Maternal Child Nursing Care 2

NEW! Consolidated, revised, and expanded mental health concerns chapter and consolidated pediatric health promotion chapter offer current and concise coverage of these key topics. NEW and UPDATED! Information on the latest guidelines includes SOGC guidelines, STI and CAPWHN perinatal nursing standards, Canadian Pediatrics Association Standards, Canadian Association of Midwives, and more. NEW! Coverage reflects the latest Health Canada Food Guide recommendations. UPDATED! Expanded coverage focuses on global health perspectives and health care in the LGBTQ2 community, Indigenous, immigrant, and other vulnerable populations. EXPANDED! Additional case studies and clinical reasoning/clinical judgement-focused practice questions in the printed text and on the Evolve companion website promote critical thinking and prepare you for exam licensure. NEW! Case studies on Evolve for the Next Generation NCLEX-RN® exam provide practice for the Next Generation NCLEX.

Written by the foremost experts in maternity and pediatric nursing, Maternal Child Nursing Care, 5th Edition offers the accurate, practical information you need to succeed in the classroom, the clinical setting, and on the NCLEX® examination. This new edition offers numerous content updates throughout the text to keep you up-to-date on the latest topics and best practices. Plus hundreds of illustrations, alert boxes, and tables clarify key content and help you quickly find essential information. Atraumatic Care boxes in the pediatric unit teach you how to provide competent and effective care to pediatric patients with the least amount of physical or psychological stress.Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues, supply resources and guidance, and illustrate nursing care in a variety of settings.Critical thinking case studies offer opportunities to test and develop your analytical skills and apply knowledge in various settings.Emergency boxes in the maternity unit guide you through step-by-step emergency procedures.Expert authors of the market-leading maternity and pediatric nursing textbooks combine to ensure delivery of the most accurate, up-to-date content.Family-Centered Care boxes highlight the needs or concerns of families that you should consider to provide family-centered care. NEW! Content updates throughout the text give you the latest information on topics such as the late preterm infant, fetal heart rate pattern identification, obesity in the pregnant woman, shaken baby syndrome/traumatic brain injury, Healthy People 2020, car restraints, immunizations, and childhood obesity.NEW! Updated Evidence-Based Practice boxes including QSEN KSAs (knowledge, skills, attitudes) provide the most current practice guidelines to promote quality care.NEW! Medication Alerts stress medication safety concerns for better therapeutic management.NEW! Safety Alerts highlighted and integrated within the content draw attention to developing competencies related to safe nursing practice.

Maternal Child Nursing Care - E-Book

Master the essentials of maternity and pediatric nursing with this comprehensive, all-in-one text! Maternal Child Nursing Care, 7th Edition covers the issues and concerns of women during their childbearing years and children during their developing years. It uses a family-centered, problem-solving approach to patient care, with guidelines supported by evidence-based practice. New to this edition is an emphasis on clinical judgment skills and a new chapter on children with integumentary dysfunction. Written by a team of experts led by Shannon E. Perry and Marilyn J. Hockenberry, this book provides the accurate information you need to succeed in the classroom, the clinical setting, and on the Next Generation NCLEX-RN® examination. Focus on the family throughout the text emphasizes the influence of the entire family in health and illness. Expert authors of the market-leading maternity and pediatric nursing textbooks combine to ensure delivery of the most accurate, up-to-date content. Information on victims of sexual abuse as parents and human trafficking helps prepare students to handle these delicate issues. Nursing Alerts highlight critical information that could lead to deteriorating or emergency situations. Guidelines boxes outline nursing procedures in an easy-to-follow format. Evidence-Based Practice boxes include findings from recent clinical studies. Emergency Treatment boxes describe the signs and symptoms of emergency situations and provide step-by-step interventions. Atraumatic Care boxes teach students how to manage pain and provide competent care to pediatric patients with the least amount of physical or psychological stress. Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues, provide resources and guidance, and illustrate nursing care in a variety of settings. Patient Teaching boxes highlight important information nurses need to communicate to patients and families. Cultural Considerations boxes describe beliefs and practices relating to pregnancy, labor and birth, parenting, and women’s health. Family-Centered Care boxes draw attention to the needs or concerns of families that students should consider to provide family-centered care.

New and consolidated content on pain assessment and management focuses on this key aspect of pediatric nursing. Updated content on evidence-based practice illustrates how current research can be used to improve patient outcomes. The latest information in the field is included throughout, including expanded coverage of the late preterm infant and fetal heart rate pattern identification.

MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING CARE, 2ND EDITION covers the essential content for the maternity and pediatric nursing courses combined in one affordable text. The inclusion of expert authors, contributors, and reviewers ensures delivery of accurate and up-to-date content in both maternity and pediatric areas. The authors are also noted for their clear writing style that makes content easy to read and understand.The following are the key features retained for the second edition: Nursing Care Plans, Nurse Alerts, Guidelines, Emergency Treatment, Home Care, Cultural Awareness, Family Focus, Patient Teaching and Critical Thinking Exercises. The second edition will also include a new full-color design, greater emphasis on community care and research throughout. - Expert authors ensure delivery of accurate and up-to-date maternity and pediatric content - Authors' clear writing style makes content easy to read and understand - Focus on the family throughout emphasizes the influence of family in health and illness - Nursing Care Plans, including rationales for interventions, provide students with an overview and specific quidelines for delivering effective nursing care - Nurse Alerts point out critical information that students should not overlook when treating patients - Guidelines boxes outline nursing procedures in an easy-to-follow fashion - Emergency boxes highlight emergency procedures in a step-by-step format to help students understand how to perform them - Home Care boxes detail important information to help prepare students to deliver care to patients and families in the home setting - Atraumatic Care boxes (in the pediatric section) teach students to provide competent care without creating undue physical or psychological stress to the patient - Critical Thinking boxes provide students with case scenarios that depict real life situations to help them choose the best intervention and make good clinical judgements - Patient Teaching boxes (in the maternity section) highlight content students can share with patients and families to help them meet or exceed expected outcomes - Cultural Considerations boxes provide students with information to help them deliver culturally competent car - Family Focus boxes highlight the needs or concerns of families that students should consider when family-centered care is provided - NEW Chapter 3, Community and Home Care, provides a basis for understanding community aspects of maternity care - Unit 2, Reproductive Years, provides students with a thorough understanding of health promotion and prevention, common health concerns, contraception, infertility, and abortion related to the care of women throughout the childbearing years - Two NEW chapters, Pre-Existing Conditions (13) and Gestational Conditions (14) focus on the care and treatment of pregnant women with conditions she had prior to becoming pregnant and those she acquired during pregancy - NEW Chapter 21, Assessment and Care During the Fourth Trimester focuses on nursing care management of the physical and psychosocial needs of the mother and on discharge teaching during the fourth trimester (postpartum) - NEW Chapter 22, Transition to Parenthood, focuses on assisting parents in adapting to parenthood, and includes practical suggestions for the first weeks at home after the birth - NEW Chapter 29, Community-Based Care of the Child and Family, provides students with an understanding of how to provide care for patients outside of the acute care setting - An inviting full-color design with over 1,000 colorful photographs and line drawings has been added to enhance the overall visual appeal of the text - Community Focus boxes have been added throughout to highlight information on how to provide care in community settings (Includes a FREE MERLIN website at: www.harcourthealth.com/MERLIN/Wong/maternal/)

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For all courses in maternal and child nursing care in any nursing program. This dynamic, up-to-date text offers an integrated framework and philosophy for teaching the nursing of childbearing families and nursing of children together. Accurate, readable, and concise,Maternal & Child Nursing Caresupports faster and more efficient learning in briefer, more compressed courses; while helping students develop essential skills for fast-changing healthcare environments. Core themes in this edition include family-centered and community-based care; health promotion (including Healthy People 2020); patient and family education; clinical reasoning; evidence-based practice, and developing cultural competence. This edition adds new Safety Alerts; more coverage of pain as the fifth vital sign; greater focus on care of families where a child is dying; and updated content on assessment, nutrition, communication, and many other key topics. Multiple pedagogical tools help students focus both learning and review, including intuitive Pathophysiology Illustrated visuals; Family Quotes presenting the family’s perspective; Learning Outcomes and Critical Concept Review Features; Key Terms, and an online audio glossary.