Safe Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Care

Here’s the perfect companion to Safe Maternity & Pediatric Nursing Care. Each chapter in the Study Guide corresponds to a chapter in the text. Exercise by exercise, activity by activity, you’ll develop your critical-thinking and problem-solving skills while mastering the principles, concepts, and procedures essential to success in the classroom and in practice. “The organization of the material and the writing format in Safe Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Care make it easy to follow and understand. There are sufficient review questions at the end of each chapter to cover a good portion of the material. Also, there is a large variety of review exercises in the study guide that positively assist in the learning and retention process.” - Valerie Jenkins BSN, RN Instructor at Galen College of Nursing *Study Guide answers are available for Instructors only

I. Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 1. Healthy People 2020 and Initiatives for Healthy Families II. Pregnancy and The Family 2. Introduction to Maternity Nursing 3. Human Reproduction and Fetal Development 4. Physical and Psychological Changes of Pregnancy 5. Antepartal Nursing Assessment 6. Nursing Care During Pregnancy 7. Nursing Care of Complications During Pregnancy III. Birth and The Family 8. Process and Stages of Labor and Birth 9. Nursing Assessment During Labor 10. Nursing Care During Labor 11. Nursing Care of the Woman with Complications During Labor and Birth 12. Birth-Related Procedures IV. Postpartum Period and The Family 13. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations During the Postpartum Period 14. Assessment and Care of the Family After Birth V. The Newborn 15. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn 16. Assessment and Care of the Newborn 17. Newborn Nutrition 18. Newborn at Risk; Conditions Present at Birth 19. Newborn at Risk; Birth-Related Stressors VI. Growth and Development 20. Introduction to Pediatric Nursing 21. Health Promotion of the Infant: Birth to One Year 22. Health Promotion of the Toddler 23. Health Promotion of the Preschooler 24. Health Promotion of the School-Age Child 25. Health Promotion of the Adolescent VII. Pediatric Concerns and Considerations 26. The Hospitalized Child 27. Acutely Ill Children and Their Needs 28. The Abused Child VIII. Deviations in Pediatric Health 29. Child with A Neurologic Condition 30. Child with A Sensory Impairment 31. Child with A Mental Health Condition 32. Child with A Respiratory Condition 33. Child with A Cardiac Condition 34. Child with A Metabolic Condition 35. Child with A Musculoskeletal Condition 36. Child with A Gastrointestinal Condition 37. Child with A Genitourinary Condition 38. Child with A Skin Condition 39. Child with A Communicable Disease 40. Child with An Oncologic or Hematologic Condition Bonus chapters 1. Introduction to QSEN 2. Cultural Competency in Maternity and Pediatric Care 3. Women’s Health Promotion Across the Life Span 4. Adapting to Chronic Illness and Supporting the Family Unit 5. Legal Aspects of Pediatric Nursing Care 6. Providing a Safe Environment: Home and School 7. Families Experiencing Stressors