Main description:

Nursing care for pregnant women and children is a family-centered process, and Maternal and Child Nursing Care, 3e, is a text that addresses the needs of families across the continuum, from conception through adolescence. The themes that shape this book- nursing care in the community, client education, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice in nursing-will prepare students for the responsibility of managing care for families with diverse healthcare needs, and to work collaboratively with families and other health professionals to enhance care. Note: This is a standalone book, if you want the bk/access code please order the ISBN below: 0132166011 / 9780132166010 Maternal & Child Nursing Care and MyNursingLab with Pearson eText Student Access Code Card Package consists of: 0132115115 / 9780132115117 MyNursingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Maternal and Child Nursing Care 0135078466 / 9780135078464 Maternal & Child Nursing Care

Contents:

Unit 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 Unit 2. Women,s Health 5. Health Promotion for Women 6. Common Gynecologic Problems 7. Families with Special Reproductive Concerns Unit 3. Pregnancy and Family 8. Preparation for Parenthood 9. Physical and Psychologic Changes of Pregnancy 10. Antepartal 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 Problems Unit 4. Birth and the Family 17. Processes and Stages of Labor and Birth 18. Intrapartal Nursing Assessment 19. The Family in Childbirth: Needs and Care 20. Pharmacologic Pain Management 21. Childbirth at Risk: Prelabor Complications 22. Childbirth at Risk: Labor-Related Complications 23. Birth-Related Procedures Unit 5. The Newborn and Postpartum Family 24. The Physiologic Responses of the Newborn to Birth 25. Nursing Assessment of the Newborn 26. Normal Newborn: Needs and Care 27. Newborn Nutrition 28. The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Present at Birth 29. The Newborn at Risk: Birth-Related Stressors 30. Postpartal Adaptation and Nursing Assessment 31. The Postpartum Family: Needs and Care 32. The Postpartum Family at Risk Unit 6. Care and Needs of Children 33. Growth and Development 34. Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition 35. Pediatric Assessment 36. Health Promotion and Maintenance: General Concepts, the Newborn, and the Infant 37. Health Promotion and Maintenance: The Toddler, the Preschooler, and the School-Age Child 38. Health Promotion and Maintenance: The Adolescent 39. Family Assessment and Concepts of Nursing Care in the Community 40. Nursing Considerations for the Child and Family with a Chronic Condition 41. Nursing Considerations for the Hospitalized Child 42. Pain Assessment and Management in Children 43. The Child with a Life-Threatening Condition and End-of-Life Care 44. Social and Environmental Influences on the Child and Adolescent 45. Immunizations and Communicable Diseases Unit 7. Caring for Children with Alterations in Health Status 46. The Child with Alterations in Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance 47. The Child with Alterations in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Function 48. The Child with Alterations in Respiratory Function 49. The Child with Alterations in Cardiovascular Function 50. The Child with Alterations in Immune Function 51. The Child with Alterations in Hematologic Function 52. The Child with Cancer 53. The Child with Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function 54. The Child with Alterations in Genitourinary Function 55. The Child with Alterations in Endocrine Function 56. The Child with Alterations in Neurologic Function 57. The Child with Alterations in Mental Health and Cognitive Function 58. The Child with Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function 59. The Child with Alterations in Skin Integrity Appendices A. Selected Maternal-Newborn Laboratory Values B. Selected Pediatric Laboratory Values C. Physical Growth Charts D. Pediatric Blood Pressure Values E. Conversions and Equivalents F. Actions and Effects of Selected Drugs During Breastfeeding G. The Friedman Family Assessment Model H. Dietary Reference Intakes and Recommended Dietary Allowances for Females, Pregnancy, and Lactation I. West Nomogram-Body Surface Area