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    Introduction to maternity & pediatric nursing / Gloria Leifer.

    • Title:Introduction to maternity & pediatric nursing / Gloria Leifer.
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    • Variant Title:Introduction to maternity and pediatric nursing
    • Author/Creator:Leifer, Gloria.
    • Published/Created:St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, ©2011.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Maternity nursing.
      Pediatric nursing.
    • Medical Subjects: Maternal-Child Nursing--methods.
      Pediatric Nursing--methods.
    • Edition:6th ed.
    • Description:xx, 841 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
    • Summary:Introduction to Maternity & Pediatric Nursing provides a solid foundation in obstetrics and pediatric nursing. An easy-to-follow organization by developmental stages, discussion of disorders by body system from simple-to-complex and health-to-illness, and a focus on family health make it a complete guide to caring for maternity and pediatric patients. --from publisher description.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781437708240 (pbk. : alk. paper)
      1437708242 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Unit 1: Overview Of Maternity And Pediatric Nursing:
      1: Past, present, and future:
      Past
      Obstetrics
      Pediatrics
      Obstetric and pediatric care in the United States
      Present
      Family-centered care
      Financial considerations
      Changing perceptions of childbearing
      Midwives
      Role of the consumer
      Cultural considerations
      Technology and specialty expertise
      Genomics
      Health care delivery systems
      Nursing care
      Future
      Health care reform
      Future roles for nurses
      Healthy people 2020
      Unit 2: Maternal-Newborn Nursing And Women's Health:
      2: Human reproductive anatomy and physiology:
      Puberty
      Male
      Female
      Reproductive systems
      Male
      Female
      Human sexual response
      Physiology of the male sex act
      Physiology of the female sex act
      3: Fetal development:
      Cell division and gametogenesis
      Fertilization
      Sex determination
      Inheritance
      Tubal transport of the zygote
      Implantation of the zygote
      Development
      Cell differentiation
      Prenatal developmental milestones
      Accessory structures of pregnancy
      Placenta
      Umbilical cord
      Fetal circulation
      Circulation before birth
      Circulation after birth
      Impaired prenatal development and subsequent illness
      Multifetal pregnancy
      4: Prenatal care and adaptations to pregnancy:
      Goals of prenatal care
      Prenatal visits
      Definition of terms
      Determining the estimated date of delivery
      Diagnosis of pregnancy
      Presumptive signs of pregnancy
      Probable signs of pregnancy
      Positive signs of pregnancy
      Physiological changes in pregnancy
      Endocrine system
      Reproductive system
      Respiratory system
      Cardiovascular system
      Gastrointestinal system
      Urinary system
      Integumentary and skeletal systems
      Nutrition for pregnancy and lactation
      Recommended dietary allowances and recommended dietary intakes
      Weight gain
      Nutritional requirements during pregnancy
      Nutritional requirements during lactation
      Exercise during pregnancy
      Elevated temperature
      Hypotension
      Cardiac output
      Hormones
      Other factors
      Travel during pregnancy
      Common discomforts in pregnancy
      Psychosocial adaptation to pregnancy
      Impact on the mother
      Impact on the father
      Impact on the pregnant adolescent
      Impact on the older couple
      Impact on the single mother
      Impact on the single father
      Impact on grandparents
      Impact on siblings'
      Prenatal education
      Effect of pregnancy and lactation on medication metabolism
      Immunizations during pregnancy
      Nursing care during pregnancy
      5: Nursing care of women with complications during pregnancy:
      Assessment of fetal health
      Pregnancy-related complications
      Hyperemesis gravidarum
      Bleeding disorders of early pregnancy
      Bleeding disorders of late pregnancy
      Hypertension during pregnancy
      Blood incompatibility between the pregnant woman and the fetus
      Pregnancy complicated by medical conditions
      Diabetes mellitus
      Heart disease
      Anemia
      Infections
      Environmental hazards during pregnancy
      Bioterrorism and the pregnant patient
      Substance abuse
      Trauma during pregnancy
      Effects of a high-risk pregnancy on the family
      Disruption of usual roles
      Financial difficulties
      Delayed attachment to the infant
      Loss of expected birth experience
      6: Nursing care of mother and infant during labor and birth:
      Cultural influence on birth practices
      Settings for childbirth
      Hospitals
      Freestanding birth centers
      Home
      Components of the birth process
      Powers
      Passage
      Passengers
      Psyche
      Normal childbirth
      Signs of impending labor
      Mechanisms of labor
      Admission to the hospital or birth center
      When to go to the hospital or birth center
      Admission data collection
      Admission procedures
      Nursing care of the woman in false labor
      Nursing care before birth
      Monitoring the fetus
      Monitoring the woman
      Helping the woman cope with labor
      Stages and phases of labor
      Vaginal birth after cesarean
      Nursing care during birth
      Nursing responsibilities
      Immediate postpartum period: the third and fourth stages of labor
      Nursing care immediately after birth
      Care of the mother
      Care of the newborn immediately after delivery
      Cord, blood banking
      7: Nursing management of pain during labor and birth:
      Education for childbearing
      Types of classes available
      Variations of basic childbirth preparation classes
      Basic content of all childbirth preparation classes
      Childbirth and pain
      How childbirth pain differs from other pain
      Factors that influence labor pain
      Nonpharmacological childbirth preparation and pain management
      Pharmacological pain management
      8: Nursing care of women with complications during labor and birth:
      Obstetric procedures
      Amnioinfusion
      Amniotomy
      Induction or augmentation of labor
      Version
      Episiotomy and lacerations
      Forceps and vacuum extraction births
      Cesarean birth
      Abnormal labor
      Problems with the powers of labor
      Problems with the fetus
      Problems with the pelvis and soft tissues
      Problems with the psyche
      Abnormal duration of labor
      Premature rupture of membranes
      Preterm labor
      Signs of impending preterm labor
      Tocolytic therapy
      Prolonged pregnancy
      Risks
      Emergencies during childbirth
      Prolapsed umbilical cord
      Uterine rupture
      Uterine inversion
      Amniotic fluid embolism
      9: Family after birth:
      Adapting nursing care of specific groups and cultures
      Cultural influences on postpartum care
      Using translators
      Dietary practices
      Postpartum changes in the mother
      Reproductive system
      Cardiovascular system
      Urinary system
      Gastrointestinal system
      Integumentary system
      Musculoskeletal system
      Immune system
      Adaptation of nursing care following cesarean birth
      Emotional care
      Mothers
      Fathers
      Siblings
      Grandparents
      Grieving parents
      Parenthood
      Family care plan
      Phase 2: Care of the newborn
      Admission to the postpartum or nursery unit
      Breastfeeding
      Advantages and disadvantages
      Physiology of lactation
      Assisting the mother to breastfeed
      Special breastfeeding situations
      Storing and freezing breast milk
      Maternal nutrition
      Weaning
      Formula feeding
      Types of infant formulas
      Preparation
      Feeding the infant
      Discharge planning
      Postpartum self-care
      Newborn discharge care. 10: Nursing care of women with complications after birth:
      Shock
      Hemorrhage
      Hypovolemic shock
      Anemia
      Early postpartum hemorrhage
      Late postpartum hemorrhage
      Thromboembolic disorders
      Infection
      Puerperal sepsis
      Mastitis and breastfeeding
      Subinvolution of the uterus
      Mood disorders
      Postpartum depression
      Postpartum psychosis
      Homeless mother and newborn
      11: Nurse's role in women's health care:
      Goals of healthy people 2020
      Preventive health care for women
      Breast care
      Vulvar self-examination
      Pelvic examination
      Menstrual disorders
      Amenorrhea
      Abnormal uterine bleeding
      Menstrual cycle pain
      Endometriosis
      Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
      Normal vagina
      Gynecological infections
      Toxic shock syndrome
      Sexually transmitted infections
      Pelvic inflammatory disease
      Family planning
      Contraception
      Natural family planning
      Temporary contraception
      Emergency contraception
      Unreliable contraceptive methods
      Permanent contraception
      Infertility
      Social and psychological implications
      Factors affecting infertility
      Evaluation of infertility
      Therapy for infertility
      Menopause
      Physical changes
      Psychological and cultural variations
      Treatment options
      Nursing care of the menopausal woman
      Pelvic floor dysfunction
      Vaginal wall prolapse
      Uterine prolapse
      Management of pelvic floor dysfunction
      Nursing care of the woman with pelvic floor dysfunction
      Urinary incontinence
      Treatment and nursing care
      Other female reproductive tract disorders
      Uterine fibroids
      Ovarian cysts
      Cultural aspects of pain control
      12: Term newborn:
      Adjustment to extrauterine life
      Phase 3: Care of the newborn
      Nervous system: reflexes
      Respiratory system
      Circulatory system
      Musculoskeletal system
      Genitourinary system
      Integumentary system
      Gastrointestinal system
      Preventing infection
      Discharge planning and parent teaching
      13: Preterm and postterm newborns:
      Preterm newborn
      Causes
      Physical characteristics
      Related problems
      Special needs
      Prognosis
      Family reaction
      Postterm newborn
      Physical characteristics
      Transporting the high-risk newborn
      Discharge of the high-risk (preterm birth) newborn
      14: Newborn with a perinatal injury or congenital malformation:
      Malformations present at birth
      Nervous system
      Gastrointestinal system
      Musculoskeletal system
      Metabolic defects
      Phenylketonuria
      Maple syrup urine disease
      Galactosemia
      Chromosomal abnormalities
      Down syndrome
      Perinatal injuries
      Hemolytic disease of the newborn: erythroblastosis fetalis
      Intracranial hemorrhage
      Transient tachypnea of the newborn
      Meconium aspiration syndrome
      Neonatal abstinence syndrome
      Infant of a diabetic mother
      Unit 3: Growing Child And Family:
      15: Overview of growth, development, and nutrition:
      Growth and development
      Impact of growth and development on nursing care
      Terminology
      Directional patterns
      Some development differences between children and adults
      Critical periods
      Integration of skills
      Growth standards
      Developmental screening
      Influencing factors
      Personality development
      Growth and development of a parent
      Nutrition
      Nutritional heritage
      Family nutrition
      Nutritional care plan
      Nutrition and health
      Nutrition and health promotion
      Feeding the healthy child
      Feeding the ill child
      Teeth
      Play
      Ongoing health supervision
      16: Infant:
      General characteristics
      Oral stage
      Motor development
      Emotional development
      Need for constant care and guidance
      Development and care
      Community-based care: a multidisciplinary team
      Health promotion
      Illness prevention
      Infant safety
      Car safety
      Fall prevention
      Toy safety
      Summary of major developmental changes in the first year
      17: Toddler:
      General characteristics
      Physical development
      Sensorimotor and cognitive development
      Speech development
      Guidance and discipline
      Daily care
      Toilet independence
      Nutrition counseling
      Day care
      Injury prevention
      Consumer education
      Toys and play
      18: Preschool child:
      General characteristics
      Physical development
      Cognitive development
      Effects of cultural practices
      Language development
      Development of play
      Spiritual development
      Sexual curiosity
      Bedtime habits
      Physical, mental, emotional, and social development
      Three-year-old
      Four-year-old
      Five-year-old
      Guidance
      Discipline and limit setting
      Jealousy
      Thumb sucking
      Enuresis
      Preschool
      Daily care
      Clothing
      Accident prevention
      Play in health and illness
      Value of play
      Nurse's role
      Types of play
      Nursing implications of preschool growth and development
      19: School-age child:
      General characteristics
      Physical growth
      Sexual development
      Influences from the wider world
      School-related tasks
      Play
      Latchkey children
      Physical, mental, emotional, and social development
      Six-year-old
      Seven-year-old
      Eight-year-old
      Nine-year-old
      Preadolescence
      Guidance and health supervision
      Health examinations
      Pet ownership
      20: Adolescent:
      General characteristics
      Growth and development
      Physical development
      Psychosocial development
      Cognitive development
      Sexual development
      Parenting the adolescent
      Health promotion and guidance
      Nutrition
      Personal care
      Safety
      Common problems of adolescence
      Substance abuse
      Depression
      Adolescent pregnancy
      Nursing approach to adolescents
      Unit 4: Adapting Care To The Pediatric Patient:
      21: Child's experience of hospitalization:
      Health care delivery settings
      Outpatient clinic
      Home
      Children's hospital unit
      Child's reaction to hospitalization
      Separation anxiety
      Pain
      Response to drugs
      Fear
      Regression
      Cultural response
      Intercultural communication: responses to hospitalization
      Parents' reactions to the child's hospitalization
      Nurse's role in the child's hospitalization
      Admission
      Developing a pediatric nursing care plan
      Clinical pathways
      Meeting the needs of the hospitalized child
      Confidentiality and legality
      Discharge planning
      Home care. 22: Health care adaptations for the child and family:
      Admission to the pediatric unit
      Informed consent
      Identification
      Essential safety measures in the hospital setting
      Preparation steps for performing procedures
      Transporting, positioning, and restraining
      Assessment and basic data collection
      Organizing the infant assessment
      Basic data collection
      History survey
      Physical survey
      Specimen collection
      Physiological responses to medications in infants and children
      Absorption of medications in infants and children
      Metabolism of medications in infants and children
      Excretion of medications in infants and children
      Nursing responsibilities in administering medications to infants and children
      Parent teaching
      Administering oral medications
      Administering parenteral medications
      Preventing medication errors
      Adaptation of selected procedures to children
      Nutrition, digestion, and elimination
      Respiration
      Preoperative and postoperative care
      Unit 5: Child Needing Nursing Care:
      23: Child with a sensory or neurological condition:
      Ears
      Disorders and dysfunction of the ear
      Eyes
      Visual acuity tests
      Disorders and dysfunction of the eye
      Nervous system
      Disorders and dysfunctions of the nervous system
      24: Child with a musculoskeletal condition:
      Musculoskeletal system: differences between the child and the adult
      Observation and assessment of the musculoskeletal system in the growing child
      Observation of gait
      Observation of muscle tone
      Neurological examination
      Diagnostic tests and treatments
      Laboratory tests and treatments
      Pediatric trauma
      Soft tissue injuries
      Prevention of pediatric trauma
      Traumatic fractures
      Disorders and dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system
      Osteomyelitis
      Duchenne's or Becker's (pseudohypertrophic) muscular dystrophy
      Slipped femoral capital epiphysis
      Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (Coxa Plana)
      Osteosarcoma
      Ewing's sarcoma
      Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis)
      Torticollis (wry neck)
      Scoliosis
      Sports injuries
      Family violence
      Child abuse
      Federal laws and agencies
      Nursing care and interventions
      Cultural and medical issues
      25: Child with a respiratory disorder:
      Respiratory system
      Development of the respiratory tract
      Normal respiration
      Disorders and dysfunction of the respiratory system
      26: Child with a cardiovascular disorder:
      Cardiovascular system
      Signs related to suspected cardiac pathology
      Congenital heart defects
      Acquired heart diseases
      27: Child with a condition of the blood, blood-forming organs, or lymphatic system:
      Anemias
      Iron-deficiency anemia
      Sickle cell disease
      Thalassemia
      Bleeding disorders
      Hemophilia
      Platelet disorders
      Disorders of white blood cells
      Leukemia
      Hodgkin's disease
      Nursing care of the chronically ill child
      Chronic illness
      Developmental disabilities
      Home care
      Nursing care of the dying child
      Facing death
      Self-exploration
      Child's reaction to death
      Child's awareness of his or her condition
      Physical changes of impending death
      Stages of dying
      28: Child with a gastrointestinal condition:
      Gastrointestinal tract
      Disorders and dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract
      Congenital disorders
      Disorders of motility
      Fluid and electrolyte imbalance
      Nutritional deficiencies
      Infections
      Poisoning
      Foreign body ingestion
      29: Child with a genitourinary condition:
      Development of the urinary tract
      Development of the reproductive systems
      Assessment of urinary function
      Anomalies of the urinary tract
      Phimosis
      Hypospadias and epispadias
      Exstrophy of the bladder
      Obstructive uropathy
      Acute urinary tract infection
      Nephrotic syndrome (nephrosis)
      Acute glomerulonephritis
      Wilms' tumor
      Hydrocele
      Cryptorchidism
      Impact of urinary or genital surgery on growth and development
      Child with a skin condition:
      Skin development and functions
      Skin disorders and variations
      Congenital lesions
      Skin manifestations of illness
      Infections
      Injuries
      31: Child with a metabolic condition
      Integration of the nervous and endocrine systems
      Disorders and dysfunction of the endocrine system
      Inborn errors of metabolism
      Endocrine disorders
      Common metabolic dysfunctions
      32: Child with a communicable disease:
      Common childhood communicable diseases
      Review of terms
      Host resistance
      Types of immunity
      Transmission of infection
      Medical asepsis, standard precautions, and transmission-based precautions
      Protective environment isolation
      Hand hygiene
      Family education
      Rashes
      Worldwide immunization programs
      Healthy people 2020
      Nurse's role
      Vaccines
      Future of immunotherapy
      Bioterrorism and the pediatric patient
      New type of childhood trauma
      Sexually transmitted infections
      Overview
      Nursing care and responsibilities
      HIV / AIDS in children
      33: Child with an emotional or behavioral condition:
      Nurse's role
      Types and settings of treatment
      Origins of emotional and behavioral conditions
      Organic behavioral disorders
      Childhood autism
      Obsessive-compulsive disorders in children
      Environmental or biochemical behavioral disorders
      Depression
      Suicide
      Substance abuse
      Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
      Anorexia nervosa
      Bulimia
      Minimizing the impact of behavioral disorders in children
      Effect of the illness on growth and development
      Effect of the illness on siblings
      Unit 6: Changing Health Care Environment:
      34: Complementary and alternative therapies in maternity and pediatric nursing:
      Complementary and alternative therapies
      Pediatric use
      Nurse's role
      Federal regulations
      Common alternative health care practices
      Appendixes:
      A: Standard precautions and transmission-based isolation precautions
      B: Sequence for donning and removing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
      C: Joint commission's lists of dangerous abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols
      D: Commonly used abbreviations in maternity and pediatric nursing
      E: Common Spanish phrases for maternity and pediatric nursing
      F: Multilingual glossary of symptoms
      G: Conversion of pounds and ounces to grams for newborn weights
      H: Normal vital signs and temperature equivalents of infants and children
      I: Normal blood values during infancy and childhood
      J: Blood pressure classifications in children
      K: Answers to review questions for the NCLEX examination
      Complete bibliography and reader references
      Glossary
      Illustration credits
      Index
      NANDA-I-approved nursing diagnoses, 2009-2011, inside back cover.
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