Overview

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.

Full Product Details

Author:   Michele Davidson ,  Marcia London ,  Patricia Ladewig
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   9th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 5.20cm , Length: 27.50cm
Weight:   2.660kg
ISBN:  

9781292023335

ISBN 10:   1292023333
Pages:   1256
Publication Date:   17 July 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

1. GlossaryMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 1 2. Current Issues in Maternal-Newborn NursingMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 17 3. Care of the Family in a Culturally Diverse SocietyMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 41 4. Health Promotion of Women Across the LifespanMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 63 5. Women's Health: Family PlanningMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 85 6. Women's Health: Commonly Occurring InfectionsMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 105 7. Women's Health ProblemsMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 123 8. Complementary and Alternative TherapiesMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 153 9. Women's Care: Social IssuesMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 169 10. Violence Against WomenMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 189 11. The Reproductive SystemMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 211 12. Conception and Fetal DevelopmentMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 241 13. Special Reproductive Concerns: Infertility and GeneticsMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 269 II14. Preparation for ParenthoodMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 305 15. Physical and Psychologic Changes of PregnancyMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 323 16. Antepartum Nursing AssessmentMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 345 17. The Expectant Family: Needs and CareMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 373 18. Adolescent PregnancyMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 409 19. Maternal NutritionMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 427 20. Pregnancy at Risk: Pregestational ProblemsMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 451 21. Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational OnsetMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 487 22. Assessment of Fetal Well-BeingMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 535 23. Processes and Stages of Labor and BirthMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 569 24. Intrapartum Nursing AssessmentMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 595 25. The Family in Childbirth: Needs and CareMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 637 26. Pain Management During LaborMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 679 27. Childbirth at Risk: Prelabor ComplicationsMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 709 28. Childbirth at Risk: Labor-Related ComplicationsMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 741 29. Birth-Related ProceduresMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 775 30. Physiologic Responses of the Newborn to BirthMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 807 31. Nursing Assessment of the NewbornMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 835 III32. The Normal Newborn: Needs and CareMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 877 33. Newborn NutritionMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 903 34. The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Present at BirthMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 943 35. The Newborn at Risk: Birth-Related StressorsMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 993 36. Postpartum Family Adaptation and Nursing AssessmentMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 1047 37. The Postpartum Family: Needs and CareMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 1075 38. Home Care of the Postpartum FamilyMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 1111 39. Grief and Loss in the Childbearing FamilyMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 1145 40. The Postpartum Family at RiskMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 1175 41. Appendix: Common Abbreviations in Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health NursingMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 1213 42. Appendix: Guidelines for Working with Deaf Patients and InterpretersMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 1217 43. Appendix: Sign Language for Health Care ProfessionalsMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 1219 44. Maternal-Fetal Development ChartMichele Davidson/Marcia L. London/Patricia Ladewig 1223 Index 1225IV

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions