Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION TO MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH NURSING

 

1

Foundations of Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Health Nursing

 

2

The Nurse’s Role in Maternity, Women’s Health, and Pediatric Nursing

 

3

The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family

 

4

Communicating with Children and Families

 

5

Health Promotion for the Developing Child

 

6

Health Promotion for the Infant

 

7

Health Promotion During Early Childhood

 

8

Health Promotion for the School-Age Child

 

9

Health Promotion for the Adolescent

 

10

Heredity and Environmental Influences on Development

 

 

MATERNITY NURSING CARE

 

11

Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology

 

12

Conception and Prenatal Development

 

13

Adaptations to Pregnancy

 

14

Nutrition for Childbearing

 

15

Prenatal Diagnostic Tests

 

16

Giving Birth

 

17

Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance

 

18

Pain Management for Childbirth

 

19

Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures

 

20

Postpartum Adaptations

 

21

The Normal Newborn: Adaptation and Assessment

 

22

The Normal Newborn: Nursing Care

 

23

Newborn Feeding

 

24

The Childbearing Family with Special Needs

 

25

Pregnancy-Related Complications

 

26

Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy

 

27

The Woman with an Intrapartum Complication

 

28

The Woman with a Postpartum Complication

 

29

The High-Risk Newborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and Development

 

30

The High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions

 

31

Management of Fertility and Infertility

 

32

Women’s Health Care

 

 

PEDIATRIC NURSING CARE

 

33

Physical Assessment of Children

 

34

Emergency Care of the Child

 

35

The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings

 

36

The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness

 

37

Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children

 

38

Medication Administration and Safety for Infants and Children

 

39

Pain Management for Children

 

40

The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration

 

41

The Child with an Infectious Disease

 

42

The Child with an Immunologic Alteration

 

43

The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration

 

44

The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration

 

45

The Child with a Respiratory Alteration

 

46

The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration

 

47

The Child with a Hematologic Alteration

 

48

The Child with Cancer

 

49

The Child with an Alteration in Tissue Integrity

 

50

The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration

 

51

The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration

 

52

The Child with a Neurologic Alteration

 

53

Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families

 

54

The Child with a Developmental Disability

 

55

The Child with a Sensory Alteration

 

 

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