Maternal and Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family - Hardcover

Pillitteri PhD RN PNP, Dr. Adele

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 145118896X ISBN 13: 9781451188967

Verlag: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2013

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Prepare for your role as a maternity and child health care nurse with this updated Seventh Edition of Adele Pillitteri's highly respected text! Presenting maternal-newborn and child health care not as two separate disciplines, but as a continuum of knowledge, the book presents the experience of wellness and illness as family-centered events and pregnancy and childbirth as periods of wellness in a woman's life. Using a nursing process framework, the book's clear, easy-to-understand presentation and wide range of built-in learning aids is designed throughout to help you master important concepts and skills. Develop critical thinking skills and make the leap from theory to practice through threadedCase Studiesthat follow a community of maternity and pediatric clients through each chapter. Build skills innursing care planningwith easy-to-understand, integrated coverage in the text, enhanced by an online Care Plan maker. Prepare for your role as a coordinator of care throughInterprofessional Care Maps that demonstrate the nursing process.Learn to conduct accurate client assessments withNursing Care Planning Using Assessment Boxes that give you specific "how to" tips. Broaden your knowledge of correct administration, potential complications, indications, and contraindications of drugs throughNursing Care Planning Based on Respect for Pharmacology boxes that ensure accuracy when administering drugs. Learn to anticipate and manage various clinical challenges with confidence through open-ended"What If?" questions.Prepare for sound practice with the step-by-step guidance provided inNursing Care Planning Using Procedures Boxes. Build your skills in culturally sensitive practice withNursing Care Planning Based on Effective CommunicationandNursing Care Planning to Respect Cultural Diversity Boxes that promote effective, culturally sensitive communication with diverse clients. Get involved in key concepts throughCritical Thinking questions that promote problem-solving and discussion. Assess your progress as you study usingCheckpoint questions interspersed in each chapter.See how research informs the most current practices withEvidence-Based Practice Check Pointsthat summarize research on topics related to maternal and child health care and connect it to the chapter case study.Understand the importance of the nurse's role in accomplishing the health care goals of our nation throughNursing Care Planning Based on 2020 National Health Goals features.

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• Verlag: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 145118896X
• ISBN 13: 9781451188967
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 1744