Full Description
Enhance your critical thinking skills in a clinical setting and prepare for the NCLEX-PN exam with this clear, easy-to-understand, and highly visual book. Written by two experts and current educators in pediatric and maternity nursing, the 4th edition has been updated to reflect today's best practices and evidence-based care. Each chapter includes a built-in workbook, integrated case studies, and in-patient scenarios to sharpen your understanding of the content. Plus, this edition is accompanied by a robust array of interactive online resources to enrich your learning experience and further prepare you for maternity and pediatric nursing practice.Highlights of the 4th edition:NEW & UPDATED CONTENT , including the latest NANDA terminology, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines, the Baby Friendly Initiative, medication updates, and more, prepare you for practice in today's rapidly changing healthcare environment.UNIQUE! A built-in workbook at the end of each chapter includes NCLEX-PN-style review questions, study activities, and critical thinking "What Would You Do?" exercises.NEW! Concept Mastery Alerts highlight commonly misunderstood concepts and provide helpful explanations to clarify them.Chapter-opening case studies foster critical thinking.A Nursing Process approach prepares you to write individual care plans by walking you through each step of the nurse's role in data collection (assessment), relevant nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.First-person narratives help you understand the feelings of clients and their family members. Cultural Snapshots encourage you to think about cultural differences when caring for your clients.Learning Objectives and Key Points , which set goals for understanding and highlight must-know information, help you master important concepts.Test Yourself questions allow you to check your understanding as you go.Clinical Secrets highlight safety concerns and other important topics to prepare you for on-the-job challenges.ENHANCED online student resources include NCLEX-PN-style questions (revised to reflect the latest test plan) including new alternate format questions), drug monographs, maternity and pediatric nursing videos, audio glossaries, dosage calculation quizzes, and more.Comprehensive instructor resources include guided lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations, test generator, image bank, QSEN competencies, concept-based curriculum maps, quizzes, assignments, and more.This leading content is also incorporated into Lippincott CoursePoint , a dynamic learning solution that integrates this book's curriculum, adaptive learning tools, real-time data reporting, and the latest evidence-based practice content together into one powerful student education solution. Lippincott CoursePoint improves the nursing students' critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills to prepare them for practice. Learn more at NursingEducationSuccess.com/CoursePoint.
Contents
UNIT IChapter 1: The Nurse's Role in a Changing Maternal-Child Health Care EnvironmentChapter 2: Family-Centered and Community-Based Maternal and Pediatric NursingChapter 3: Structure and Function of the Reproductive SystemChapter 4: Special Issues of Women's Health Care and ReproductionUNIT III: PREGNANCY Chapter 5: Fetal DevelopmentChapter 6: Maternal Adaptation during PregnancyChapter 7: Prenatal CareUNIT IV: LABOR AND BIRTH Chapter 8: The Labor ProcessChapter 9: Pain Management during Labor and BirthChapter 10: Nursing Care during Labor and BirthChapter 11: Assisted Delivery and Cesarean BirthUNIT V: POSTPARTUM AND NEWBORN Chapter 12: The Postpartum WomanChapter 13: Nursing Assessment of Newborn TransitionChapter 14: Nursing Care of the Normal NewbornChapter 15: Newborn NutritionChapter 16: Pregnancy at Risk: Conditions that Complicate PregnancyChapter 17: Pregnancy at Risk: Pregnancy-Related ComplicationsChapter 18: Labor at RiskChapter 19: Postpartum Woman at RiskChapter 20: The Newborn at Risk: Gestational and Acquired DisordersChapter 21: The Newborn at Risk: Congenital DisordersUNIT VII: HEALTH PROMOTION FOR NORMAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Chapter 22: Principles of Growth and DevelopmentChapter 23:Growth and Development of the Infant: 28 Days to 1 YearChapter 24:Growth and Development of the Toddler: 1 to 3 YearsChapter 25:Growth and Development of the Preschool Child: 3 to 6 YearsChapter 26:Growth and Development of the School-Aged Child: 6 to 10 YearsChapter 27:Growth and Development of the Adolescent: 11 to 18 YearsChapter 28: Data Collection (Assessment) for the ChildChapter 29: Care of the Hospitalized ChildChapter 30: Procedures and TreatmentsChapter 31: Medication Administration and Intravenous TherapyChapter 32: The Child with a Chronic Health ProblemChapter 33: Abuse in the Family and CommunityChapter 34: The Dying ChildUNIT X: THE CHILD WITH A HEALTH DISORDER Chapter 35: The Child with a Sensory/Neurologic DisorderChapter 36: The Child with a Respiratory DisorderChapter 37: The Child with a Cardiovascular/Hematologic DisorderChapter 38: The Child with a Gastrointestinal/Endocrine DisorderChapter 39: The Child with a Genitourinary DisorderChapter 40: The Child with a Musculoskeletal DisorderChapter 41: The Child with an Integumentary Disorder/Communicable DiseaseChapter 42: The Child with a Psychosocial DisorderAppendix A: Standard and Transmission-Based PrecautionsAppendix B: NANDA-Approved Nursing DiagnosesAppendix C: The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" List of Abbreviations, Acronyms, and SymbolsAppendix D: Good Sources of Essential NutrientsAppendix E: Breast-Feeding and Medication UseAppendix F: Cervical Dilation ChartAppendix G: Growth ChartsAppendix H: Pulse, Respiration, and Blood Pressure Values for ChildrenAppendix I: Temperature and Weight Conversion ChartsAppendix J: Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization SchedulesGlossaryEnglish-Spanish GlossaryReferences and Suggested ReadingsIndex
