
Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada
- 1st Edition - October 19, 2012
- Imprint: Mosby Canada
- Authors: Shannon E. Perry, Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, David Wilson, Cheryl A Sams, Lisa Keenan-Lindsay
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 7 1 7 2 - 0 2 5 - 0
Finally, a Canadian text for maternity and pediatrics nursing courses! Canadian contributors have ensured that Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada provides just the "right amoun… Read more
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Finally, a Canadian text for maternity and pediatrics nursing courses! Canadian contributors have ensured that Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada provides just the "right amount" of maternity and pediatrics content. User-friendly, up-to-date coverage offers everything you need for success in the classroom, the clinical setting, and on the CRNE examination.
- UNIQUE! Nursing Process boxes offer quick access to nursing process information for major diseases and conditions.
- UNIQUE! Nursing Alerts point out critical information to consider when caring for patients.
- UNIQUE! Guidelines boxes outline instructions for skills or procedures in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format.
- UNIQUE! Emergency boxes offer quick reference to emergency procedures for critical maternity and pediatric emergencies.
- UNIQUE! Home Care boxes offer helpful patient and family self-care guidelines for delivering effective care in the home environment.
- UNIQUE! Atraumatic Care boxes in the pediatric section illustrate how to provide competent nursing care without creating undue physical or psychological stress for pediatric patients, families, and nurses.
- UNIQUE! Community Focus boxes examine community issues and provide resources and guidance on caring for families outside the clinical setting.
- UNIQUE! Cultural Awareness boxes address culturally competent care for patients with a variety of customs and beliefs.
- UNIQUE! Family-Centered Teaching boxes discuss the family's role and needs in caring for the patient.
PART 1: PERINATAL NURSING
Unit 1: Introduction to Perinatal Nursing
- Contemporary Perinatal Nursing in Canada
- The Family and Culture
- Community Care
- Health Promotion
- Health Assessment
- Reproductive Health
- Infertility, Contraception, and Abortion
- Preconception, Genetics, Conception, and Fetal Development
- Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
- Nursing Care During Pregnancy
- Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
- Pregnancy Risk Factors and Assessment: Maternal and Fetal
- Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Conditions
- Pregnancy at Risk: Preexisting Conditions
- Labour and Birth Processes
- Comfort Measures for Labour
- Fetal Health Surveillance During Labour
- Nursing Care During Labour and Birth
- Labour and Birth at Risk
- Maternal Physiological Changes
- Nursing Care During the Fourth Trimester
- Transition to Parenthood
- Postpartum Complications
- Physiological Adaptations of the Newborn
- Nursing Care of the Newborn
- Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
- Infants with Gestational Age-Related Problems
- The Newborn at Risk: Acquired and Congenital Problems
- Contemporary Pediatric Nursing
- Community-Based Nursing Care of the Child and Family
- Family Influences on Child Health Promotion
- Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion
- Developmental Influences on Child Health Promotion
- Communication, History, Physical, and Developmental Assessment
- Pain Assessment and Management
- The Infant and Family
- The Toddler and Family
- The Preschooler and Family
- The School-Age Child and Family
- The Adolescent and Family
- Chronic Illness, Disability, and End-of-Life Care
- Cognitive and Sensory Impairment
- Family-Centred Home Care
- Reaction to Illness and Hospitalization
- Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions
- Respiratory Dysfunction
- Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
- Cardiovascular Dysfunction
- Hematological and Immunological Dysfunction
- Genitourinary Dysfunction
- Cerebral Dysfunction
- Endocrine Dysfunction
- Integumentary Dysfunction
- Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction
- Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction
Unit 2: Women’s Health
Unit 3: Pregnancy
Unit 4: Childbirth
Unit 5: Postpartum Period
Unit 6: Newborn
PART 2: PEDIATRIC NURSING
Unit 7: Children, Their Families, and the Nurse
Unit 8: Assessment of the Child and Family
Unit 9: Health Promotion and Special Health Problems
Unit 10: Special Needs, Illness, and Hospitalization
Unit 11: Health Problems of Children
Appendixes
A. Relationship of Drugs to Breast Milk and Effect on Infant
B. Developmental/Sensory Assessment
C. Growth Measurements
D. Common Laboratory Tests
E. Pediatric Vital Signs and Parameters
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 19, 2012
- Imprint: Mosby Canada
- Language: English
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Shannon E. Perry
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Marilyn J. Hockenberry
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Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk
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David Wilson
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Cheryl A Sams
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