Essentials of Fetal Monitoring

Description

This comprehensive guide to fetal monitoring, now in its fourth edition, provides an exhaustive compilation of up-to-date knowledge on the signs of fetal well-being and compromise obtained from FHR monitoring. Newly revised and updated, it features two new chapters on monitoring maternal heart rate patterns and legal issues involved in care, new fetal monitor "strips," and updated visual materials, references and resources. This book is an invaluable companion for labor and delivery nurses, nurse midwives, and maternal-child and family nurses. Key Features Covers systematic assessment of the pregnant patient Addresses external and internal fetal and maternal monitoring Includes a step-by-step guide to fetal monitoring equipment and procedures Contains detailed reproductions of actual fetal monitor tracings Clarifies differences between maternal and fetal heart rate patterns Includes NICHD definitions as alternative terminology for documentation Identifies ineffective actions that can delay timely interventions Sets forth legal issues Provides skill-testing exercises This hands-on workbook, designed for long-term and frequent use, is of value for any nurse currently working in a labor and delivery setting as well as those entering the field. Front Cover Contents Introduction Section 1 Systematic Assessment of the Pregnant Woman Section 2 The Paper Section 3 External and Internal Fetal Monitoring Section 4 Maternal Heart Rate Patterns Section 5 Uterine Contractions Section 6 The Baseline Section 7 Baseline Variability Section 8 Short-Term Variability Section 9 Accelerations Section 10 Early Decelerations Section 11 Late and Spontaneous Decelerations Section 12 Variable Decelerations and the Checkmark Pattern Section 13 Prolonged Decelerations Section 14 Chronic Hypoxia, Acute Asphyxia Section 15 Strip Evaluation and Categorization Section 16 NICHD Definitions Section 17 Skills Validation Glossary: Fetal Heart Monitoring Terms Index Back Cover