Maternal Child Nursing Care 6th Edition

Description

• Focus on the family throughout emphasizes the influence of the entire family in health and illness.
• Expert authors of the market-leading maternity and pediatric nursing textbooks combine to ensure delivery of the most accurate, up-to-date content.
• Critical thinking case studies offer you opportunities to test and develop your analytical skills and apply knowledge in various settings.
• Nursing Care Plans include rationales for interventions and provide you with an overview and specific guidelines for delivering effective nursing care.
• Nursing Alerts highlight critical information that you need to know when treating patients.
• Guidelines boxes outline nursing procedures in an easy-to-follow format.
• Emergency boxes in the maternity unit guide you through step-by-step emergency procedures.
• Home Care boxes detail important information that you need to deliver care to patients and families in the home setting.
• Atraumatic Care boxes in the pediatric unit teach you how to provide competent and effective 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 in the maternity unit highlight important information nurses need to communicate to patients and families.
• Cultural Competence boxes equip you with the knowledge you need to deliver culturally competent care.
• Family-Centered Care boxes draw attention to the needs or concerns of families that you should consider to provide family-centered care.
• Medication Guides serve as an important reference of drugs and their interactions.

• NEW! New chapter on pediatric cancer gives you the most up-to-date information on the latest topics.
• EXPANDED! Additional information on sexuality in the maternity section.
• EXPANDED! More content on spirituality in the family, culture, and spiritual chapters.
• EXPANDED and UPDATED! New content about LBGTQ+ included in the Transition to Parenthood chapter.
• NEW! Information on victims of sexual abuse as parents and human trafficking helps prepare you to handle these delicate issues.
• NEW and UPDATED! Case studies emphasize interprofessional care, demonstrating how nursing must collaborate with other health care disciplines to provide the most comprehensive care possible to women and children.
• UPDATED! Nursing Care Plans now incorporate case studies to personalize interventions and promote critical thinking.