Maternal & Child Nursing Care

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY-CENTERED CARE

1. Contemporary Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Nursing
2. Culture and the Family
3. Genetics

PART 2: WOMEN'S HEALTH

4. Health Promotion for Women
5. Common Gynecologic Problems

PART 3: PREGNANCY AND THE FAMILY

6. Reproductive Physiology, Conception, and Fetal Development
7. Physical and Psychological Changes of Pregnancy
8. Antepartum Nursing Assessment
9. The Expectant Family: Needs and Care
10. Maternal Nutrition
11. Pregnancy in Selected Populations
12. Assessment of Fetal Well-Being
13. Pregnancy at Risk: Pregestational Problems
14. Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Onset

PART 4: BIRTH AND THE FAMILY

15. Processes and Stages of Labor and Birth
16. Intrapartum Nursing Assessment
17. The Family in Childbirth: Needs and Care
18. Pharmacologic Pain Management
19. Childbirth at Risk: Pre-Labor and Intrapartum Complications
20. Childbirth at Risk: Labor-Related Complications
21. Birth-Related Procedures

PART 5: THE NEWBORN

22. The Physiologic Responses of the Newborn to Birth
23. Nursing Assessment of the Newborn
24. The Normal Newborn: Needs and Care
25. Newborn Feeding
26. The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Present at Birth
27. The Newborn at Risk: Birth-Related Stressors

PART 6: THE POSTPARTUM FAMILY

28. Postpartum Adaptation and Nursing Assessment
29. The Postpartum Family: Early Care Needs and Home Care
30. The Postpartum Family at Risk

PART 7: CARE AND NEEDS OF CHILDREN

31. Growth and Development
32. Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition
33. Pediatric Assessment
34. Health Promotion and Maintenance: General Concepts, the Newborn, and the Infant
35. Health Promotion and Maintenance: The Toddler and the Preschooler
36. Health Promotion and Maintenance: The School-Age Child and the Adolescent
37. Family Assessment and Concepts of Nursing Care in the Community
38. Nursing Considerations for the Child and Family with a Chronic Condition
39. Nursing Considerations for the Hospitalized Child
40. Pain Assessment and Management in Children
41. The Child with a Life-Threatening Condition and End-of-Life Care
42. Social and Environmental Influences on the Child
43. Immunizations and Communicable Diseases

PART 8: CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH ALTERATIONS IN HEALTH STATUS

44. The Child with Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
45. The Child with Alterations in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Function
46. The Child with Alterations in Respiratory Function
47. The Child with Alterations in Cardiovascular Function
48. The Child with Alterations in Immune Function
49. The Child with Alterations in Hematologic Function
50. The Child with Cancer
51. The Child with Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
52. The Child with Alterations in Genitourinary Function
53. The Child with Alterations in Endocrine Function
54. The Child with Alterations in Neurologic Function
55. The Child with Alterations in Mental Health and Cognitive Function
56. The Child with Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function
57. The Child with Alterations in Skin Integrity

APPENDICES

1. Selected Maternal-Newborn Laboratory Values
2. Selected Pediatric Laboratory Values
3. Growth Charts
4. Pediatric Blood Pressure Tables
5. Conversions and Equivalents
6. Dietary Reference Intakes
7. Body Surface Area Nomogram

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