The context & clinical evidence for common nursing practices during labor

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 356-365

  Simpson, Kathleen Rice ^a  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based intrapartum nursing care; Labor and birth; Models of intrapartum nursing practice

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIC AGENT;

BIRTH; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DELIVERY; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; FORECASTING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR STAGE 2; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STANDARD; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; FORECASTING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; OXYTOCICS; PARTURITION; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 27744596061     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200511000-00002     Document Type: Review

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