Overview of Maternal and Pediatric Health Care. The nurse's role in a changing maternal-child health care environment -- Family-centered and community-based maternal and pediatric nursing -- Foundations of Maternity Nursing. Structure and function of the reproductive system -- Special issues of women's health care and reproduction -- Pregnancy. Fetal development -- Maternal adaptation during pregnancy -- Prenatal care -- Labor and Birth. The labor process -- Pain management during labor and birth -- Nursing care during labor and birth -- Assisted delivery and cesarean birth -- Postpartum and Newborn. The postpartum woman -- Nursing care during newborn transition -- Nursing care of the normal newborn -- Newborn nutrition -- Childbearing at Risk. Pregnancy at risk: conditions that complicate pregnancy -- Pregnancy at risk: pregnancy-related complications -- Labor at risk -- Postpartum woman at risk -- The newborn at risk : gestational and acquired disorders -- The newborn at risk : congenital disorders -- Health Promotion for Normal Growth and Development. Principles of growth and development -- Growth and development of the infant : 28 days to 1 year -- Growth and development of the toddler : 1 to 3 years -- Growth and development of the preschool child : 3 to 6 years -- Growth and development of the school-aged child : 6 to 10 years -- Growth and development of the adolescent : 11 to 18 years -- Foundations of Pediatric Nursing. Data collection (assessment) for the child -- Care of the hospitalized child -- Procedures and treatments -- Medication administration and intravenous therapy -- Special Concerns of Pediatric Nursing. The child with a chronic health problem -- Abuse in the family and community -- The dying child -- The Child with a Health Disorder. The child with a sensory / neurologic disorder -- The child with a respiratory disorder -- The child with a cardiovascular / hematologic disorder -- The child with a gastrointestinal / endocrine disorder -- The child with a genitourinary disorder -- The child with a musculoskeletal disorder -- The child with an integumentary disorder / communicable disease -- The child with a psychosocial disorder -- Appendices : Standard and iransmission-based precautions ; NANDA approved nursing diagnoses 2015-2017* ; The Joint Commission's "do not use" list of abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols ; Good sources of essential nutrients ; Breast-feeding and medication use ; Cervical dilation chart ; Growth charts ; Pulse, respiration, and blood pressure values for children ; Temperature and weight conversion charts.
Summary:
Enhance your critical thinking skills in a clinical setting and prepare for the NCLEX-PN exam with this clear, easy-to-understand, and highly visual book. Written by two experts and current educators in pediatric and maternity nursing, the 4th edition has been updated to reflect today's best practices and evidence-based care. Each chapter includes a built-in workbook, integrated case studies, and in-patient scenarios to sharpen your understanding of the content.
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