Maternal-Newborn Nursing DeMYSTiFieD: A Self-Teaching Guide / Edition 1

by Joyce Y. Johnson

Overview

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From pre- to post-birth, here’s everything you need to know about the nursing care of mother, child, and family

Maternity Nursing Demystified delivers a detailed, easy-to-follow overview of the essential concepts involved in providing nursing care to the mother and child before, during, and after pregnancy. The book emphasizes the underlying factors involved in maintaining or restoring the health of mother and new born and discusses the various factors that may threaten their wellbeing. You’ll also learn how to apply these concepts to real-life situations.

In order to make the learning process as fast and painless as possible, Maternity Nursing Demystified is filled with valuable learning aids such as illustrations, chapter objectives, key terms, topic overviews, diagrams and tables, summaries, NCLEX style questions, and even a comprehensive final exam.

Maternity Nursing Demystified will also help you excel on course exams and the NCLEX

Everything you need to understand:
Roles and relationships,Families and communities,Assessment concepts, Reproductive health issues,Conception through trimester,Physiologic changes of pregnancy,Fetal development,Childbirth preparation, Labor and delivery,Complications of Pregnancy,Post partum care,Newborn care

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071609142
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	05/11/2010
Series:	Demystified Nursing Series
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Joyce Y. Johnson, PhD, RN, CCRN, is Dean and Professor of Nursing at Albany State University. The author of multiple bestselling nursing books (including Smith-Temple/Johnson, Nurse’s Guide to Clinical Procedures), Dr. Johnson is well-known for her ability to break down the most difficult nursing topics into easy-to-understand lessons.

Table of Contents

Unit 1. Roles and Relationships
1. Overview of Maternity Nursing
2. Families and Communities
3. Health Assessment of the Pediatric Client
Unit 2. Systematic Exploration of Maternal-Newborn Conditions and Nursing Care
4. Pre-pregnancy Preparation, Conception, and Genetic Considerations
5. Reproductive Health Issues
6. Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy
7. Fetal Development
8. Childbirth Preparation
9. Complications of Pregnancy
10. Labor and Delivery
11. Postpartum Care
12. Newborn Care
13. Final Exam
Index