Maternity and Women’s Health Care: A Comprehensive Guide for Nurses

By Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Mary Catherine Cashion, Kathryn Rhodes Alden, Ellen Olshansky, and Shannon E. Perry

This 13th edition of Maternity and Women’s Health Care is the ultimate resource for nurses and healthcare professionals caring for women of childbearing age. With a focus on evidence-based practice, this comprehensive guide covers everything from newborn care to wellness promotion and management of women’s health problems.

Key Features:

• Updated content incorporating new guidelines and prioritization of care
• Emphasis on interprofessional care and the importance of understanding family, culture, and community-based care
• Signs of Potential Complications: vital concerns and immediate interventions for potential complications
• Cultural Considerations: the importance of considering clients’ beliefs and health practices from various cultures
• Medication Guides: key information about commonly used medications and specific nursing implications
• Medication Alerts: critical drug information for safe client care
• Safety Alerts: developing competencies for safe nursing practice
• Nursing Care Plans: identifying priority client problems and concerns with appropriate interventions and rationales
• Community Activity boxes: maternal and newborn activities in local community settings and online
• Emergency boxes: quick reference for various emergency situations
• Teaching for Self-Management boxes: important information for clients and families for follow-up care

A Comprehensive Resource for Nurses

This market-leading maternity nursing textbook provides the most accurate and up-to-date content, making it an essential resource for nurses and healthcare professionals. With its detailed coverage of maternal and women’s health care, this book is perfect for both students and practitioners looking to stay current in their field.

Purchase this comprehensive guide to enhance your knowledge and skills in caring for women of childbearing age. With its focus on evidence-based practice and interprofessional care, this book is an invaluable resource for any healthcare professional.

Product Details:

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Edition: 13th
• Publication Date: September 15, 2023
• Language: English
• Pages: 912
• ISBN-10: 0323810187
• ISBN-13: 978-0323810180