Maternal-Child Nursing

Ideal for accelerated maternity and pediatrics courses, Maternal-Child Nursing, 4<SUP>th</SUP> Edition is filled with user-friendly features to help you quickly master essential concepts and skills. It offers completely updated content that's easy to read and understand. Plus, active learning tools give you the chance to practice applying your knowledge and make learning fun! <ul> <li>Critical Thinking Exercises allow you to apply your knowledge to realistic clinical situations.</li> <li>Nursing care plans assist you with applying the nursing process to plan indivi.

Maternity Nursing Care.

Front Cover; Maternal-Child Nursing ; Copyright; Contributors ; Reviewers ; Preface ; Contents ; Introduction to Maternal-Child Health Nursing; Chapter 1 -- Foundations of Maternity, Women's Health, and Child Health Nursing; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; CURRENT TRENDS IN CHILD HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; STATISTICS ON MATERNAL, INFANT, AND CHILD HEALTH; ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON MATERNITY, WOMEN'S HEALTH, AND CHILD NURSING; SOCIAL ISSUES; LEGAL ISSUES; CURRENT TRENDS AND THEIR LEGAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS; REFERENCES AND READINGS.

Chapter 2 -- The Nurse's Role in Maternity, Women's Health, and Pediatric NursingTHE ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE; ADVANCED PREPARATION FOR MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSES; IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGING ROLES FOR NURSES; THE NURSING PROCESS IN MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC CARE; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; REFERENCES AND READINGS; Chapter 3 -- The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family; FAMILY-CENTERED CARE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; FACTORS THAT INTERFERE WITH FAMILY FUNCTIONING; HEALTHY VERSUS DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES.

CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSINGP…