Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring: A Trusted Resource for Evaluating Fetal Status

Are you looking for a reliable, comprehensive guide to fetal monitoring? Look no further than Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring, 7th Edition. This portable, practical guide offers a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach to evaluating both intrapartum and antepartum fetal status. Whether you are a nurse, midwife, perinatologist, or other healthcare professional, this pocket-sized reference is a must-have for anyone involved in fetal surveillance.

Written by a team of experts including nurse-midwife and attorney Lisa Miller, perinatologist David Miller, and registered nurse Susan Martin Tucker, this guide provides a single definitive source for fetal heart rate monitoring. Each tracing is described in detail, with information on its characteristics, etiology, clinical significance, and intervention. This comprehensive approach ensures that you have all the information you need to make informed clinical decisions.

Why Choose Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring, 7th Edition?

Pocket-sized, color design for easy access to information:

This pocket-sized guide is designed for portability and easy access to information. Its colorful design makes it visually appealing and user-friendly.

Patient safety and risk management strategies:

Ensuring patient safety is of utmost importance in fetal monitoring. This guide includes case study illustrations and legal commentary to help healthcare professionals provide safe and competent care. Guidelines for risk management strategies are provided, giving you the tools you need to ensure patient safety.

Prioritization of fetal monitoring elements:

With numerous elements to consider in fetal heart rate assessment, evaluation, interpretation, and action planning, it can be challenging to prioritize your actions. This guide provides evidence-based practice and literature to help you make informed clinical decisions.

Descriptions of the relationship between fetal heart rate patterns and fetal acidemia:

Understanding the relationship between fetal heart rate patterns and fetal acidemia is crucial in providing appropriate care for specific conditions. This guide provides detailed descriptions of these relationships, ensuring that you have all the information you need to make the best decisions for your patients.

Coverage of innovative practices:

Keeping up with the latest practices is vital in improving patient safety and quality outcomes. This guide covers innovative practices such as the use of a common language for fetal heart rate patterns, emergency preparedness, and human factor issues. These practices promote patient safety and improved quality outcomes in high-reliability perinatal units.

Consensus guidelines from the 2008 NICHD workshop report:

Interpreting and managing intrapartum fetal heart rate patterns can be challenging. This guide includes consensus guidelines from the 2008 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) workshop report, providing standardized terminology and interpretive categories. These guidelines ensure consistency in practice and improve patient care.

New content on fetal dysrhythmias:

Fetal dysrhythmias are important conditions that require prompt identification and management. This edition includes new content on fetal dysrhythmias, outlining their incidence, identification, and management. With this information, you will be better equipped to provide appropriate care for patients with fetal dysrhythmias.

Enhanced usability:

This edition of Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring includes new monitor strips throughout the book. These monitor strips enhance usability and provide visual examples to aid in understanding and interpretation.

Additional resources for clinicians:

In addition to the comprehensive information provided in the guide, there are also additional resources for clinicians. The new Selected FHR Tracings and Cases: Interpretation and Documentation appendix serves as a valuable reference tool for all clinicians. Additionally, the chapter on Obstetric Models and Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring in Europe addresses global issues and variations in terminology, practice, and interpretation.

Order Your Copy Today!

Are you ready to enhance your knowledge and improve your practice in fetal monitoring? Order your copy of Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring, 7th Edition today! With its comprehensive information, evidence-based approach, and convenient pocket-sized design, this guide is an essential resource for anyone involved in fetal surveillance. Don’t miss out on this invaluable tool for providing safe and competent care to pregnant women.

Product Details:

• Series: Nursing Pocket Guides
• eBook Digital: 352 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 7th edition (March 8, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323083528
• ISBN-13: 978-0323083522
• eText ISBN: 9780323168939
• eText ISBN: 9780323083508