Full Description
Featuring the most accurate, current, and clinically relevant information available, Perry's Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada combines essential maternity and pediatric nursing information in one text. Comprehensive coverage includes promotion of wellness and the care for persons experiencing common health concerns throughout the lifespan, care in childbearing, as well as the health care of children and child development in the context of the family. Health concerns, including physiological dysfunctions and special needs and illnesses, are also featured. This text provides a family-centred care approach that recognizes the importance of collaboration with families when providing care.
Information on the latest guidelines includes SOGC guidelines, STI and CAPWHN perinatal nursing standards, Canadian Pediatrics Association Standards, Canadian Association of Midwives, and more
Global health focus explores perspectives and health care in the 2SLGBTQI+ community, Indigenous, immigrant, and other vulnerable populations
Clinical Reasoning Case Studies o?er opportunities to test and develop your analytical skills and apply knowledge in various settings
Cultural Awareness boxes explore beliefs and practices about pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, women's health concerns, and caring for sick children
Family-Centred Care boxes highlight the needs or concerns of families that should be considered when providing family-centred care
Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues, supply resources and guidance, and illustrate nursing care in a variety of settings
Atraumatic Care boxes in the pediatric unit teach you how to provide competent and e?ective care to pediatric patients with the least amount of physical or psychological stress
Patient Teaching boxes assist you in helping patients and families become involved in their own care with optimal outcomes
Medication Alerts stress medication safety concerns for better therapeutic management
Medication Guide boxes include key information about medications used in maternity and newborn care, including their indications, adverse e?ects, and nursing considerations
Safety Alerts highlighted and integrated within the content draw attention to developing competencies related to safe nursing practice
Emergency boxes alert you to emergency situations and guide you step-by-step through emergency procedures
Evidence-Informed Practice boxes highlight ?ndings that con?rm e?ective practices or that identify practices with unknown, ine?ective, or harmful e?ects
Research Focus boxes identify best practices by presenting evidence and how to apply the knowledge learned
Guidelines boxes outline nursing procedures in an easy-to-follow format
Home Care boxes detail important information needed to deliver care to patients and families in the home setting
Health Canada Food Guide offers the latest nutritional recommendations
Case studies and clinical reasoning/clinical judgement-focused practice questions in the text and on the Evolve companion website promote critical thinking and prepare you for the licensure exam
Case studies for the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® exam on the Evolve companion website provide practice for the NGN
NEW Immunizations and Communicable Diseases chapter covers the latest information on this important topic
NEW videos on the Evolve companion website bring key concepts to life
UPDATED, comprehensive coverage offers uniquely Canadian content, including statistics, research, references and resources, guidelines, assessment and screening tools, and more from across Canada
UPDATED Promoting Optimum Health During Childhood chapter features current health promotion content
ENHANCED and UDPATED art program visually reinforces key concepts while re?ecting Canada's diversity
EXPANDED Canadian cultural considerations, cultural safety content, and trauma-informed care content related to diverse populations, including the 2SLGBTQI+ community, racialized populations, Indigenous Peoples, and more, are threaded throughout all applicable chapters
EXPANDED coverage of mental health and rural and remote care topics provides insightful and up-to-date guidance
Contents
PART 1: MATERNAL CHILD NURSING
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO MATERNAL CHILD NURSING
1. Contemporary Perinatal and Pediatric Nursing in Canada
2. The Family and Culture
3. Community Care
PART 2: PERINATAL NURSING
UNIT 2: INTRODUCTION TO PERINATAL NURSING
4. Perinatal Nursing in Canada
UNIT 3: WOMEN'S HEALTH
5. Health Promotion
6. Health Assessment
7. Reproductive Health
8. Infertility, Contraception, and Abortion
UNIT 4: PREGNANCY
9. Preconception, Genetics, Conception, and Fetal Development
10. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
11. Nursing Care During Pregnancy
12. Maternal Nutrition During Pregnancy
13. Pregnancy Risk Factors and Assessment
14. Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Conditions
15. Pregnancy at Risk: Pre-existing Conditions
UNIT 5: CHILDBIRTH
16. Labour and Birth Processes
17. Nursing Care of the Family During Labour and Birth
18. Pain Management During Labour
19. Fetal Health Surveillance During Labour
20. Labour and Birth at Risk
UNIT 6: POSTPARTUM PERIOD
21. Postpartum Maternal Physiological Changes
22. Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period
23. Transition to Parenthood
24. Postpartum Complications
UNIT 7: NEWBORN
25. Physiological Adaptations of the Newborn
26. Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family
27. Newborn Nutrition
28. Infants with Gestational Age Related Problems
29. The Newborn at Risk: Acquired and Congenital Problems
PART 3: PEDIATRIC NURSING
UNIT 8: CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE NURSE
30. Pediatric Nursing in Canada
31. Family, Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Children's Health
32. Developmental Influences on Child Health
UNIT 9: ASSESSMENT OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY
33. Communication, History, Physical, and Developmental Assessment
34. Pain Assessment and Management
UNIT 10: DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES AND HEALTH PROMOTION
35. The Infant and Family
36. The Toddler and Family
37. The Preschooler and Family
38. The School-Age Child and Family
39. The Adolescent and Family
40. Pediatric Health Promotion
UNIT 11: SPECIAL NEEDS, ILLNESS, AND HOSPITALIZATION
41. Chronic Illness, Complex Conditions, and End-of-Life Care
42. Cognitive and Sensory Impairment
43. Reaction to Illness and Hospitalization
44. Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions
UNIT 12: HEALTH PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN
45. Respiratory Concerns
46. Gastrointestinal Concerns
47. Cardiovascular Dysfunction
48. Hematological and Immunological Dysfunction
49. Genitourinary Dysfunction
50. Cerebral Dysfunction
51. Endocrine Dysfunction
52. Integumentary Dysfunction
53. Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction
54. Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction
55. Mental Health Concerns
