Now in a fully revised, updated Fifth Edition, Maternal and Child Health Nursing helps nurses understand wellness and illness as family-centered events. Using a nursing process framework, the book presents information in a clear, reader-friendly fashion.

Each chapter begins with Key Terms, Learning Objectives, and a Case Study and ends with Key Points and Critical Thinking Exercises.

New to this edition are Focus on Nursing Care Planning: Multidisciplinary Care boxes, which guide nurses in working with other healthcare providers. Other features include NIC and NOC, Focus on Pharmacology, Focus on Communication, and Assessing the Client boxes, "What If" questions, and illustrated nursing procedures.

Contents

Maternal and Child Health Nursing Practice

1. A Framework for Maternal and Child Health Nursing
2. The Childbearing and Childrearing Family and Community
3. Sociocultural Aspects of Maternal and Child Health Nursing

The Nursing Role in Preparing Families for Childbearing and Childrearing

4. Reproductive and Sexual Health
5. Reproductive Life Planning
6. The Infertile Couple

The Nursing Role in Caring for the Pregnant Family

7. Genetic Assessment and Counseling
8. The Growing Fetus
9. Psychological and Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy
10. Assessing Fetal and Maternal Health: Prenatal Care
11. Promoting Fetal and Maternal Health
12. Promoting Nutritional Health During Pregnancy
13. Preparation for Childbirth and Parenting
14. High-Risk Pregnancy: A Woman With a Preexisting or Newly Acquired Illness
15. High-Risk Pregnancy: A Woman Who Develops a Complication of Pregnancy
16. Home Care of the Pregnant Client
17. High-Risk Pregnancy: A Woman With Special Needs

The Nursing Role in Caring for the Family During Labor and Birth

18. Caring for a Woman During Vaginal Birth
19. Providing Comfort During Labor and Birth
20. Cesarean Birth
21. The Woman Who Develops a Complication During Labor and Birth

The Nursing Role in Caring for the Family During the Postpartal Period

22. Nursing Care of a Postpartal Woman and Family
23. Nursing Care of a Woman and Family Experiencing a Postpartal Complication
24. Nursing Care of a Newborn and Family
25. Nutritional Needs of a Newborn
26. Nursing Care of the High-Risk Newborn and Family

The Nursing Role in Health Promotion for a Childrearing Family

27. Principles of Growth and Development
28. The Family With an Infant
29. The Family With a Toddler
30. The Family With a Preschooler
31. The Family With a School-Age Child
32. The Family With an Adolescent
33. Child Health Assessment
34. Communication and Teaching With Children and Families

The Nursing Role in Supporting the Health of Ill Children and Their Families

35. Nursing Care of the Ill Child and Family
36. Nursing Care of the Child Undergoing Diagnostic Techniques and Other Therapeutic Modalities
37. Nursing Care of the Child Undergoing Medication Administration and Intravenous Therapy
38. Pain Management in Children

The Nursing Role in Restoring and Maintaining the Health of Children and Families With Physiologic Disorders

39. Nursing Care of the Child Born With a Physical Developmental Challenge
40. Nursing Care of the Child With a Respiratory Disorder
41. Nursing Care of the Child With a Cardiovascular Disorder
42. Nursing Care of the Child With an Immune Disorder
43. Nursing Care of the Child With an Infectious Disorder
44. Nursing Care of the Child With a Hematologic Disorder
45. Nursing Care of the Child With a Gastrointestinal Disorder
46. Nursing Care of the Child With a Renal or Urinary Tract Disorder
47. Nursing Care of the Child With a Reproductive Disorder
48. Nursing Care of the Child With an Endocrine or Metabolic Disorder
49. Nursing Care of the Child With a Neurologic Disorder
50. Nursing Care of the Child With a Disorder of the Eyes or Ears
51. Nursing Care of the Child With a Musculoskeletal Disorder
52. Nursing Care of the Child With a Traumatic Injury
53. Nursing Care of the Child With Cancer

The Nursing Role in Restoring and Maintaining the Health of Children and Families with Mental Health Disorders

54. Nursing Care of the Child With a Cognitive or Mental Health Disorder
55. Nursing Care of the Family in Crisis: Abuse and Violence in the Family
56. Nursing Care of the Family Coping With Long-Term or Terminal Illness

Appendices

• The Rights of Children and Childbearing Women
• Composition and Ingredients of Infant Formulas
• Drug Effects in Lactation
• Temperature and Weight Conversion Charts
• Growth Charts
• Standard Laboratory Values
• Pulse, Respiration, and Blood Pressure Values
• Denver II
• Standard Precautions
• Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule, United States, 2005
• Food Guide Pyramid

Glossary
Index

The free CD-ROM included with the book contains 300 multiple-choice NCLEX-style questions to challenge the reader's comprehension and application of the material in the book. Feedback is included for each answer.

Maternal and Child Health Nursing 5th edition accompanies Maternal and Child Health Nursing, 5th edition Study Guide

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