Maternal Child Nursing Care

Master the essentials of maternity and pediatric nursing with this comprehensive, allinone 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 familycentered, problemsolving approach to patient care, with guidelines supported by evidencebased 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 NCLEXRN? examination. Focus on the family throughout the text emphasizes the influence of the entire family in health and illness. Expert authors of the marketleading maternity and pediatric nursing textbooks combine to ensure delivery of the most accurate, uptodate 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 easytofollow format. EvidenceBased Practice boxes include findings from recent clinical studies. Emergency Treatment boxes describe the signs and symptoms of emergency situations and provide stepbystep 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. FamilyCentered Care boxes draw attention to the needs or concerns of families that students should consider to provide familycentered care. NEW and UPDATED! Next Generation NCLEX? (NGN) examinationstyle case studies and NGN examstyle unfolding case studies provide preparation for the NGN exam. NEW! Introduction of clinical judgment is included in the preface and in the text. NEW! COVID19 and Zika virus content is added. NEW! New chapter on child with integumentary dysfunction provides the most uptodate information. UPDATED clinical guidelines also includewellchild care. UPDATED content includes topics such as resuscitation, contraception, breast cancer screening, and gestational diabetes. UPDATED LBGTQ+ coverage is expanded. EXPANDED! More content on spirituality is included in the family, culture, and spiritual chapters.