Maternal-Child Nursing
- 7th Edition - September 15, 2026
- Latest edition
- Authors: Jacqueline Carroll, Susan Rowen James, Kari Mau
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 3 6 0 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 7 8 6 1 - 7
Build your skills in the science and art of maternity and pediatric nursing! Maternal-Child Nursing, 7th Edition makes it easy to understand the essentials of women’s health, mate… Read more
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Build your skills in the science and art of maternity and pediatric nursing! Maternal-Child Nursing, 7th Edition makes it easy to understand the essentials of women’s health, maternity, and pediatric nursing care. It simplifies the steps of the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) and relates them to care, helping you develop clinical judgment skills and provide safe, effective care in evidence-based practice. This edition includes case studies preparing you for the 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 pediatric 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 and case studies highlight situations designed to test clinical judgment skills and help students prepare for NCLEX
- 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
Maternity nursing students in ADN and BSN nursing programs
Unit I: Introduction to Maternal-Child Health Nursing
1. Foundations of Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Health Nursing
2. The Nurse’s Role in Maternity, Women’s Health, and Pediatric Nursing
3. The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family
4. Communicating with Children and Families
5. Health Promotion for the Developing Child
6. Health Promotion for the Infant
7. Health Promotion During Early Childhood
8. Health Promotion for the School-Age Child
9. Health Promotion for the Adolescent
10. Heredity and Environmental Influences on Development
Unit II: Maternity Nursing Care
11. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
12. Conception and Prenatal Development
13. Adaptations to Pregnancy
14. Nutrition for Childbearing
15. Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
16. Giving Birth
17. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
18. Pain Management for Childbirth
19. Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures
20. Postpartum Adaptations
21. The Normal Newborn: Adaptation and Assessment
22. The Normal Newborn: Nursing Care
23. Newborn Feeding
24. The Childbearing Family with Special Needs
25. Pregnancy-Related Complications
26. Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy
27. The Woman with an Intrapartum Complication
28. The Woman with a Postpartum Complication
29. The High-Risk Newborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and Development
30. The High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions
31. Management of Fertility and Infertility
32. Women’s Health Care
Unit III Pediatric Nursing Care
33. Physical Assessment of Children
34. Emergency Care of the Child
35. The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings
36. The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness
37. Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children
38. Medication Administration and Safety for Infants and Children
39. Pain Management for Children
40. The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration
41. The Child with an Infectious Disease
42. The Child with an Immunologic Alteration
43. The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration
44. The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration
45. The Child with a Respiratory Alteration
46. The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration
47. The Child with a Hematologic Alteration
48. The Child with Cancer
49. The Child with an Alteration in Tissue Integrity
50. The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration
51. The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration
52. The Child with a Neurologic Alteration
53. Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families
54. The Child with an Intellectual Disability or Developmental Disability
55. The Child with a Sensory Alteration
1. Foundations of Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Health Nursing
2. The Nurse’s Role in Maternity, Women’s Health, and Pediatric Nursing
3. The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family
4. Communicating with Children and Families
5. Health Promotion for the Developing Child
6. Health Promotion for the Infant
7. Health Promotion During Early Childhood
8. Health Promotion for the School-Age Child
9. Health Promotion for the Adolescent
10. Heredity and Environmental Influences on Development
Unit II: Maternity Nursing Care
11. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
12. Conception and Prenatal Development
13. Adaptations to Pregnancy
14. Nutrition for Childbearing
15. Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
16. Giving Birth
17. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
18. Pain Management for Childbirth
19. Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures
20. Postpartum Adaptations
21. The Normal Newborn: Adaptation and Assessment
22. The Normal Newborn: Nursing Care
23. Newborn Feeding
24. The Childbearing Family with Special Needs
25. Pregnancy-Related Complications
26. Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy
27. The Woman with an Intrapartum Complication
28. The Woman with a Postpartum Complication
29. The High-Risk Newborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and Development
30. The High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions
31. Management of Fertility and Infertility
32. Women’s Health Care
Unit III Pediatric Nursing Care
33. Physical Assessment of Children
34. Emergency Care of the Child
35. The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings
36. The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness
37. Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children
38. Medication Administration and Safety for Infants and Children
39. Pain Management for Children
40. The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration
41. The Child with an Infectious Disease
42. The Child with an Immunologic Alteration
43. The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration
44. The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration
45. The Child with a Respiratory Alteration
46. The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration
47. The Child with a Hematologic Alteration
48. The Child with Cancer
49. The Child with an Alteration in Tissue Integrity
50. The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration
51. The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration
52. The Child with a Neurologic Alteration
53. Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families
54. The Child with an Intellectual Disability or Developmental Disability
55. The Child with a Sensory Alteration
- Edition: 7
- Latest edition
- Published: September 15, 2026
- Language: English
JC
Jacqueline Carroll
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor School of Nursing Curry College Milton, Massachusetts, USASJ
Susan Rowen James
Susan Rowen James, PhD, RN
Professor Emerita
School of Nursing
Curry College
Milton, Massachusetts
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita School of Nursing Curry College Milton, Massachusetts, USAKM
Kari Mau
Affiliations and expertise
Graduate Program Director Georgia Southern University Nurse Practitioner Chatham County Health Department Savannah, Georgia, USA