Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

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Standards for Professional Nursing in Canada, 2nd Edition $26.95

Guide perinatal nursing practice in Canada and help prepare Canadian nurses for the CNA Perinatal Nursing Certification Examination with this definitive set of standards. Developed specifically for Canadian perinatal nurses by AWHONN?s Canada section members, these standards include the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) perinatal nursing competencies.

This resource features:

Conceptual model for perinatal nursing practice in Canada
Role description, values and guiding principles for Canadian perinatal nursing
The revised Canadian perinatal nursing standards
The current Canadian Nurses Association Competencies for the Perinatal Nursing Certification Examination

AWHONN members may download one free copy; nonmembers may purchase the download. Once you log-in, you can get your free copy under "Member Only Downloads." Printed copies are not available.

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Assessment & Care of the Late Preterm Infant Guideline, 2010 $34.95

Assessment and Care of the Late Preterm Infant Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline is the only comprehensive evidence-based resource developed to guide nursing care of the late preterm infant. Nurses and other health care providers can use this guideline to structure bedside care, provide staff education and to educate parents about their late preterm infants.

Developed through the rigors of AWHONN's research-based practice project on late preterm birth, this guideline provides perinatal and neonatal registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses with current clinical practice recommendations for care of the late preterm infant based on the best available evidence. The goal of this guideline is to ensure that nurses know the risks of late preterm birth and the unique needs of the late preterm neonate so that they can provide timely evidence-based assessments and interventions.

The Guideline provides evidence-based approaches to accomplish the following:

Identify the late preterm neonate at risk for complications during the continuum from birth through hospital discharge.
Recognize the physiologic limitations and challenges of a late preterm infant that place him or her at increased risk.
Perform a risk assessment of perinatal events that may adversely impact the late preterm infant.
Validate the late preterm infant's gestational age.
Assess respiratory status and intervene to minimize the risk of respiratory distress.
Implement interventions to promote thermoregulation.
Assess and intervene to help prevent and manage hypoglycemia.
Assess the risk for sepsis and implement appropriate interventions.
Implement interventions to assess for hyperbilirubinemia.
Address feeding challenges, and promote successful breastfeeding.
Incorporate elements of the Guideline into nursing interventions, discharge planning and parent education.

Suggested interventions are accompanied by rationale statements and supportive literature. A Quick Care Guide that highlights key assessments, interventions, and parent teaching strategies and is designed for bedside reference is included. A patient education handout has also been developed.

Whether you work in antepartum, L&D, well-baby nursery, NICU, or ambulatory OB or newborn care, this evidence-based guideline is a must-have to maximize the health and well-being of this vulnerable group of newborns.

Publication of this resource was supported through an educational grant from

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Perinatal Staffing Data Collaborative Report $499.00

NEW - Largest database of perinatal staffing available! Participate by December 15, 2011! This product is only for hospitals that want to submit their data to AWHONN.

The AWHONN Perinatal Staffing Data Collaborative Report

This report captures key demographic, hospital and RN staffing-related data that a nurse executive can use for strategic planning and risk management purposes. Hospital identifiers are not included. More than 85 hospitals are included in the report, making it the largest database of perinatal staffing available.

Compare your hospital's data against other hospitals in the data collaborative by participating in the Perinatal Staffing Collaborative Survey. Your hospital's data is managed with strict confidentiality - hospital identifying information is kept separate from hospital data and AWHONN will only discuss these data in the aggregate. Submit your survey by December 15, 2011.

It's Easy to Participate:

1. Return the signed agreement with payment to AWHONN
2. You'll receive your personalized survey for your hospital via email.
3. Complete your survey (this should take 2-3 hours)
4. Email your completed survey by December 15, 2011.
5. Your custom hospital report will be emailed to you January 2012.

Review a Sample Report Review Perinatal Staffing Case Scenarios

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For more information and pricing, please contact Chrissy Burke at 617-320-5017 or cburke@awhonn.org.

Standards for Professional Nursing Practice, 7th Edition $0.00

Standards for Professional Nursing Practice in the Care of Women and Newborns
2009

Members, login now to get your free copy. Once you log-in, you can get your free copy under "Member Only Downloads."

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.

Like the sixth edition, the revised seventh 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 seventh 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.

Guidelines for Professional Registered Nurse Staffing $0.00

Promote quality care by planning nurse staffing for your perinatal unit based on Guidelines for Professional Registered Nurse Staffing for Perinatal Units from the leading authority in perinatal nursing: AWHONN.

Whether you manage perinatal services in a busy, urban institution or a small, rural facility, you must be versed in the national standards for perinatal nurse staffing so that your nurses can effectively meet the needs of new families.

AWHONN's updated guidelines reflect the many changes in perinatal settings since 1983, including the increased number of women and infants who have complications and/or are undergoing medical and surgical procedures, plus new technologies and documentation requirements, all of which increase the nurse's workload.

The guidelines give you the framework you need to implement registered nurse staffing that results in quality care and more time at the bedside. Use this resource to plan nurse staffing on perinatal units, including antepartum, labor and delivery, postpartum and nursery.

Key features of the AWHONN Staffing Guidelines:

13 new classifications of antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum patients with accompanying recommendations for perinatal nurse staffing.
6 recommendations updated from existing guidelines which call for decreasing the number of patients a nurse cares for in each instance.
New guidance for contingency planning and minimum staffing of low-volume perinatal care units.
Practice standards from professional organizations relevant to specific areas of perinatal patient care are cited as support for each recommendation in the guidelines. For example, AWHONN's post-anesthesia recovery recommendations are accompanied by the relevant practice standards from the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses.

AWHONN's Guidelines for Professional Registered Nurse Staffing for Perinatal Units were developed by the AWHONN Staffing Task Force, approved by the AWHONN Board of Directors and incorporate input from more than 900 AWHONN perinatal nurse members.

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DOWNLOAD GUIDELINES

Bring staffing on your perinatal unit up-to-date by downloading your copy of AWHONN's Guidelines for Professional Registered Nurse Staffing for Perinatal Units today.

MEMBERS - Log-in to download your FREE copy.* Once you log-in, you can get your free copy under "Member Only Downloads."

NON-MEMBERS - You can purchase the guidelines in PDF format (downloadable) for $49.95.

Samples of the Guidelines

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ENDORSEMENTS

The following organizations have endorsed the Guidelines for Professional Registered Nurse Staffing for Perinatal Units.

American Academy of Pediatrics
National Association of Neonatal Nurses
American College of Nurse Midwives
American Nurses Association
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
ILCA
United States Lactation Consultant Association
March of Dimes
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)