ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING

Author: Cydney Menihan, CNM, MSN, RDMS, Ellen Kopel, RNC, MS
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN 10: 0781770114
ISBN 13: 9780781770118
Edition: 2nd

Description:

This comprehensive text emphasizes the practical application of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM). Case scenarios link various clinical situations with current fetal monitoring techniques and data interpretation. Relevant, up-to-date research helps readers develop problem solving skills; identify optimal treatment responses; and become familiar with the disease and nondisease conditions in pregnant patients that affect fetal health. More than 170 EFM strips complement the text. This edition has more rhythm strips and a new chapter on computer documentation by a well-known expert. Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Concepts and Applications, Second Edition is a must-have purchase for anyone responsible for EFM interpretation.

Table of Contents

Front Matter

Maternal–Fetal Physiology of Fetal Heart Rate Patterns

Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Equipment and Technology

Fetal Heart Rate Pattern Interpretation

Antepartum Fetal Assessment

Exercises in ElectronicFetal Monitoring

Legal Issues in Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Electronic Fetal Monitoring Competence Validation

Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Information Technology

Appendix A Example Chain of Command

Appendix B Algorithm for Management of Antepartum Testing

Appendix C Intrapartum Assessment of Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Appendix D The Role of the Nurse- Midwife in the Management of Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Appendix E Examples of FHR Baseline Variability

Appendix F Terminology