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Maternal-Child Nursing
- 6th Edition - September 3, 2021
- Authors: Emily Slone McKinney, Susan Rowen James, Sharon Smith Murray, Kristine Nelson, Jean Ashwill
- Language: English
- formats.LooseLeaf ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 9 7 7 - 9
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- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 1 4 6 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 9 7 8 9 - 7
Build your skills in the science and art of maternity and pediatric nursing! Maternal-Child Nursing, 6th Edition makes it easy to understand the essentials of women’s health,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBuild your skills in the science and art of maternity and pediatric nursing! Maternal-Child Nursing, 6th Edition makes it easy to understand the essentials of women’s health, maternity, and children’s nursing care. It simplifies the steps of the nursing process and relates them to care, helping you develop clinical judgment skills and provide safe, effective care in evidence-based practice. This edition adds case studies preparing you for the new Next Generation 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 pediatrics 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 highlight situations designed to test clinical judgment skills.
- 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
- Instructions for online access
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- In Memory of Emily S. McKinney
- Unit I. Introduction to Maternal-Child Health Nursing
- 1. Foundations of Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Health Nursing
- Historic Perspectives
- Current Trends in Child Healthcare
- Home Care
- Community Care
- Healthcare Assistance Programs
- Statistics on Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
- Ethical Perspectives on Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Nursing
- Social Issues
- Legal Issues
- Current Trends and Their Legal and Ethical Implications
- Key Concepts
- 2. The Nurse’s Role in Maternity, Women’s Health, and Pediatric Nursing
- The Role of the Professional Nurse
- Advanced Preparation for Maternity and Pediatric Nurses
- Implications of Changing Roles for Nurses
- Clinical Judgment and Nursing Process in Maternity and Pediatric Care
- Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health
- Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
- Key Concepts
- 3. The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family
- Family-Centered Care
- Family Structure
- Factors That Interfere With Family Functioning
- Healthy Versus Dysfunctional Families
- Cultural Influences on Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
- Parenting
- Discipline
- Key Concepts
- 4. Communicating With Children and Families
- Components of Effective Communication
- Family-Centered Communication
- Transcultural Communication: Bridging the Gap
- Therapeutic Relationships: Developing and Maintaining Trust
- Nursing Care
- Communicating With Children With Special Needs
- Key Concepts
- 5. Health Promotion for the Developing Child
- Overview of Growth and Development
- Principles of Growth and Development
- Psychosocial and Behavioral Theories
- Theories of Language Development
- Assessment of Growth
- Assessment of Development
- Nurse’s Role in Promoting Optimal Growth and Development
- Health Promotion
- Key Concepts
- 6. Health Promotion for the Infant
- Growth and Development of the Infant
- Health Promotion for the Infant and Family
- Key Concepts
- 7. Health Promotion During Early Childhood
- Growth and Development During Early Childhood
- Health Promotion During Early Childhood
- Key Concepts
- 8. Health Promotion for the School-Age Child
- Growth and Development of the School-Age Child
- Health Promotion for the School-Age Child and Family
- Key Concepts
- 9. Health Promotion for the Adolescent
- Adolescent Growth and Development
- Health Promotion for the Adolescent and Family
- Key Concepts
- 10. Hereditary and Environmental Influences on Development
- Hereditary Influences
- Multifactorial Disorders
- Environmental Influences
- Genetic Counseling
- Nursing Care for Families Concerned About Birth Defects
- Key Concepts
- Unit II. Maternity Nursing Care
- 11. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
- Sexual Development
- Female Reproductive Anatomy
- Female Reproductive Cycle
- The Female Breast
- Male Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
- Key Concepts
- 12. Conception and Prenatal Development
- Gametogenesis
- Conception
- Pre-Embryonic Period
- Embryonic Period
- Fetal Period
- Auxiliary Structures
- Multifetal Pregnancy
- Key Concepts
- 13. Adaptations to Pregnancy
- Physiologic Responses to Pregnancy
- Nursing Care
- Psychological Responses to Pregnancy
- Nursing Care
- 14. Nutrition for Childbearing
- Weight Gain During Pregnancy
- Nutritional Requirements During Pregnancy
- Food Precautions
- Factors that Influence Nutrition
- Nutritional Risk Factors
- Nutrition After Birth
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 15. Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
- Indications For Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
- Ultrasound
- Doppler Ultrasound Blood Flow Assessment
- Color Doppler
- Alpha-Fetoprotein Screening
- Multiple-Marker Screening
- Chorionic Villus Sampling
- Amniocentesis
- Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling
- Antepartum Fetal Surveillance
- Maternal Assessment of Fetal Movement
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 16. Giving Birth
- Issues for new Nurses
- Physiologic Effects of the Birth Process
- Components of the Birth Process
- Normal Labor
- Nursing Care During Labor and Birth
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care During the Late Intrapartum Period
- Key Concepts
- 17. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
- Fetal Oxygenation
- Auscultation and Palpation
- Evaluating Auscultated Fetal Heart Rate Data
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring Equipment
- Evaluating Electronic Fetal Monitoring Strips
- Significance of Fetal Heart Rate Patterns
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 18. Pain Management for Childbirth
- Unique Nature of Pain During Birth
- Adverse Effects of Excessive Pain
- Variables in Childbirth Pain
- Standards for Pain Management
- Nonpharmacologic Pain Management
- Pharmacologic Pain Management
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 19. Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures
- Amniotomy
- Induction and Augmentation of Labor
- Version
- Operative Vaginal Birth
- Episiotomy
- Cesarean Birth
- Key Concepts
- 20. Postpartum Adaptations
- Reproductive System
- Cardiovascular System
- Gastrointestinal System
- Urinary System
- Musculoskeletal System
- Integumentary System
- Neurologic System
- Endocrine System
- Postpartum Assessments
- Care in the Immediate Postpartum Period
- Nursing Care After Cesarean Birth
- Nursing Care
- The Process of Becoming Acquainted
- The Process of Maternal Role Adaptation
- The Process of Family Adaptation
- Cultural Influences on Adaptation
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Postpartum Home and Community Care
- Community-Based Care
- Key Concepts
- 21. The Normal Newborn: Adaptation and Assessment
- Initiation of Respiration
- Cardiovascular Adaptation: Transition From Fetal to Neonatal Circulation
- Neurologic Adaptation: Thermoregulation
- Hematologic Adaptation
- Gastrointestinal System
- Hepatic System
- Urinary System
- Immune System
- Psychosocial Adaptation
- Early Assessments
- Assessment of Cardiorespiratory Status
- Assessment of Thermoregulation
- Assessing for Anomalies
- Assessment of Body Systems
- Assessment Of Gestational Age
- Assessment of Behavior
- Key Concepts
- 22. The Normal Newborn: Nursing Care
- Early Care
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Ongoing Assessments and Care
- Circumcision
- Nursing Care
- Immunization
- Newborn Screening
- Discharge and Newborn Follow-Up Care
- Key Concepts
- 23. Newborn Feeding
- Nutritional Needs of the Newborn
- Breast Milk and Formula Composition
- Considerations in Choosing a Feeding Method
- Normal Breastfeeding
- Nursing Care
- Common Breastfeeding Concerns
- Formula Feeding
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 24. The Childbearing Family With Special Needs
- Adolescent Pregnancy
- Nursing Care
- Delayed Pregnancy
- Substance Abuse
- Nursing Care
- Birth of an Infant with Congenital Anomalies
- Perinatal Loss
- Nursing Care
- Adoption
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 25. Pregnancy-Related Complications
- Hemorrhagic Conditions of Early Pregnancy
- Nursing Care
- Hemorrhagic Conditions of Late Pregnancy
- Nursing Care
- Hyperemesis Gravidarum
- Hypertension During Pregnancy
- Nursing Care
- Hellp Syndrome
- Chronic Hypertension
- Incompatibility Between Maternal and Fetal Blood
- Key Concepts
- 26. Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Nursing Care
- Cardiac Disease
- Anemias
- Immune Complex Diseases
- Seizure Disorders: Epilepsy
- Infections During Pregnancy
- Key Concepts
- 27. The Woman With an Intrapartum Complication
- Dysfunctional Labor
- Nursing Care
- Premature Rupture of the Membranes
- Preterm Labor
- Nursing Care
- Prolonged Pregnancy
- Intrapartum Emergencies
- Trauma
- Key Concepts
- 28. The Woman With a Postpartum Complication
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Hypovolemic Shock
- Nursing Care
- Subinvolution of the Uterus
- Thromboembolic Disorders
- Nursing Care
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Puerperal Infection
- Nursing Care
- Affective Disorders
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 29. The High-Risk Newborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and Development
- Care of High-Risk Newborns
- Late Preterm Infants
- Preterm Infants
- Nursing Care
- Common Complications of Preterm Infants
- Postterm Infants
- Small-for-Gestational-Age Infants
- Large-for-Gestational-Age Infants
- Key Concepts
- 30. The High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions
- Respiratory Complications
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Nursing Care
- Infection
- Infant of a Diabetic Mother
- Polycythemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Prenatal Drug Exposure
- Phenylketonuria
- Key Concepts
- 31. Management of Fertility and Infertility
- Contraception
- Role of the Nurse
- Considerations When Choosing a Contraceptive Method
- Informed Consent
- Adolescents
- Counseling Adolescents
- Perimenopausal Women
- Methods of Contraception
- Nursing Care
- Role of the Nurse in Infertility Care
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 32. Women’s Healthcare
- Women’s Health Initiative
- Healthy People 2030
- Health Maintenance
- Breast Disorders
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Menstrual Cycle Disorders
- Elective Termination of Pregnancy
- Menopause
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Disorders of the Reproductive Tract
- Infectious Disorders of the Reproductive Tract
- Key Concepts
- Unit III. Pediatric Nursing Care
- 33. Physical Assessment of Children
- General Approaches to Physical Assessment
- Techniques for Physical Examination
- Sequence of Physical Examination
- Conclusion and Documentation
- Key Concepts
- 34. Emergency Care of the Child
- Clinical Reference
- Growth and Development Issues in Emergency Care
- The Family of a Child in Emergency Care
- Emergency Assessment of Infants and Children
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of the Child
- The Child in Shock
- Nursing Care
- Pediatric Trauma
- Ingestions and Poisonings
- Nursing Care
- Environmental Emergencies
- Nursing Care
- Heat-Related Illnesses
- Dental Emergencies
- Key Concepts
- 35. The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings
- Settings of Care
- Stressors Associated With Illness and Hospitalization
- Factors Affecting a Child’s Response to Illness and Hospitalization
- Child Life Specialist
- Play For the Ill Child
- Admitting the Child to A Hospital Setting
- The Ill Child’s Family
- Key Concepts
- 36. The Child With a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness
- Chronic Illness Defined
- The Family of the Child with Special Healthcare Needs
- The Child with Special Healthcare Needs
- The Child with a Chronic Illness
- The Terminally Ill or Dying Child
- Key Concepts
- 37. Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children
- Preparing Children for Procedures
- Holding and Transporting Infants and Children
- Safety Issues in The Hospital Setting
- Infection Control
- Bathing Infants and Children
- Oral Hygiene
- Feeding
- Vital Signs
- Fever-Reducing Measures
- Specimen Collection
- Gastrointestinal Tubes and Enteral Feedings
- Enemas
- Ostomies
- Oxygen Therapy
- Assessing Oxygenation
- Tracheostomy Care
- Surgical Procedures
- Key Concepts
- 38. Medication Administration and Safety for Infants and Children
- Pharmacokinetics in Children
- Psychological and Developmental Factors
- Calculating Dosages
- Medication Administration Procedures
- Intravenous Therapy
- Administration of Blood Products
- Child and Family Education
- Key Concepts
- 39. Pain Management for Children
- Definitions and Theories of Pain
- Obstacles to Pain Management in Children
- Assessment of Pain in Children
- Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Pain Interventions
- Key Concepts
- 40. The Child With a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration
- Clinical Reference
- Alterations In Acid–Base Balance In Children
- Dehydration
- Nursing Care
- Diarrhea
- Nursing Care
- Vomiting
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 41. The Child With an Infectious Disease
- Clinical Reference
- Infection and Host Defenses
- Immunity
- Viral Exanthems
- Other Viral Infections
- Bacterial Infections
- Fungal Infections
- Rickettsial Infections
- Borrelia Infections
- Helminths
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Key Concepts
- 42. The Child With an Immunologic Alteration
- Clinical Reference
- Common Laboratory And Diagnostic Tests of Immune Function
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
- Corticosteroid Therapy
- Nursing Care
- Immune Complex and Autoimmune Disorders
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Nursing Care
- Allergic Reactions
- Anaphylaxis
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 43. The Child With a Gastrointestinal Alteration
- Clinical Reference
- Disorders of Prenatal Development
- Nursing Care
- Motility Disorders
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Inflammatory and Infectious Disorders
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Obstructive Disorders
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Malabsorption Disorders
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Hepatic Disorders
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 44. The Child With a Genitourinary Alteration
- Clinical Reference
- Enuresis
- Nursing Care
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Nursing Care
- Cryptorchidism
- Nursing Care
- Hypospadias and Epispadias
- Nursing Care
- Miscellaneous Disorders and Anomalies of the Genitourinary Tract
- Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- Nursing Care
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 45. The Child With a Respiratory Alteration
- Clinical Reference
- Diagnostic Tests
- Respiratory Illness in Children
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Sinusitis
- Otitis Media
- Nursing Care
- Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis
- Nursing Care
- Laryngomalacia (Congenital Laryngeal Stridor)
- Croup
- Nursing Care
- Epiglottitis (Supraglottitis)
- Bronchitis
- Bronchiolitis
- Nursing Care
- Pneumonia
- Nursing Care
- Foreign Body Aspiration
- Pulmonary Noninfectious Irritation
- Apnea and Brief Resolved Unexplained Events
- Nursing Care
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Nursing Care
- Asthma
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Nursing Care
- Tuberculosis
- Key Concepts
- 46. The Child With a Cardiovascular Alteration
- Clinical Reference
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Physiologic Consequences Of Congenital Heart Disease In Children
- Nursing Care
- Assessment of the Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration
- Cardiovascular Diagnosis
- The Child Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
- Acquired Heart Disease
- Nursing Care
- Dysrhythmias
- Nursing Care
- Rheumatic Fever
- Nursing Care
- Kawasaki Disease
- Nursing Care
- Hypertension
- Nursing Care
- Cardiomyopathies
- High Cholesterol Levels in Children and Adolescents
- Key Concepts
- 47. The Child With a Hematologic Alteration
- Clinical Reference
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Thalassemia
- Nursing Care
- Hemophilia
- Von Willebrand Disease
- Nursing Care
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Nursing Care
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Aplastic Anemia
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 48. The Child With Cancer
- Clinical Reference
- The Child With Cancer
- Leukemia
- Brain Tumors
- Nursing Care
- Malignant Lymphomas
- Nursing Care
- Neuroblastoma
- Nursing Care
- Osteosarcoma
- Nursing Care
- Ewing Sarcoma
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Wilms Tumor
- Nursing Care
- Retinoblastoma
- Nursing Care
- Rare Tumors of Childhood
- Future of Cancer Treatment
- Key Concepts
- 49. The Child With an Alteration in Tissue Integrity
- Clinical Reference
- Variations in the Skin of Newborn Infants
- Common Birthmarks
- Skin Inflammation
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Skin Infections
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Nursing Care
- Skin Infestations
- Nursing Care
- Acne Vulgaris
- Miscellaneous Skin Disorders
- Nursing Care
- Insect Bites or Stings
- Burn Injuries
- Conditions Associated With Major Burn Injuries
- Conditions Associated With Electrical Injury
- Key Concepts
- 50. The Child With a Musculoskeletal Alteration
- Clinical Reference
- Casts, Traction, and Other Immobilizing Devices
- Fractures
- Soft-Tissue Injuries: Sprains, Strains, and Contusions
- Osteomyelitis
- Nursing Care
- Scoliosis
- Kyphosis
- Limb Differences
- Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
- Nursing Care
- Legg–Calvé–Perthes Disease
- Nursing Care
- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
- Clubfoot
- Muscular Dystrophies
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Nursing Care
- Syndromes and Conditions With Associated Orthopedic Anomalies
- Key Concepts
- 51. The Child With an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration
- Clinical Reference
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency (Formerly Phenylketonuria)
- Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Congenital Hypothyroidism
- Nursing Care
- Acquired Hypothyroidism
- Nursing Care
- Hyperthyroidism (Graves Disease)
- Nursing Care
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
- Precocious Puberty
- Nursing Care
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Nursing Care
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Long-Term Healthcare Needs for the Child With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Key Concepts
- 52. The Child With a Neurologic Alteration
- Clinical Reference
- Increased Intracranial Pressure
- Spina Bifida
- Hydrocephalus
- Cerebral Palsy
- Head Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Nursing Care
- Seizure Disorders
- Status Epilepticus
- Nursing Care
- Meningitis
- Nursing Care
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome
- Nursing Care
- Neurologic Conditions Requiring Critical Care
- Headaches
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 53. Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families
- Clinical Reference
- Internalizing Disorders
- Nursing Care
- Suicide
- Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
- Nursing Care
- Externalizing Disorders
- Nursing Care
- Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Obesity
- Nursing Care
- Substance Abuse
- Nursing Care
- Childhood Physical and Emotional Abuse and Child Neglect
- Key Concepts
- 54. The Child With an Intellectual Disability or Developmental Disability
- Clinical Reference
- Intellectual and Developmental Disorders
- Disorders Resulting In Intellectual or Developmental Disability
- Down Syndrome
- Nursing Care
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Rett Syndrome
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Nursing Care
- Failure to Thrive
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Nursing Care
- Key Concepts
- 55. The Child With a Sensory Alteration
- Clinical Reference
- Review of the Ear
- Speech Development
- Disorders of the Eye
- Eye Surgery
- Eye Infections
- Eye Trauma
- Hearing Loss in Children
- Language Disorders
- Key Concepts
- Glossary
- Index
- Features
- IBC
- No. of pages: 1448
- Language: English
- Edition: 6
- Published: September 3, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- formats.LooseLeaf ISBN: 9780323829779
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323697880
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323751469
- eBook ISBN: 9780323697897
EM
Emily Slone McKinney
Affiliations and expertise
Baylor Healthcare System, Dallas, TexasSJ
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, MassachusettsSM
Sharon Smith Murray
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, Health Professions, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CaliforniaKN
Kristine Nelson
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Tarrant County College
Fort Worth, TexasJA
Jean Ashwill
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Student Services, School of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas