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Synopsis
Designed to support faster, more efficient learning,
Maternal & Child Nursing Care presents key content about maternal-newborn nursing, women's health, and pediatric nursing topics in an accurate, readable way. Throughout this family-focused text, special attention is paid to health promotion, home/community care, patient and family education, clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice, and cultural competence. Engaging features help readers learn and retain essential concepts in a short period of time. The straightforward approach allows readers to focus on what is most important-developing the essential skills and abilities to practice nursing in fast-changing healthcare environments.
KEY TOPICS: Contemporary Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Nursing; Culture and the Family; Genetic and Genomic Influences in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health; Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology; Health Promotion for Women; Common Gynecologic Problems; Conception and Fetal Development; Physical and Psychological Changes of Pregnancy; Antepartum Nursing Assessment; The Expectant Family: Needs and Care; Maternal Nutrition; Pregnancy in Selected Populations; Assessment of Fetal Well-Being; Pregnancy at Risk: Pregestational Problems; Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Onset; Processes and Stages of Labor and Birth; Intrapartum Nursing Assessment; The Family in Childbirth: Needs and Care; Pharmacologic Pain Management; Childbirth at Risk: Pre-Labor Complications; Childbirth at Risk: Labor-Related Complications; Birth-Related Procedures; The Physiologic Responses of the Newborn to Birth; Nursing Assessment of the Newborn; The Normal Newborn: Needs, Care, and Feeding; The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Present at Birth; The Newborn at Risk: Birth-Related Stressors; Postpartum Adaptation and Nursing Assessment; The Postpartum Family: Early Care Needs and Home Care; The Postpartum Family at Risk; Growth and Development; Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition; Pediatric Assessment; Health Promotion and Maintenance: General Concepts, the Newborn, and the Infant; Health Promotion and Maintenance: The Toddler, the Preschooler, and the School-Age Child; Health Promotion and Maintenance: The Adolescent; Family Assessment and Concepts of Nursing Care in the Community; Nursing Considerations for the Child and Family with a Chronic Condition; Nursing Considerations for the Hospitalized Child; Pain Assessment and Management in Children; The Child with a Life-Threatening Condition and End-of-Life Care; Social and Environmental Influences on the Child; Immunizations and Communicable Diseases; The Child with Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance; The Child with Alterations in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Function; The Child with Alterations in Respiratory Function; The Child with Alterations in Cardiovascular Function; The Child with Alterations in Immune Function; The Child with Alterations in Hematologic Function; The Child with Cancer; The Child with Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function; The Child with Alterations in Genitourinary Function; The Child with Alterations in Endocrine Function; The Child with Alterations in Neurological Function; The Child with Alterations in Mental Health and Cognitive Function; The Child with Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function; The Child with Alterations in Skin Integrity
MARKET: Maternal & Child Nursing Care is designed for courses in maternal and child nursing care in any nursing program.
Synopsis
For courses in maternal and child nursing care in any nursing program Help students think like nurses with maternal-newborn and pediatric clients
As nursing courses are shortened and clinical experiences become more limited, time is increasingly precious to both students and faculty. Designed to support faster, more efficient learning in condensed courses, Maternal & Child Nursing Care presents key content about maternal-newborn nursing, women's health, and pediatric nursing topics in an accurate, readable way. Throughout this family-focused text, special attention is paid to health promotion, home/community care, patient and family education, clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice, and cultural competence. Engaging features help readers learn and retain essential concepts in a short period of time. The straightforward approach allows students to focus on what is most important-developing the essential skills and abilities to practice nursing in fast-changing healthcare environments.
Also available with MyNursingLab(R)
MyNursingLab is an an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to engage students in the Maternal/Newborn Nursing course and improve results. Its guided learning path is proven to help students think like a nurse as they move beyond memorization to true understanding through application.
NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyNursingLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyNursingLab, search for:
0134449711/ 9780134449715 Maternal & Child Nursing Care Plus MyNursingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package, 5/e consists of:
- 0134167228 / 9780134167220 Maternal & Child Nursing Care
- 0134449045 / 9780134449043 MyNursingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Maternal & Child Nursing Care