Maternal & Child Nursing Care

by Marcia L. London, Patricia A. Ladewig, Michele C. Davidson

For all courses in maternal and child nursing care in any nursing program.

 

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.

Genres: Nursing

1920 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 30, 2006

Reviews

[Thea · Rating 4 out of 5]

So after I compulsively joined this website I remembered that I barely have any time to read, and most of my time is spent reading this textbook. BUT, as far as nursing textbooks go, its actually pretty good, especially for a conservative nursing school in the deep South. The writers have chosen to present information in a way that is non-pathologizing of the birth process, and they state this commitment throughout the text. Also, little things like always referring to the laboring woman's "certified nurse midwife or physician" in that order (of course, no mention of lay or granny midwives, but I'll take what I can get). I can imagine this being a good supplementary text for doulas, particularly to get background on anatomy and physiology.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

It weighs 10 lbs. Need I say more?

[Brianne]

OK, so I've read this one because this is what I was studying this past semester in school. Maybe over the summer break I'll be a little more ambitious and read something that's NOT required.