Midwifery Skills at a Glance
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Nursing, Maternity, Prenatal, & Women&
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781119235125 | |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | February 16, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781119235125 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | February 16, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
Being an effective midwife requires a range of knowledge and skills, all of which are essential to provide competent and safe care to childbearing women and their infants. Midwifery Skills at a Glance offers an invaluable, straightforward guide for students and practitioners – offering readable, easily digestible information, supported with illustrations throughout to enhance application to practice.
Clear and concise throughout, Midwifery Skills at a Glance covers a wide range of skills – exploring issues such as infection control, personal hygiene care, and safeguarding; assessment, examination and screening skills; how to care for the woman and neonate with complex needs; drug administration and pain relief.
- A comprehensive, highly visual guide to the skills essential for safe, effective, and compassionate midwifery practice
- Written by experts in their field
- Briefly describes each skill and provides clear illustrations — making it an ideal companion in clinical practice
- Offers instruction on the safe use of a wide range of essential skills required to deliver safe, evidence-based maternity care
- Includes service user viewpoints and key points to help consolidate learning and reflect on the experience of receiving care
Written with the student midwife in mind, Midwifery Skills at a Glance is equally invaluable for all others providing care, including Maternity Support Workers, mentors, registered midwives and medical students.
Being an effective midwife requires a range of knowledge and skills, all of which are essential to provide competent and safe care to childbearing women and their infants. Midwifery Skills at a Glance offers an invaluable, straightforward guide for students and practitioners – offering readable, easily digestible information, supported with illustrations throughout to enhance application to practice.
Clear and concise throughout, Midwifery Skills at a Glance covers a wide range of skills – exploring issues such as infection control, personal hygiene care, and safeguarding; assessment, examination and screening skills; how to care for the woman and neonate with complex needs; drug administration and pain relief.
- A comprehensive, highly visual guide to the skills essential for safe, effective, and compassionate midwifery practice
- Written by experts in their field
- Briefly describes each skill and provides clear illustrations — making it an ideal companion in clinical practice
- Offers instruction on the safe use of a wide range of essential skills required to deliver safe, evidence-based maternity care
- Includes service user viewpoints and key points to help consolidate learning and reflect on the experience of receiving care
Written with the student midwife in mind, Midwifery Skills at a Glance is equally invaluable for all others providing care, including Maternity Support Workers, mentors, registered midwives and medical students.
