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Summary: "Adopted by nurses and healthcare organizations worldwide these expert developed and reviewed benchmarks are the standards for nursing care of women and newborns. The AWHONN Standards summarize the specialty's core principles of nursing practice. This new edition reflects AWHONN's commitment to promote the health of women and newborns by describing women's health, obstetric and neonatal nursing practice and nurses' roles and responsibilities to their patients. This edition emphasizes the nursing profession's important role in providing evidence-based care that is developmentally and culturally appropriate. Featured in the eighth edition are the enduring Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance that are based on and adapted from the current American Nurses Association (ANA) Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice that reflect key elements of obstetric, women's health and newborn nursing. Also included is a customizable 8th Edition Clinical Ladder for you to use in your hospital setting"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Introduction to the eighth edition
Components of the standards of practice, eighth edition. Standard 1: Assessment
Standard 2: Diagnosis
Standard 3: Outcomes
Standard 4: Planning
Standard 5: Implementation
Standard 6: Evaluation
Components of the standards of professional performance, eighth edition. Standard 7: Ethics
Standard 8: Culturally congruent practice
Standard 9: Communication
Standard 10: Collaboration
Standard 11: Leadership
Standard 12: Education
Standard 13: Evidence-based practice and research
Standard 14: Quality of practice
Standard 15: Professional practice evaluation
Standard 16: Resource utilization
Standard 17: Environmental health
Application of the standards into clinical practice
Introduction to the clinical ladder template
AWHONN sample clinical ladder template.
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