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Maternal & Child Nursing Care, Second Edition

Maternal & Child Nursing Care, Second Edition

Maternal & Child Nursing Care

Second Edition

Marcia London, Patricia Ladewig, Jane Ball, Ruth Bindler



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Chapter 1: Maternal Newborn and Child Health Nursing

Chapter 2: Culture and the Family

Chapter 3: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology

Chapter 4: Health Promotion for Women

Chapter 5: Common Gynecologic Problems

Chapter 6: Special Reproductive Issues for Families

Chapter 7: Conception and Fetal Development

Chapter 8: Preparation for Parenthood

Chapter 9: Physical and Psychological Changes of Pregnancy

Chapter 10: Antepartal Nursing Assessment

Chapter 11: The Expectant Family: Needs and Care

Chapter 12: Maternal Nutrition

Chapter 13: Adolescent Pregnancy

Chapter 14: Pregnancy at Risk: Pregestational Problems

Chapter 15: Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Onset

Chapter 16: Assessment of Fetal Well-Being

Chapter 17: Processes and Stages of Labor and Birth

Chapter 18: Intrapartal Nursing Assessment

Chapter 19: The Family in Childbirth: Needs and Care

Chapter 20: Pharmacologic Pain Relief

Chapter 21: Childbirth at Risk

Chapter 22: Birth-Related Procedures

Chapter 23: Postpartal Adaptation and Nursing Assessment

Chapter 24: The Postpartum Family: Needs and Care

Chapter 25: The Postpartal Family at Risk

Chapter 26: The Physiological Responses of the Newborn to Birth

Chapter 27: Nursing Assessment of the Newborn

Chapter 28: Normal Newborn: Needs and Care

Chapter 29: Newborn Nutrition

Chapter 30: The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Present at Birth

Chapter 31: The Newborn at Risk: Birth-Related Stressors

Chapter 32: Home Care of the Postpartum Family

Chapter 33: Growth and Development

Chapter 34: Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition

Chapter 35: Pediatric Assessment

Chapter 36: Societal and Environmental Influences on the Child

Chapter 37: Health Promotion and Health Maintenance in Infancy and Early Childhood

Chapter 38: Health Promotion and Health Maintenance for the Older Child and Adolescent

Chapter 39: Nursing Considerations for the Child and Family in the Community

Chapter 40: Nursing Considerations for the Hospitalized Child

Chapter 41: The Child with a Life-Threatening Condition and End-of-Life Care

Chapter 42: Pain Assessment and Management in Children

Chapter 43: The Child with Alterations in Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance

Chapter 44: The Child with Alterations in Immune Function

Chapter 45: The Child with Infectious and Communicable Diseases

Chapter 46: The Child with Alterations in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Function

Chapter 47: The Child with Alterations in Respiratory Function

Chapter 48: The Child with Alterations in Cardiovascular Function

Chapter 49: The Child with Alterations in Hematologic Function

Chapter 50: The Child with Alterations in Cellular Growth

Chapter 51: The Child with Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function

Chapter 52: The Child with Alterations in Genitourinary Function

Chapter 53: The Child with Alterations in Neurologic Function

Chapter 54: The Child with Alterations in Cognitive and Mental Health Function

Chapter 55: The Child with Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function

Chapter 56: The Child with Alterations in Endocrine Function

Chapter 57: The Child with Alterations in Skin Integrity

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