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Maternity and Women’s Health Care (13th Edition) – eBook

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  • Authors: Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Kitty Cashion, Kathryn Rhodes Alden, Ellen Olshansky, Shannon E. Perry
  • File Size: 55 MB
  • Format: PDF
  • Length: 912 Pages [2332 in converted]
  • Publisher: Elsevier; Thirteenth edition
  • Publication Date: April 13, 2023
  • Language: ‎English
  • ISBN-10: 0323810187, 0323811779
  • ISBN-13: 9780323810180, 9780323811774, 9780443249471, 9780323811798, 9780323810197, 9780443351709

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About The Author

Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk

Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk

Dr. Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, FAAN, RNC, Ph.D., is the Clinical Professor Emerita at the School of Nursing, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). She received her BSN from East Carolina University and her MEd and Ph.D. in Education from UNC-CH. Lowdermilk is certified in In-Patient Obstetrics by the National Certification Corporation.

Deitra is also a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She has repeatedly been selected as Classroom and Clinical Teacher of the Year by graduating seniors. In addition to being a nurse educator for over 34 years, she has clinical experience as a public health nurse and as a staff nurse in labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn units, and has worked in gynecologic surgery and cancer care units. She was a recipient of the Educator of the Year Award from both the District IV Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) and the North Carolina Nurses Association. She also received the 2005 AWHONN Excellence in Education Award.

Dr. Lowdermilk is also the co-author of Maternal Child Nursing Care (5th edition) and Maternity Nursing (8th edition). Her most significant contribution to nursing has been to promote excellence in nursing practice and education in women’s health through the integration of knowledge into practice.

In fall 2010, the East Carolina University College of Nursing named the Neonatal Intensive Care and Midwifery Laboratory in honor of Professor Deitra. In 2011 she was named one of the first 40 nurses inducted into the College of Nursing Hall of Fame.

Ellen Olshansky

Kathryn Rhodes Alden

Kathryn Rhodes Alden

Dr. Kathryn Rhodes Alden retired in 2018 as an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. She earned a BSN and MSN from UNC and a doctorate in adult education from North Carolina State University. With 25 years of experience, she taught maternal-newborn nursing, coordinated academic counseling, and led the undergraduate nursing program. Dr. Alden utilized high fidelity simulation in nursing education, created scenarios for Elsevier, and co-authored chapters on simulation and patient safety. As a certified lactation consultant, she provided care to breastfeeding mothers and taught classes across North Carolina.

Mary Catherine Cashion

Mary Catherine Cashion

Mary Catherine Cashion (Kitty Cashion) of Racine passed away recently. A dedicated educator and social justice advocate, she taught elementary school, French at Dominican College until its closure in 1975, and later worked in the Racine Unified School District as an ESL teacher and coordinator until retiring in 1997. Beyond teaching, she championed women's rights, immigrant education, and civic engagement, organizing political campaigns and holding leadership roles in various educational organizations.

Shannon E. Perry

Shannon E. Perry

Dr. Shannon E. Perry is the Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, California. She got her diploma in nursing from St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing, Illinois; a baccalaureate in Nursing from Marquette University, an MSN from the University of Colorado Medical Center, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Child Development from Arizona State University. Dr. Perry completed a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in perinatal nursing at the University of California, San Francisco, as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Nurse Scholar. She has had clinical experience as a head nurse, staff nurse, and supervisor in surgical nursing, pediatrics, gynecology, obstetrics, and neonatal nursing. Shannon has taught in schools of nursing in several states for over 35 years and was the interim director and director of the School of Nursing and director of a Child and Adolescent Development baccalaureate program at SFSU.

Professor Perry is the co-author of Maternal Child Nursing Care, Maternity Nursing, and Clinical Companion for Maternity & Newborn Nursing and has authored numerous articles and chapters on maternal-newborn topics and the legal aspects of nursing.

Dr. Perry’s experience in international nursing includes teaching international nursing courses in Ireland, Italy, UK, Thailand, Ghana, and China and participating in health missions in Kenya, Ghana, and Honduras. She is participating in establishing a school of nursing in Kenya, has supported the establishment of the library, and has had a wing of a dormitory named after her.

The latest edition of this essential maternity textbook is more remarkable than ever! Maternity and Women’s Health Care, 13th Edition, offers evidence-based insights essential for providing care to women in their childbearing years. This edition not only highlights key topics such as newborn care but also emphasizes wellness promotion and the management of various women’s health issues. By detailing the continuum of care, it underscores the significance of family, cultural, and community contexts. With new guidelines and thoroughly updated content, this edition prioritizes enhanced care practices and interprofessional collaboration.

  • Nursing Care Plans delineate priority client issues and concerns, accompanied by suitable interventions and rationales.
  • Esteemed authors of the preeminent maternity nursing textbook furnish the most precise and current content available.
  • Emergency boxes supply information regarding diverse emergency scenarios and serve as a quick reference in critical situations.
  • Medication Guides present essential information regarding commonly utilized medications, along with specific nursing implications.
  • Teaching for Self-Management boxes accentuate essential information that nurses must convey to clients and their families for subsequent care.
  • Safety Alerts, also highlighted and integrated within the content, draw attention to the ongoing development of competencies pertinent to safe nursing practice.
  • Cultural Considerations underscore the significance of acknowledging the beliefs and health practices of clients and their families from diverse cultural backgrounds when delivering care.
  • Signs of Potential Complications emphasize critical concerns, alerting practitioners to the indications and symptoms of complications, as well as the immediate interventions to be administered.
  • Medication Alerts, prominently featured and integrated within the content, notify readers of critical drug information that must be taken into account to ensure the provision of safe client care.
  • Community Activity boxes center on maternal and newborn activities that can be engaged in within local community environments and online, illustrating nursing care across various settings, including guiding clients in resource identification.
  • NEW! Case studies for the Next Generation NCLEX®.
  • UPDATED! Cutting-edge content on treatments for breast cancer.
  • UPDATED! Increased coverage of the needs of nontraditional families.
  • UPDATED! Strong emphasis on addressing racial disparities in women’s health and childbearing.
  • UPDATED! Comprehensive coverage of legislative changes that impact health care delivery in the United States.
  • UPDATED! Enhanced content on client- and family-centered care with a strong focus on diversity and cultural assessment.
  • NEW! Content on COVID-19 includes current recommendations from professional organizations related to vaccines and the care of pregnant women and newborns.
  • UPDATED! Current recommendations and practice changes from leading professional organizations, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Association for Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

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