Study Guide To Accompany Maternity And Pediatric Nursing

This Study Guide to accompany the Seventh Edition of Maternal & Child Health Nursing, by Adele Pillitteri, is designed to help students practice and retain the knowledge from the textbook, and it is structured to integrate that knowledge and give students a basis for applying it in their nursing practice.

Designed to accompany Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, this handy study aid offers learning objectives, exercises, and practice questions to help students retain and apply information and succeed in the classroom. The study guide includes over 150 review questions organized by Assessing Your Understanding, Applying Your Knowledge, and Practicing for NCLEX�. Assessing Your Understanding presents matching, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions to test comprehension of key concepts. Applying Your Knowledge consists of case studies and exercises to enhance critical thinking skills. Practicing for NCLEX� helps students prepare for the exam with a variety of review questions.

Learn to apply the knowledge you gain from Maternal-Child Nursing, 5th Edition to real-world scenarios with this user-friendly study guide. Specifically designed to parallel the material in the McKinney text, it’s full of hands-on learning exercises, practical activities, and valuable review of essential concepts and skills to help cement your understanding of maternity and pediatric nursing care and apply that knowledge to the clinical world. Revised review questions reflect the study guide’s updated content and allow you to quickly check your understanding of text material. Learning exercises include matching, short answer, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions to test your knowledge of the important material from each chapter. Expanded critical thinking exercises further test your critical thinking and decision making skills. Case studies and critical thinking exercises help you apply theoretical knowledge to real-life situations. Suggested learning activities for community and clinical settings enhance your understanding of the content. NEW! Completely updated content matches the textbook and provides a comprehensive review of essential maternal-child concepts and skills.

Corresponding to every chapter of the Leifer textbook, Study Guide for Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 8th Edition is a rich resource that enhances your comprehension and application of the material. With a variety of learning activities, critical thinking exercises, case studies, and review questions, this study guide reinforces your understanding of essential maternity and pediatric nursing concepts and skills that you need to pass the NCLEX-PN® and succeed in your nursing career. Case Studies and Applying Knowledge activities provide additional opportunities for you to apply learned information to clinical care. Thinking Critically activities require you to apply what you’ve learned in the textbook to new situations and draw conclusions based on that knowledge. Learning activities include matching, labeling, and completion exercises to help you learn basic concepts of maternity and pediatric nursing. NEW! Exercises and review questions correspond with updated content from the 8th edition of this best-selling textbook

Keyed chapter-by-chapter to the textbook, this best-selling Study Guide is designed to assist students in understanding and applying the content presented in Introduction to Maternity & Pediatric Nursing, 4th edition. Together with the textbook, this study guide promotes active learning and the application of essential maternity & pediatric content to better prepare students for practice in the clinical setting. · Includes matching, labelling, and completion learning activities, crossword puzzles, critical thinking exercises, case studies, applying knowledge activities, and multiple-choice review questions. · Text page references are provided. · Answers for the activities and exercises are provided in the Instructor's Manual.

Part of the popular LPN Threads series, Introduction to Maternity & Pediatric Nursing provides a solid foundation in obstetrics and pediatric nursing. An easy-to-follow organization by developmental stages, discussion of disorders by body system from simple-to-complex and health-to-illness, and a focus on family health make it a complete guide to caring for maternity and pediatric patients. Written in a clear, concise style by Gloria Leifer, MA, RN, this edition reflects the current NCLEX® test plan with additional material on safety, health promotion, nutrition, and related psychosocial care. Cultural Considerations boxes and a Cultural Assessment Data Collection Tool help in developing individualized plans of care. Updated health promotion content includes Health Promotion boxes focusing on preventive strategies for achieving prenatal wellness, health during pregnancy, postnatal health, and pediatric illness prevention and wellness -- including the complete immunization schedules for all ages. Nursing Tips provide information applying to the clinical setting. Objectives are listed in each chapter opener. Key terms include phonetic pronunciations and text page references at the beginning of each chapter. Nursing Care Plans with critical thinking questions help you understand how a care plan is developed, how to evaluate care of a patient, and how to apply critical thinking skills. A companion Evolve website includes animations, videos, answers to review questions and answer guidelines for critical thinking questions, an English/Spanish audio glossary, critical thinking case studies, and additional review questions for the NCLEX examination.