Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Nurses are guided by standards of practice to ensure safe and high-quality care. Risk management helps hospital systems, nurses, and health-care providers anticipate areas of risk and…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Perinatal care is provided in many different settings. Some settings, such as a regional care facility, are safest for a high-risk pregnancy. Community settings are designed for…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Women’s health care was defined in 1997 by the Expert Panel on Women’s Health of the American Academy of Nursing as health promotion, maintenance, and restoration of physical, psychologic,…

Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Health care evolves as new information is provided by research and new treatments become available. Organizations focused on health promotion and disease prevention can provide goals and…

Figure 1.1 Perinatal Nurses The birthing parent and newborn make a couplet. Perinatal nurses care for the pregnant person, the fetus, and then the newborn. (credit: “Cesarean Birth” by Robyn Alvarez/Flickr, CC BY 4.0) Chapter Outline 1.1 Current Trends in Women’s Health Care 1.2 Standards…