Maternity & Pediatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
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Maternity & Pediatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! The ultimate guide for nurses and students seeking to deepen their knowledge and confidence in maternity and pediatric nursing. Packed with practical tools and inclusive language, this first edition is ideal for nurses of all levels—from beginners to seasoned professionals—looking for a resource they can rely on. Whether you're a nursing student on your clinical rotation or a practicing nurse needing a refresher, this book has you covered.
It simplifies complex topics through clear writing, expert insights, and easy-to-digest formatting. Provides comprehensive coverage, including: Maternity Care: Family planning, conception, prenatal care, labor and birth, postpartum assessments, care for the neonate, and potential complications. Pediatric Nursing: Developmental care for infants to adolescents and commonly encountered pediatric conditions related to cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal systems.
Features you'll love:Memory Joggers – Handy tips to help you retain critical knowledge. Advice from the Experts – Insights and real-world practices from skilled nurses. It’s All Relative – Essential topics for educating patients and their families. Growing Pains – Comprehensive guidance on age-specific stages, expectations, and challenges. Quick Quizzes – Test your understanding at the end of each chapter.
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- Wolters Kluwer Health
- 9781975247751
- 9781975247720
- ePub
- 0
- Mikki Meadows-Oliver
- English
- 2025-04-29
- 10
- 2
- 2
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction to maternity/pediatric nursing
- Role of the nurse in maternity and pediatric settings
- Family-centered care
- A closer look at the family
- A look at maternity and pediatric health
- Social determinants of health
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 2 Conception and fetal development
- A look at conception and fetal development
- Male reproductive system
- Female reproductive system
- Fertilization
- Pregnancy
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 3 Family planning and contraception
- A look at family planning
- A look at contraception
- Methods of contraception
- Surgical methods of family planning
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 4 Physiologic and psychosocial adaptations to pregnancy
- A look at pregnancy changes
- Physiologic signs of pregnancy
- Physiologic changes in body systems
- Psychosocial changes
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 5 Prenatal care
- A look at prenatal care
- Assessment
- Prenatal testing
- Nutritional care
- Minimizing discomforts of pregnancy
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 6 High-risk pregnancy
- A look at high-risk pregnancy
- Abruptio placentae (placental abruption)
- Cardiac disease
- Diabetes
- Gestational hypertension
- HELLP syndrome
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Isoimmunization
- Placenta previa
- Premature labor
- Premature rupture of membranes
- Early pregnancy loss (spontaneous abortion)
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 7 Labor and birth
- A look at labor and birth
- Fetal presentation
- A look at labor stimulation
- Onset of labor
- Stages of labor
- Nursing procedures
- Comfort and support issues
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 8 Postpartum care
- A look at postpartum care
- Postpartum assessment
- Postpartum care measures
- Lactation
- Neonatal nutrition
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 9 Complications of the postpartum period
- A look at postpartum complications
- Postpartum hemorrhage
- Postpartum psychiatric disorders
- Puerperal infection
- Mastitis
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 10 Neonatal assessment and care
- Adapting to extrauterine life
- Neonatal assessment
- Neonatal care
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 11 High-risk neonatal conditions
- A look at the high-risk neonate
- Birth weight classification: AGA, SGA, LGA
- Cardiac screening
- Congenital neonatal infections
- Syphilis
- Viral infections
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- Neurologic issues
- Prematurity
- Respiratory problems
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 12 Infancy and early childhood
- Principles of growth and development
- A closer look at the infant
- Maintaining health
- Injury prevention
- Toddlerhood
- Injury prevention
- Preschool
- Injury prevention
- Child maltreatment
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 13 Middle childhood and adolescence
- School age
- Adolescence
- Injury prevention
- Health problems
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 14 Infectious diseases
- Infection
- Immune protection
- Bacterial infections
- Viral infections
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 15 Neurologic problems
- Anatomy and physiology
- Neurologic assessment
- Diagnostic tests
- Procedures and treatments
- Neurologic disorders
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 16 Cardiovascular problems
- Anatomy and physiology
- Diagnostic tests
- Treatments and procedures
- Congenital heart defects that increase pulmonary blood flow
- Congenital obstructive defects
- Mixed congenital heart defects
- Congenital heart defects that decrease pulmonary blood flow
- Other cardiovascular disorders
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 17 Respiratory problems
- Anatomy and physiology
- Diagnostic tests and monitoring techniques
- Treatments and procedures
- Respiratory disorders
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 18 Urinary problems
- Anatomy and physiology
- Diagnostic tests
- Treatments and procedures
- Urinary disorders
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 19 Musculoskeletal problems
- Anatomy and physiology
- Diagnostic tests
- Treatments and procedures
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 20 Gastrointestinal problems
- Anatomy and physiology
- Diagnostic tests
- Treatments and procedures
- GI disorders
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 21 Endocrine and metabolic problems
- Anatomy and physiology
- Diagnostic tests
- Treatments and procedures
- Endocrine and metabolic disorders
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 22 Hematologic and immunologic problems
- Anatomy and physiology
- Immune system
- Diagnostic tests
- Treatments and procedures
- Hematologic and immunologic disorders
- Quick quiz
- Chapter 23 Dermatologic problems
- Anatomy and physiology
- Diagnostic tests
- Treatments and procedures
- Dermatologic disorders
- Quick quiz
- Index