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This dynamic, up-to-date text offers an integrated framework and philosophy for teaching the nursing of childbearing families and nursing of children together. Accurate, readable, and concise, Maternal & Child Nursing Caresupports faster and more efficient learning in briefer, more compressed courses; while helping students develop essential skills for fast-changing healthcare environments. Core themes in this edition include family-centered and community-based care; health promotion (including Healthy People 2020); patient and family education; clinical reasoning; evidence-based practice, and developing cultural competence. This edition adds new Safety Alerts; more coverage of pain as the fifth vital sign; greater focus on care of families where a child is dying; and updated content on assessment, nutrition, communication, and many other key topics. Multiple pedagogical tools help students focus both learning and review, including intuitive Pathophysiology Illustrated visuals; Family Quotes presenting the family’s perspective; Learning Outcomes and Critical Concept Review Features; Key Terms, and an online audio glossary.
Maternal & Child Nursing Care
by London, Marcia L.; Ladewig, Patricia W.; Davidson, Michele C.; Ball, Jane W., DrPH, RN, CPNP; Bindler, Ruth C.; Cowen, Kay J.Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2013-09-25
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary
Table of Contents
PART 1. INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY-CENTERED CARE
1. Contemporary Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Nursing
2. Culture and the Family
3. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
4. Conception and Fetal Development
PART 2. WOMEN’S HEALTH
5. Health Promotion for Women
6. Common Gynecologic Problems
7. Families with Special Reproductive Concerns
PART 3. PREGNANCY AND THE FAMILY
8. Preparation for Parenthood
9. Physical and Psychological Changes of Pregnancy
10. Antepartum Nursing Assessment
11. The Expectant Family: Needs and Care
12. Maternal Nutrition
13. Adolescent Pregnancy
14. Assessment of Fetal Well-Being
15. Pregnancy at Risk: Pregestational Problems
16. Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Onset
PART 4. BIRTH AND THE FAMILY
17. Processes and Stages of Labor and Birth
18. Intrapartum Nursing Assessment
19. The Family in Childbirth: Needs and Care
20. Pharmacologic Pain Management
21. Childbirth at Risk: Pre-Labor Complications
22. Childbirth at Risk: Labor-Related Complications
23. Birth-Related Procedures
PART 5. THE POSTPARTUM FAMILY AND THE NEWBORN
24. The Physiologic Responses of the Newborn to Birth
25. Nursing Assessment of the Newborn
26. The Normal Newborn: Needs, Care, and Feeding
27. The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Present at Birth
28. The Newborn at Risk: Birth-Related Stressors
29. Postpartum Adaptation and Nursing Assessment
30. The Postpartum Family: Early Care Needs and Home Care
31. The Postpartum Family at Risk
PART 6. CARE AND NEEDS OF CHILDREN
32. Growth and Development
33. Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition
34. Pediatric Assessment
35. Health Promotion and Maintenance: General Concepts, the Newborn, and the Infant
36. Health Promotion and Maintenance: The Toddler, the Preschooler, and the School-Age Child
37. Health Promotion and Maintenance: The Adolescent
38. Family Assessment and Concepts of Nursing Care in the Community
39. Nursing Considerations for the Child and Family with a Chronic Condition
40. Nursing Considerations for the Hospitalized Child
41. Pain Assessment and Management in Children
42. The Child with a Life-Threatening Condition and End-of-Life Care
43. Social and Environmental Influences on the Child
44. Immunizations and Communicable Diseases
PART 7. CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH ALTERATIONS IN HEALTH STATUS
45. The Child with Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
46. The Child with Alterations in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Function
47. The Child with Alterations in Respiratory Function
48. The Child with Alterations in Cardiovascular Function
49. The Child with Alterations in Immune Function
50. The Child with Alterations in Hematologic Function
51. The Child with Cancer
52. The Child with Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
53. The Child with Alterations in Genitourinary Function
54. The Child with Alterations in Endocrine Function
55. The Child with Alterations in Neurological Function
56. The Child with Alterations in Mental Health and Cognitive Function
57. The Child with Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function
58. The Child with Alterations in Skin Integrity
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Selected Maternal-Newborn Laboratory Values
Appendix B. Selected Pediatric Laboratory Values
Appendix C. Growth Charts
Appendix D. Pediatric Blood Pressure Tables
Appendix E. Conversions and Equivalents
Appendix F. Actions and Effects of Selected Drugs during Breastfeeding
Appendix G. Dietary Reference Intakes
Appendix H. West Nomogram-Body Surface Area
Glossary
Index
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