Description
Build your skills in the science and art of maternity and pediatric nursing! Maternal-Child Nursing, 6th Edition makes it easy to understand the essentials of women's health, maternity, and children's nursing care. It simplifies the steps of the nursing process and relates them to care, helping you develop clinical judgment skills and provide safe, effective care in evidence-based practice. This edition adds case studies preparing you for the new Next Generation NCLEX® examination. Best of all, active learning tools and features make it fun to master nursing concepts, offering plenty of opportunities to apply your knowledge to the practice setting.- Nursing Care Plans help students apply the nursing process to plan individualized care in the most common maternity and pediatric situations- Clinical Reference sections in pediatrics chapters provide basic information on disorders and their related anatomy and physiology, differences in body systems between children and adults, commonly used drugs, lab values, diagnostic tests, and procedures- Clinical Judgment boxes highlight situations designed to test clinical judgment skills- Health Promotion boxes highlight information needed to perform a comprehensive assessment of well infants and children at various ages- Safety Alerts emphasize what is important to remember when providing safe and optimal quality care- Pathophysiology boxes present an illustrated overview of illnesses and how to manage them- Want to Know boxes provide teaching guidelines, including sample answers for questions that are likely to be asked or topics that need to be taught- Communication Cues offer practical tips for verbal and nonverbal communication with patients and families- Glossary at the end of the book gives students quick access to all key terms and definitions- NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination-style case studies expose students to how content will be tested in the exam; case studies are either single-situation or unfolding studies- NEW! Updated Drug Guides summarize the latest information on medications
Table of Contents
Unit I: Introduction to Maternal-Child Health Nursing1. Foundations of Maternity, Women's Health, and Child Health Nursing2. The Nurse's Role in Maternity, Women's Health, and Pediatric Nursing3. The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family4. Communicating with Children and Families5. Health Promotion for the Developing Child6. Health Promotion for the Infant7. Health Promotion During Early Childhood8. Health Promotion for the School-Age Child9. Health Promotion for the Adolescent10. Heredity and Environmental Influences on DevelopmentUnit II: Maternity Nursing Care11. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology12. Conception and Prenatal Development13. Adaptations to Pregnancy14. Nutrition for Childbearing15. Prenatal Diagnostic Tests16. Giving Birth17. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance18. Pain Management for Childbirth19. Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures20. Postpartum Adaptations21. The Normal Newborn: Adaptation and Assessment22. The Normal Newborn: Nursing Care23. Newborn Feeding24. The Childbearing Family with Special Needs25. Pregnancy-Related Complications26. Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy27. The Woman with an Intrapartum Complication28. The Woman with a Postpartum Complication29. The High-Risk Newborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and Development30. The High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions31. Management of Fertility and Infertility32. Women's Health CareUnit III Pediatric Nursing Care33. Physical Assessment of Children34. Emergency Care of the Child35. The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings36. The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness37. Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children38. Medication Administration and Safety for Infants and Children39. Pain Management for Children40. The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration41. The Child with an Infectious Disease42. The Child with an Immunologic Alteration43. The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration44. The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration45. The Child with a Respiratory Alteration46. The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration47. The Child with a Hematologic Alteration48. The Child with Cancer49. The Child with an Alteration in Tissue Integrity50. The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration51. The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration52. The Child with a Neurologic Alteration53. Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families54. The Child with a Developmental Disability55. The Child with a Sensory Alteration
