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Maternal Child Nursing Care

By
  • Shannon Perry, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
  • Marilyn Hockenberry, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, FAAN, Professor Duke School of Nursing; Chair, Duke Institutional Research Board Duke University Durham, North Carolina
  • Deitra Lowdermilk, RNC, PhD, FAAN, Clinical Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  • David Wilson, MS, RNC-NIC, Staff Nurse, Pediatric Emergency Center, Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK, USA

This market-leading textbook provides just the "right amount" of maternity and pediatric content in an easy-to-understand manner. Divided into two sections, the first part of the book includes 28 chapters on maternity nursing and the second part contains 27 chapters covering pediatric nursing. Numerous illustrations, photos, boxes, and tables clarify key content and help you quickly find essential information. And because it’s written by market-leading experts in maternity and pediatric nursing, you can be sure you’re getting the accurate, practical information you need to succeed in the classroom, the clinical setting, and on the NCLEX® examination.

Hardbound, 1824 Pages

Published: October 2013

Imprint: Mosby

ISBN: 978-0-323-09610-2

Contents

  • Part 1: MATERNITY NURSING

    Unit 1: Introduction to Maternity Nursing

    1. Contemporary Maternity Nursing
    2. The Family and Culture
    3. Community and Home Care

      4. Unit 2: Reproductive Years

    4. Health Promotion and Illness Prevention
    5. Health Assessment
    6. Common Health Problems
    7. Infertility, Contraception, and Abortion

      8. Unit 3: Pregnancy

    8. Genetics, Conception, and Fetal Development
    9. Assessment for Risk Factors
    10. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
    11. Nursing Care During Pregnancy
    12. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
    13. Pregnancy at Risk: Preexisting Conditions
    14. Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Conditions

      15. Unit 4: Childbirth

    15. Labor and Birth Processes
    16. Management of Discomfort
    17. Fetal Assessment during Labor
    18. Nursing Care During Labor and Birth
    19. Labor and Birth at Risk

      20. Unit 5: Postpartum Period

    20. Maternal Physiologic Changes
    21. Nursing Care During the Fourth Trimester
    22. Transition to Parenthood
    23. Postpartum Complications

      24. Unit 6: Newborn

    24. Physiologic Adaptations of the Newborn
    25. Nursing Care of the Newborn
    26. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
    27. Infants with Gestational Age-Related Problems
    28. The Newborn at Risk: Acquired and Congenital Problems

      29. PART 2: PEDIATRIC NURSING

      Unit 7: Children, Their Families, and the Nurse

    29. Contemporary Pediatric Nursing
    30. Community-Based Nursing Care of the Child and Family
    31. Family Influences on Child Health Promotion
    32. Social, Cultural, and Religious Influences on Child Health Promotion
    33. Developmental Influences on Child Health Promotion

      34. Unit 8: Assessment of the Child and Family

    34. Communication, History, and Physical and Developmental Assessment
    35. Pain Assessment and Management NEW!

      36. Unit 9: Health Promotion and Special Health Problems

    36. The Infant and Family
    37. The Toddler and Family
    38. The Preschooler and Family
    39. The School-Age Child and Family
    40. The Adolescent and Family

      41. Unit 10: Special Needs, Illness, and Hospitalization

    41. Chronic Illness, Disability, and End-of-Life Care
    42. Cognitive and Sensory Impairment
    43. Family-Centered Home Care
    44. Reaction to Illness and Hospitalization
    45. Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions

      46. Unit 11: Health Problems of Children

    46. Respiratory Dysfunction
    47. Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
    48. Cardiovascular Dysfunction
    49. Hematologic and Immunologic Dysfunction
    50. Genitourinary Dysfunction
    51. Cerebral Dysfunction
    52. Endocrine Dysfunction
    53. Integumentary Dysfunction
    54. Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction
    55. Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction

    Appendixes

    A Relationship of Drugs to Breast Milk and Effect on Infant

    B Developmental/Sensory Assessment

    C Growth Measurements

    D Common Laboratory Tests

    E Pediatric Vital Signs and Parameters

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