Maternal Child Nursing Care
- 5th Edition - October 1, 2013
- Latest edition
- Authors: Shannon E. Perry, Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, David Wilson
- Language: English
Written by the foremost experts in maternity and pediatric nursing, Maternal Child Nursing Care, 5th Edition offers the accurate, practical information you need to succeed i… Read more
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Description
Written by the foremost experts in maternity and pediatric nursing, Maternal Child Nursing Care, 5th Edition offers the accurate, practical information you need to succeed in the classroom, the clinical setting, and on the NCLEX® examination. This new edition offers numerous content updates throughout the text to keep you up-to-date on the latest topics and best practices. Plus hundreds of illustrations, alert boxes, and tables clarify key content and help you quickly find essential information.
Key features
Key features
- Atraumatic Care boxes in the pediatric unit teach you how to provide competent and effective care to pediatric patients with the least amount of physical or psychological stress
- Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues, supply resources and guidance, and illustrate nursing care in a variety of settings
- Critical thinking case studies offer opportunities to test and develop your analytical skills and apply knowledge in various settings
- Emergency boxes in the maternity unit guide you through step-by-step emergency procedures
- Expert authors of the market-leading maternity and pediatric nursing textbooks combine to ensure delivery of the most accurate, up-to-date content
- Family-Centered Care boxes highlight the needs or concerns of families that you should consider to provide family-centered care
Table of contents
Table of contents
PART 1 Maternity Nursing
UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY NURSING
1. 21st Century Maternity Nursing
2. Community Care: The Family and Culture
UNIT 2 REPRODUCTIVE YEARS
3. Assessment and Health Promotion
4. Reproductive System Concerns
5. Infertility, Contraception, and Abortion
UNIT 3 PREGNANCY
6. Genetics, Conception, and Fetal Development
7. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
8. Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy
9. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
10. Assessment of High Risk Pregnancy
11. High Risk Perinatal Care: Preexisting Conditions
12. High Risk Perinatal Care: Gestational Conditions
UNIT 4 CHILDBIRTH
13. Labor and Birth Processes
14. Pain Management
15. Fetal Assessment During Labor
16. Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth
17. Labor and Birth Complications
UNIT 5 POSTPARTUM PERIOD
18. Maternal Physiologic Changes
19. Nursing Care of the Family during the Postpartum Period
20. Transition to Parenthood
21. Postpartum Complications
UNIT 6 NEWBORN
22. Physiologic Adaptations of the Newborn
23. Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family
24. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
25. The High Risk Newborn
PART 2 PEDIATRIC NURSING
UNIT 7 CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE NURSE
26. 21st Century Pediatric Nursing
27. Family, Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion
28. Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health Promotion
UNIT 8 ASSESSMENT OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY
29. Communication, History, and Physical Assessment
30. Pain Assessment and Management
UNIT 9 HEALTH PROMOTION AND SPECIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
31. The Infant and Family
32. The Toddler and Family
33. The Preschooler and Family
34. The School-Age Child and Family
35. The Adolescent and Family
UNIT 10 SPECIAL NEEDS, ILLNESS, AND HOSPITALIZATION
36. Chronic Illness, Disability, and End-of-Life Care
37. Cognitive and Sensory Impairment
38. Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization
39. Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions
UNIT 11 HEALTH PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN
40. Respiratory Dysfunction
41. Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
42. Cardiovascular Dysfunction
43. Hematologic and Immunologic Dysfunction
44. Genitourinary Dysfunction
45. Cerebral Dysfunction
46. Endocrine Dysfunction
47. Integumentary Dysfunction
48. Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction
49. Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction
Appendix
A: Growth Measurements
B: Common Laboratory Tests
C: Pediatric Vital Signs and Parameters
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 5
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2013
- Language: English