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, 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.
NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination-style case studies expose students to how content will be tested in the exam; case studies are either single-situation or unfolding studies.
NEW! Updated Drug Guides summarize the latest information on medications.
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, 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.
NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination-style case studies expose students to how content will be tested in the exam; case studies are either single-situation or unfolding studies.
NEW! Updated Drug Guides summarize the latest information on medications.
Unit I: Introduction to Maternal-Child Health Nursing
Foundations of Maternity, Women's Health, and Child Health
Nursing
The Nurse's Role in Maternity, Women's Health, and Pediatric
Nursing
The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family
Communicating with Children and Families
Health Promotion for the Developing Child
Health Promotion for the Infant
Health Promotion During Early Childhood
Health Promotion for the School-Age Child
Health Promotion for the Adolescent
Heredity and Environmental Influences on Development
Unit II: Maternity Nursing Care
Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Conception and Prenatal Development
Adaptations to Pregnancy
Nutrition for Childbearing
Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
Giving Birth
Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
Pain Management for Childbirth
Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures
Postpartum Adaptations
The Normal Newborn: Adaptation and Assessment
The Normal Newborn: Nursing Care
Newborn Feeding
The Childbearing Family with Special Needs
Pregnancy-Related Complications
Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy
The Woman with an Intrapartum Complication
The Woman with a Postpartum Complication
The High-Risk Newborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and
Development
The High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions
Management of Fertility and Infertility
Women's Health Care
Unit III Pediatric Nursing Care
Physical Assessment of Children
Emergency Care of the Child
The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings
The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness
Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children
Medication Administration and Safety for Infants and Children
Pain Management for Children
The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration
The Child with an Infectious Disease
The Child with an Immunologic Alteration
The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration
The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration
The Child with a Respiratory Alteration
The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration
The Child with a Hematologic Alteration
The Child with Cancer
The Child with an Alteration in Tissue Integrity
The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration
The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration
The Child with a Neurologic Alteration
Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families
The Child with a Developmental Disability
The Child with a Sensory Alteration
Glossary
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