Maternal-child nursing /

Maternal-child nursing / Emily Slone McKinney, Susan Rowen James, Sharon Smith Murray, Kristine Ann Nelson and Jean Weiler Ashwill - Fifth edition - xv, 1425 pages : color illustrations ;

Preceded by Maternal-child nursing / Emily Slone McKinney [and others]. 4th ed. c2013

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction to Maternal-Child Health Nursing. Foundations of maternity, women's health, and child health nursing --
The nurse's role in maternity, women's health, and pediatric nursing --
The childbearing and child-rearing family --
Communicating with children and families --
Health promotion for the developing child --
Health promotion for the infant --
Health promotion during early childhood --
Health promotion for the school-age child --
Health promotion for the adolescent --
Hereditary and environmental influences on development --
Maternity Nursing Care. Reproductive anatomy and physiology --
Conception and prenatal development --
Adaptations to pregnancy --
Nutrition for childbearing --
Prenatal diagnostic tests --
Giving birth --
Intrapartum fetal surveillance --
Pain management for childbirth --
Nursing care during obstetric procedures --
Postpartum adaptations --
The normal newborn : adaptation and assessment --
The normal newborn : nursing care --
Newborn feeding --
The childbearing family with special needs --
Pregnancy-related complications --
Concurrent disorders during pregnancy --
The woman with an intrapartum complication --
The woman with a postpartum complication --
The high-risk newborn: problems related to gestational age and development --
The high-risk newborn: acquired and congenital conditions --
Management of fertility and infertility --
Women's healthcare --
Pediatric Nursing Care. Physical assessment of children --
Emergency care of the child --
The ill child in the hospital and other care settings --
The child with a chronic condition or terminal illness --
Principles and procedures for nursing care of children --
Medication administration and safety for infants and children --
Pain management for children --
The child with a fluid and electrolyte alteration --
The child with an infectious disease --
The child with an immunologic alteration --
The child with a gastrointestinal alteration --
The child with a genitourinary alteration --
The child with a respiratory alteration --
The child with a cardiovascular alteration --
The child with a hematologic alteration --
The child with cancer --
The child with an alteration in tissue integrity --
The child with a musculoskeletal alteration --
The child with an endocrine or metabolic alteration --
The child with a neurologic alteration --
Psychosocial problems in children and families --
The child with an intellectual disability or developmental disability --
The child with a sensory alteration --
NANDA-I Diagnoses and Definitions.

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Maternity nursing
Pediatric nursing
Obstetric Nursing

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