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Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
- 9th Edition - August 31, 2022
- Author: Gloria Leifer
- Language: English
- Other ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 1 5 7 - 0
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 6 8 0 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 3 0 9 3 - 5
Build the knowledge and clinical judgment you need to succeed in maternity and pediatric nursing! Written in a clear, easy-to-read style, Introduction to Maternity and Pedia… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBuild the knowledge and clinical judgment you need to succeed in maternity and pediatric nursing! Written in a clear, easy-to-read style, Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 9th Edition describes how you can provide effective, evidence-based care for women during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, and for newborns and growing children. The text spans the continuum of child development, organizing topics from simple to complex and from health to illness; this approach makes it easy to locate information. Another hallmark of the book is its strong focus on family-centered care, health promotion, and illness prevention. Written by noted nursing educator Gloria Leifer, this bestselling text includes new Next-Generation NCLEX® exam-style case studies plus updates on infection control, pandemic responses, and more.
- Unfolding case studies follow one family through the conception and birth process, and include open-ended critical thinking questions applying the content to practice.
- More than 25 nursing care plans include nursing diagnoses plus goals, nursing interventions, and rationales, along with critical thinking questions to promote clinical decision-making skills.
- Detailed nursing skills cover a wide range of maternal and pediatric nursing interventions.
- Safety alerts highlight the importance of protecting patients and others from accidents, medication errors, and the spread of disease.
- Nursing tips include practical, evidence-based information applicable in the clinical setting.
- Nursing guidelines reflect the World Health Organization’s Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, alternative therapies, immunization mandates, emergency preparedness, preventing medication errors, and more.
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! at the end of each chapter includes a summary of key points, additional online resources, review questions, and critical thinking questions.
- Cultural Considerations boxes help you address the needs of culturally diverse patients and families.
- Patient Teaching boxes help you communicate instructions for self-care with patients and families.
- Medication tables provide quick access to information about commonly used medications.
Students in LPN/LVN programs (total enrollments of 90,701 per IPEDS data)
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Evolve Student Resources
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- In Memoriam
- Contributors and Reviewers
- LPN Threads and Advisory Board
- To the Instructor
- Education of the Nurse
- About This Text
- To the Student
- Unit I: An Overview of Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
- 1. The Past, Present, and Future
- Key Terms
- The Past
- The Present
- The Future
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- Review Questions for the NCLEX® Examination
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Unit II: Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Women’s Health
- 2. Human Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
- Key Terms
- Puberty
- Reproductive Systems
- The Human Sexual Response
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Review Questions for the NCLEX® Examination
- Critical Thinking Questions
- 3. Fetal Development
- Key Terms
- Cell Division and Gametogenesis
- Fertilization
- Development
- Accessory Structures of Pregnancy
- Fetal Circulation
- Fetal Programming of Adult Health
- Multifetal Pregnancy
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- 4. Prenatal Care and Adaptations to Pregnancy
- Key Terms
- Goals Of Prenatal Care
- Preconception Care And Interconceptual Care
- Prenatal Visits
- Definition Of Terms
- Determining the Estimated Date of Delivery
- Diagnosis Of Pregnancy
- Physiological Changes in Pregnancy
- Nutrition For Pregnancy And Lactation
- Exercise During Pregnancy
- Smoking During Pregnancy
- Travel During Pregnancy
- Common Discomforts In Pregnancy
- Psychosocial Adaptation to Pregnancy
- Prenatal Education
- Effect of Pregnancy and Lactation on Medication Metabolism
- Immunizations During Pregnancy
- Nursing Care During Pregnancy
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment And Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- 5. Nursing Care of Women with Complications During Pregnancy
- Key Terms
- Assessment of Fetal Health
- Pregnancy-Related Complications
- Pregnancy Complicated by Medical Conditions
- Environmental Hazards During Pregnancy
- Effects of a High-Risk Pregnancy on the Family
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment And Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- 6. Nursing Care of Mother and Infant During Labor and Birth
- Key Terms
- Cultural Influence on Birth Practices
- Settings for Childbirth
- Components of the Birth Process
- Normal Childbirth
- Admission to the Hospital or Birth Center
- Nursing Care of the Woman in False Labor
- Nursing Care Before Birth
- Stages and Phases of Labor
- Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
- Nursing Care During Birth
- Nursing Care Immediately After Birth
- Cord Blood Banking
- Microbiomes and Nursing Care During Labor and Delivery
- Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment And Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Question
- 7. Nursing Management of Pain DuringLabor and Birth
- Key Terms
- Education For Childbearing
- Childbirth and Pain
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- 8. Nursing Care of Women with Complications During Labor and Birth
- Key Terms
- Obstetric Procedures
- Abnormal Labor
- Premature Rupture of Membranes
- Preterm Labor
- Prolonged Pregnancy
- Emergencies During Childbirth
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- 9. The Family After Birth
- Key Terms
- Adapting Nursing Care for Specific Groups and Cultures
- Cultural Influences on Postpartum Care
- Postpartum Changes in the Mother
- Emotional Care
- Parenthood
- The Family Care Plan
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment And Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- 10. Nursing Care of Women with Complications After Birth
- Key Terms
- Shock
- Hemorrhage
- Thromboembolic Disorders
- Infections
- Mood Disorders
- The Homeless Mother and Newborn
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- 11. The Nurse’s Role in Women’s Health Care
- Key Terms
- Goals of Healthy People 2030
- Preventive Health Care for Women
- Menstrual Disorders
- The Normal Vagina
- Gynecological Infections
- Family Planning
- Menopause
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- 12. The Term Newborn
- Key Terms
- Adjustment to Extrauterine Life
- Phase 3: Care of the Newborn
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Question
- 13. Preterm and Postterm Newborns
- Key Terms
- The Periviable Newborn
- The Preterm Newborn
- The Postterm Newborn
- Transporting the High-Risk Newborn
- Discharge of the High-Risk (Preterm Birth) Newborn
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- 14. The Newborn with a Perinatal Injury or Congenital Malformation
- Key Terms
- Malformations Present at Birth
- Metabolic Defects
- Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Perinatal Injuries
- Infant of a Diabetic Mother
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Unit III: The Growing Child and Family
- 15. An Overview of Growth, Development, and Nutrition
- Key Terms
- Growth and Development
- Nutrition
- Play
- Traveling with Children
- Ongoing Health Supervision
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- Review Questions for the NCLEX® Examination
- 16. The Infant
- Key Terms
- General Characteristics
- Development and Care
- Community-Based Care:A Multidisciplinary Team
- Illness Prevention
- Infant Safety
- Summary of Major Developmental Changes in the First Year
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- Review Questions for the NCLEX® Examination
- Critical Thinking Question
- 17. The Toddler
- Key Terms
- General Characteristics
- Guidance and Discipline
- Toilet Independence
- Daily Care
- Nutrition Counseling
- Day Care
- Injury Prevention
- Toys and Play
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- Review Questions for the NCLEX® Examination
- Critical Thinking Question
- 18. The Preschool Child
- Key Terms
- General Characteristics
- Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Social Development
- Guidance
- Preschool
- Daily Care
- Accident Prevention
- Play During Health and Illness
- Nursing Implications of Preschool Growth and Development
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Review Questions for the NCLEX® Examination
- Critical Thinking Question
- 19. The School-Age Child
- Key Terms
- General Characteristics
- Physical Growth
- Sexual Development
- Influences from the Wider World
- Play
- Latchkey Children
- Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Social Development
- Guidance and Health Supervision
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Review Questions for the NCLEX® Examination
- Critical Thinking Question
- 20. The Adolescent
- Key Terms
- General Characteristics
- Growth and Development
- Parenting the Adolescent
- Health Promotion and Guidance
- Common Problems of Adolescence
- The Nursing Approach to Adolescents
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Review Questions for the NCLEX® Examination
- Critical Thinking Question
- Unit IV: Adapting Care to the Pediatric Patient
- 21. The Child’s Experience of Hospitalization
- Key Terms
- Health Care Delivery Settings
- The Child’s Reaction to Hospitalization
- The Parents’ Reactions to the Child’s Hospitalization
- The Nurse’s Role in the Child’s Hospitalization
- Home Care
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Review Questions for the NCLEX® Examination
- Critical Thinking Question
- 22. Health Care Adaptations for the Child and Family
- Key Terms
- Admission to the Pediatric Unit
- Data Collection, Observation, and Recording
- Physiological Responses to Medications in Infants and Children
- Nursing Responsibilities in Administering Medications to Infants and Children
- Selected Procedures and their Adaptation to Children
- Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Unit V: The Child Needing Nursing Care
- 23. The Child With a Sensory or Neurological Condition
- Key Terms
- The Ears
- The Eyes
- The Nervous System
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Question
- 24. The Child with a Musculoskeletal Condition
- Key Terms
- Musculoskeletal System
- Musculoskeletal System: Differences Between the Child and the Adult
- Observation and Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System in the Growing Child
- Pediatric Trauma
- Disorders and Dysfunction of the Musculoskeletal System
- Family Violence
- Child Abuse
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Question
- 25. The Child with a Respiratory Disorder
- Key Terms
- The Respiratory System
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Question
- 26. The Child with a Cardiovascular Disorder
- Key Terms
- The Cardiovascular System
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- 27. The Child with a Condition of the Blood, Blood-Forming Organs, or Lymphatic System
- Key Terms
- Hematological System
- Anemias
- Bleeding Disorders
- Disorders of White Blood Cells
- Nursing Care of the Chronically ILL Child
- Nursing Care of the Dying Child
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Question
- 28. The Child with a Gastrointestinal Condition
- Key Terms
- The Gastrointestinal Tract
- Disorders and Dysfunction of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Question
- 29. The Child with a Genitourinary Condition
- Key Terms
- Development of the Urinary Tract
- Development of the Reproductive Systems
- Assessment of Urinary Function
- Impact of Urinary or Genital Surgery on Growth and Development
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Question
- 30. The Child with a Skin Condition
- Key Terms
- Skin Development and Functions
- Skin Disorders and Variations
- Sunburn
- Sunscreens
- Nursing Care of the Burned Child
- Frostbite
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- 31. The Child with a Metabolic Condition
- Key Terms
- Integration of the Nervous and Endocrine Systems
- Disorders and Dysfunction of the Endocrine System
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- 32. Childhood Communicable Diseases, Bioterrorism, Natural Disasters, and the Maternal-Child Patient
- Key Terms
- Introduction
- Common Childhood Communicable Diseases
- Review of Terms
- Host Resistance
- Medical Asepsis, Standard Precautions, and Transmission-Based Precautions
- Rashes
- Worldwide Immunization Programs
- The Future of Immunotherapy
- Bioterrorism, Disasters, and the Maternal-Child Patient
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- 33. The Child with an Emotional or Behavioral Condition
- Key Terms
- The Effect of an Emotional or Behavioral Illness on Growth and Development
- The Nurse’s Role
- Types and Settings of Treatment
- Childhood Mental Disorders
- Organic Behavioral Disorders
- Environmental or Biochemical Behavioral Disorders
- Minimizing the Impact of Behavioral Disorders in Children
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Unit VI: The Changing Health Care Environment
- 34. Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
- Key Terms
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Additional Learning Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination-Style Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Appendix A. Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) When Caring For Patients with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19
- Appendix B. The Joint Commission’s List of Dangerous Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols
- Appendix C. Commonly Used Abbreviations in Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
- Appendix D. Common Spanish Phrases Used in Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
- Appendix E. Conversion of Pounds and Ounces to Grams for Newborn Weights
- Appendix F. Normal Vital Signs and Temperature Equivalents for Infants and Children
- Appendix G. Pediatric Laboratory Values Reference
- References
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Glossary
- Index
- No. of pages: 880
- Language: English
- Edition: 9
- Published: August 31, 2022
- Imprint: Saunders
- Other ISBN: 9780443111570
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323826808
- eBook ISBN: 9780323830935
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Gloria Leifer
Gloria Leifer, MA, RN, CNE, is a professor of obstetric and pediatric nursing at Riverside City College in Riverside, California. Gloria has been the lead author on this title for all eight editions.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Obstetric and Pediatric Nursing, Riverside City College, Riverside, California