Maternal/Newborn Plans of Care by Marilynn E Doenges

Maternal/Newborn Plans of Care by Marilynn E Doenges

• Divided into 4 sections (prenatal, intrapartal, postpartal, and newborn) and includes 50 plans of care
• Sections begin with a specific assessment tool for data collection to facilitate assessment and diagnosis
• Each care plan guideline includes a sample client assessment data base, nursing priorities, potential nursing diagnoses with May be related to and Possibly evidenced by statements, desired outcomes/evaluation criteria, interventions, and rationales for each intervention; the interventions are separated into independent and collaborative actions
• Expanded home care and outpatient monitoring
• Plans of care for such special needs as prenatal substance dependence/abuse and the infant of an HIV-positive mother are included
• The introductory chapters include:
• Adapting Theory to Practice
• current issues and trends in maternity nursing, including cost containment, advanced and collaborative practice, shorter hospital stays, home care, and freestanding birth centers
• review of nursing process, nursing diagnosis, and formulation of plans of care
• a sample client situation with individual data and corresponding plans of care to demonstrate how to adapt the nursing process to practice
• evaluation and documentation with sample documentation methods (SOAP, DAR)