Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing - E-Book

Foundations of Maternal-Newborn & Women's Health Nursing, 6th Edition provides clear, evidence-based guidance for safe, competent care of women and newborns. Written by experts Sharon Smith Murray and Emily Slone McKinney, this text emphasizes family-centered care, cultural competence, effective communication, and clinical decision-making. Step-by-step instructions, nursing care plans, and practical tools support skill mastery and preparation for the NCLEX® exam.

Key Features:

• Evidence-based guidelines for assessments, interventions, and clinical decision-making.
• Step-by-step Procedure boxes with rationales for common maternity skills.
• Nursing Care Plans to apply the nursing process to real clinical situations.
• Therapeutic Communications boxes and Communication Cues for effective nurse-patient interactions.
• Critical Thinking exercises and unfolding case studies to enhance clinical reasoning.
• Updated drug guides covering indications, adverse reactions, and nursing considerations.
• Check Your Reading, Critical to Remember, and Want to Know boxes for knowledge reinforcement.
• Updated content on late preterm infants, fetal heart rate interpretation, obesity in pregnancy, and QSEN competencies.
• Safety Alerts integrated throughout to promote safe nursing practice.
• Evidence-Based Practice boxes highlight current research and QSEN guidelines.
• Glossary of key terms and access to Evolve resources including NCLEX® review questions.