ABSTRACT
The critically ill obstetrical patient is a challenging complex case for today's critical care nurse. Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, identified this emerging patient population and developed a collaborative multidisciplinary program to provide positive outcomes for these patients. The following case study illustrates the components of the program and its usefulness in providing individualized care for a particular critically ill obstetrical patient.
Subject(s)
Critical Care , Pneumonia/nursing , Pregnancy Complications/nursing , Pregnancy in Adolescence , Adolescent , Female , Humans , Nursing Assessment , Patient Care Team , Pneumonia/diagnosis , Pneumonia/physiopathology , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications/diagnosis , Pregnancy Complications/physiopathology , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
The active lifestyle of pregnant women, in combination with the increased incidence of violence in society, place women at greater risk for accidental injury during pregnancy. This identification of increased risk has altered the health care management of mother and fetus after injury. The health care provider treating this patient population must perform thorough maternal-fetal assessments and be suspicious of fetal compromise, even in the face of maternal stability.
