Maternal-child nursing

Completely updated, the new edition of this engaging, easy-to-read textbook offers just the right level of maternity and pediatric nursing coverage for your shorter courses. MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING, Third Edition offers less information than is found in separate texts on maternity and pediatric nursing, while presenting all of the need-to-know material. This book is designed for the needs of your course! Multi-authored by experts in both fields, this text providesa consistent level of depth and accuracy as well as a student-friendly writing style. INDICE: Introduction To Maternal-Child Health Nursing1 Foundations of Maternity and Child Health Nursing2 The Nurse's Role in Maternity and Pediatric Nursing3 The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family4 Health Promotion for the Developing Child5 Health Promotion for the Infant6 Health Promotion During Early Childhood7 Health Promotion for the School-Age Child8 Health Promotion for theAdolescent9 Heredity and Environmental Influences on DevelopmentMaternity Nursing Care10 Management of Fertility and Infertility11 Reproductive Anatomy andPhysiology12 Conception and Prenatal Development13 Physiologic Adaptations toPregnancy14 Psychosocial Adaptations to Pregnancy15 Nutrition for Childbearing16 Prenatal Diagnostic Tests17 Giving Birth18 Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance19 Pain Management for Childbirth20 Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures21 Postpartum adaptations22 The Normal Newborn: Adaptation and Assessment23 The Normal Newborn: Nursing Care24 Newborn Feeding25 The Childbearing Family with Special Needs26 The Pregnant Woman with Complications27 The Woman with an Intrapartum Complication28 The Woman with a Postpartum Complication29 The High-RiskNewborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and Development30 The High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions31 Women's Health CarePediatric Nursing Care32 Communicating with Children and Families33 Physical Assessment of Children34 Emergency Care of the Child35 The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings36 The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness37 Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children38 Medicating Infants and Children39 Pain Management for Children40 The Child with an Infectious Disease41 The Child with an Immunologic Alteration42 The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration43 The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration44 The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration45 The Child with a Respiratory Alteration46 TheChild with a Cardiovascular Alteration47 The Child with a Hematologic Alteration48 The Child with Cancer49 The Child with an Integumentary Alteration50 TheChild with a Musculoskeletal Alteration51 The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration52 The Child with a Neurologic Alteration53 The Child with a Psychosocial Disorder54 The Child with a Cognitive Impairment55 The Child with a Sensory AlterationAppendixesAppendix A: Laboratory Values in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women and in the NewbornAppendix B: Use of Drug Preparations During Pregnancy and BreastfeedingAppendix C: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health CareAppendix D: Growth ChartsAppendix E: Blood Pressure Levels by Ageand Height

• ISBN: 978-1-4160-5896-0
• Editorial: Saunders
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 1648
• Fecha Publicación: 11/11/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés