Nurses who are new to the labor and delivery (L&D) environment will welcome this succinct, easy-to-use orientation guide for everyday labor and birth management practices. It is designed for speedy access to fundamental information about the most common practices in the L&D unit and encourages the development of independence and confidence for new RNs orienting to this practice environment.

This well-formatted reference covers the more commonly occurring L&D situations, terminology, equipment, labs, medications, complications, and algorithms to help foster critical thinking and establish a concrete obstetric knowledge base. A wealth of clearly rendered illustrations are included to aid learning. The book also provides space for nurses to enter personal notes and protocol observed in their particular hospital.
Key Features:
•Provides an easy-access reference to everyday labor and birth management practices
•Includes common obstetrical abbreviations, terminology, equipment needed, labs, and algorithms
•Highlights potential complications in red to indicate emergent topic
•Integrates multiple illustrations to enhance learning
•Answers basic questions so new nurses can pursue higher-level learning
Preface
Acknowledgments

Part I: General Orientation and Labor and Delivery Overview
Amniotic Fluid
Antepartum Tests
Apgar Score
Bishop Score
Breastfeeding
Cervix in Labor
Cesarean Section (C/S)
Dating a Pregnancy (Assessment for Gestational Age)
Drug Classifications
Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM)
Emergency Drugs
Fetal Demise (IUFD)
Fetal Kick Counts
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Group B Streptococcus (GBS)
Labor Progression
Labs
Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4)
Montevideo Units (MVU)
Multiple Gestations
Newborn
Pain Management
Pitocin
RhoGAM
Surgical Instruments
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section (VBAC)
Vaginal Delivery

Part II: Procedures
Amniotomy
Amnioinfusion
Biophysical Profile (BPP)
External Cephalic Version
Fetal Fibronectin (fFN)
Fetal Scalp Sampling
Nonstress Test (NST)
Operative Vaginal Delivery

Part III: Emergencies
Abruptio Placentae
Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Bleeding in Pregnancy
Breech
Chorioamnionitis
Hypertension in Pregnancy
Preeclampsia
HELLP Syndrome
Eclampsia
Neonatal Resuscitation
Placental Abnormalities
Placenta Previa
Placenta Accreta/Increta/Percreta
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Prematurity
Preterm L&D
Shoulder Dystocia
Umbilical Cord Prolapse

Abbreviations
Contact Information Notes
Index
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