Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health Nursing

897 Pages·2008·26.18 MB·English

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ESSENTIALS OF
MATERNITY, NEWBORN,
& WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSING
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ESSENTIALS OF
MATERNITY, NEWBORN,
& WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSING
Second Edition
Susan Scott Ricci,
ARNP, MSN, MEd
Nursing Faculty
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Former Nursing Program Director and Faculty
Lake Sumter Community College
Leesburg, Florida
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Acquisitions Editor:Jean Rodenberger
Development Editor:Danielle DiPalma
Director of Nursing Production:Helen Ewan
Senior Production Editor:Tom Gibbons
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Art Director,Illustration:Brett MacNaughton
Manufacturing Coordinator:Karin Duffield
Indexer:Katherine Pitcoff
Compositor:Circle Graphics
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Ricci,Susan Scott.
Essentials of maternity,newborn,and women’s health nursing / Susan Scott Ricci.—2nd
ed.
p. ; cn.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7817-8722-2 (cloth : alk.paper) 1.Maternity nursing. 2.Gynecologic
nursing. I.Title.
[DNLM: 1.Maternal-Child Nursing. 2.Obstetrical Nursing. 3.Pregnancy
Complications—nursing. WY 157.3 R491e 2009]
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his book is dedicated to my loving husband Glenn,who has
shown me the joy of learning—and living—who continues
to support me in all of my professional pursuits and whose
patience and understanding have meant the world to me.And
also to my children,Brian and Jennifer,who have always
inspired me throughout their lives.
Susan Scott Ricci
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CKNOWLEDGMENTS
I
would like to thank so many people who have helped bring this textbook into
being.
My appreciation goes to Jean Rodenberger for approaching me with this second
project and believing that I could assist in achieving her vision.I would also
like to especially thank Danielle DiPalma for her editorial expertise and for
her steadfastness to this project and Erin Sweeney for gently prodding me to
complete revisions.They have been ever patient through chapter drafts and
revisions.In addition,I would like to thank Maryann Foley for her professional
collaboration and attention to detail within the chapters.Her nursing background
has been invaluable from the start.Special thanks to Sarah Kyle for her continued
dedication to the vision and format of this textbook,as well as for her expert editing,
and to Tom Gibbons for his skillful production of the text.
I would like to thank photographer Gus Freedman and photo producer
Amy Geller for their dedicated work on the photo shoot.I would like to thank
the following institutions for their help in getting the photos for this book:
UMass Memorial Health Care
The Birthplace at Wellesley
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Also thanks to the many nurses,midwives,doctors,and families for their partici-
pation in this book,especially Debbie Turner,Paula McGarr,Susan Martinson,
Grace Jackson,and Marianne Cummings.I’m sure I have overlooked several
other people who played a role in the development of this textbook,so a global
appreciation is extended to the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins staff.
S.S.R.
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