play for hospitalized children
• Patient teaching guidance
• Cultural awareness coverage, where appropriate