Maternal & child health nursing : care of the childbearing & childrearing family - Pillitteri, Adele (Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007)
UNIT 1: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE: A framework fo maternal and child health nursing -- The childbearing and childrearing family and community -- Sociocultural aspects of maternal and child health care -- UNIT II: THE NURSING ROLE IN PREPARING FAMILIES FOR CHILDBEARING AND CHILDREARING: Reproductive and sexual health -- Reproductive life planning -- The infertile couple -- UNIT III: THE NURSING ROLE IN CARING FOR THE PREGNANT FAMILY: Genetic assessment and counseling -- The growing fetus -- Psychological and physiologic changes of pregnancy -- Assessing fetal and maternal health: prenatal care -- Promoting fetal and maternal health -- Promoting nutritional health during pregnancy -- Preparation for children and parenting -- High-risk pregnancy: a woman with a preexisting newly acquired illness -- High-risk pregnancy: a woman who develops a complication of pregnancy -- Home care of the pregnant client -- High-risk pregnancy: a woman with special needs -- UNIT IV: THE NURSING ROLE IN CARING FOR THE FAMILY DURING LABOR AND BIRTH: Caring for a woman during virginal birth -- Providing comfort during labor and birth -- Cesarean birth -- The woman who develops a complication during labor and birth -- UNIT V: THE NURSING ROLE IN CARING FOR THE FAMILY DURING THE POSTPARTAL PERIOD: Nursing care of a postpartal woman and family -- Nursing care of a women and family experiencing a postpartal complication -- Nursing care of a newborn and family -- Nutritional needs of a newborn -- Nursing care of the high-risk newborn and family -- UNIT VI: THE NURSING ROLE IN HEALTH PROMOTION FOR A CHILDREARING FAMILY: Principles of growth and development -- The family with an infant -- The family with a toddler -- The family with a preschooler -- The family with a school-age child -- The family with an adolescent -- Child health assessment -- Communication and teaching with children and families -- UNIT VII: THE NURSING ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE HEALTH OF ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES: Nursing care of the ill child and the family -- Nursing care of a child undergoing diagnostic techniques and other therapeutic modalities -- Pain management in children -- UNIT VIII: THE NURSING ROLE IN RESTORING AND MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH PHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS: Nursing care of the child born with a physical or developmental challenge -- Nursing care of a child with a respiratory disorder -- Nursing care of the child with a cardiovascular disorder -- Nursing care of child with an immune disorder -- Nursing care of child with an infectious disorder -- Nursing care of child with a hematologic disorder -- Nursing care of child with a gastrointestinal disorder -- Nursing care of child with a renal or urinary tract disorder -- Nursing care of child with a reproductive disorder -- Nursing care of child with an endocrine or metabolic disorder -- Nursing care of child with a neurologic disorder -- Nursing care of child with a disorder of the eyes or ears -- Nursing care of child with a musculoskeletal disorder -- Nursing care of child with a traumatic injury -- Nursing care of child with cancer -- UNIT IX: THE NURSING ROLE IN RESTORING AND MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS: -- Nursing care of child with a cognitive or mental health disorder -- Nursing care of the family in crisis: abuse and violence in the family -- Nursing care of the family coping with a child's long-term or terminal illness.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; Maternal-Child Nursing; Family Health; CD-ROMs.