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Maternal-newborn nursing is multi-faceted, challenging and rewarding. It provides multiple opportunities to touch lives and make a difference. In the new edition, those facets and their impact on maternal-newborn nursing is evident, while emphasizing that family members are co-particpants in care. Because of the varied and rich opportunities for nurses, the theme emphasized in this edition are the many facets of maternal-newborn nursing. This thread is subtly woven throughout the book.
Community-based nursing programs in operation around the country. * Community-based nursing care & home care are described in key sections of the text to help students understand how therapeutic care of maternal-newborn conditions is given in the community. * Fifteen new Critical Pathways have been added to address nursing care for women with complications & high risk newborns. The total number of Critical Pathways in this edition is eighteen. * Full-color format enhances visual learning of anatomic & physiologic processes & highlights key information. Dramatic photographs & personal reflections of childbearing women bring students closer to the childbearing experience. * A free student tutorial disk, packaged with each new textbook, includes 250 NCLEX-style questions with complete rationales for all possible answers.
This dynamic, up-to-date text offers an integrated framework and philosophy for teaching the nursing of childbearing families and nursing of children together. Accurate, readable, and concise, Maternal & Child Nursing Caresupports faster and more efficient learning in briefer, more compressed courses; while helping students develop essential skills for fast-changing healthcare environments. Core themes in this edition include family-centered and community-based care; health promotion (including Healthy People 2020); patient and family education; clinical reasoning; evidence-based practice, and developing cultural competence. This edition adds new Safety Alerts; more coverage of pain as the fifth vital sign; greater focus on care of families where a child is dying; and updated content on assessment, nutrition, communication, and many other key topics. Multiple pedagogical tools help students focus both learning and review, including intuitive Pathophysiology Illustrated visuals; Family Quotes presenting the family’s perspective; Learning Outcomes and Critical Concept Review Features; Key Terms, and an online audio glossary.
For courses in maternal-child nursing, care of women and children, and women’s health, for both 4-year BSN-level courses and selected ADN-level (2-year) programs. This is a family-focused text that provides comprehensive coverage of maternal-newborn nursing and women’s health with special attention to evidence-based practice, cultural competence, critical thinking, professionalism, patient education, and home/community care. Accurate, readable, personal, and engaging, it reflects a deep understanding of pregnancy and birth as normal life processes, and of family members as partners in care. This edition includes a deeper discussion of childbirth at risk; four new nursing care plans; updated coverage of contraception, complementary/alternative therapies, and much more. New features include Professionalism in Practice and Health Promotion Education boxes, Clinical Judgment case studies, and Critical Thinking questions. This edition also pays special attention to aligning with the AACN’s Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice.
This is a student supplement associated with: Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 8/e Patricia W. Ladewig, Regis University Marcia L. London, Beth-El College of Nursing Michele C Davidson RN, Ph.D., CNM, George Mason University ISBN: 0132843218
This is a student supplement associated with: Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 8/e Patricia W. Ladewig, Regis University Marcia L. London, Beth-El College of Nursing Michele C Davidson RN, Ph.D., CNM, George Mason University ISBN: 0132843218
Disc provides an interactive study program with NCLEX-style questions, vocabulary review, audio glossary, and a link to the Companion Website with on-line study guide.
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