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NURSING Maternity

Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 4th Edition By Susan Scott Ricci, Terri Kyle and Susan Carman DESCRIPTION Focus your course on essential concepts and establish the basis for the sound nursing care of women and children with Mater- nity and Pediatric Nursing , Fourth Edition. The latest edition of this trusted text has been designed with your curriculum in mind, helping you maximize your class time and establish the knowledge base and critical thinking skills students need to ensure safe, effective maternity and pediatric care and guide women and children toward higher levels of wellness through- out the life cycle. A nursing process approach provides relevant information in a concise, straightforward manner, streamlining coverage of a broad scope of maternity topics and clearly distinguishing the

differences between the care of adults and children. Emphasizing commonly encountered clinical challenges in maternity and pediatric care, this practical text builds students’ ability to anticipate, identify and address prob- lems and provide timely, evidence-based interventions to reduce long-term sequelae. The updated Fourth edition readies students for the realities of practice with unfolding case studies and patient stories that hone students’ clinical judgment and challenge them to apply concepts to real-world scenarios they’ll encounter throughout their nursing careers. FEATURES ▶ UPDATED! Revised content throughout the text reflects the latest practices and interventions in maternity and pediatric care. ▶ NEW! Unfolding Patient Stories , written by the National League for Nursing, encourage critical thinking and inspire meaningful classroom discussions about common patient care scenarios. ▶ NEW! Clinical Reasoning Alerts strengthen students’ ability to recognize key points in the nursing process requiring critical thinking. ▶ NEW! Healthy People 2,030 boxes highlight relevant implications of this U.S. government healthcare initiative on the care of women and children. ▶ Unfolding Case Studies present concepts in a real-world clinical context to strengthen students’ caregiving capabilities, and accompanying questions boost critical thinking and clinical evaluation skills. ▶ Nursing Procedures guide students step by step through commonly performed clinical tasks. ▶ Words of Wisdom give students practical, timely insight from experienced professionals on maternity and pediatric care.

North American Edition / Hardback / ISBN: 978-1-9751-3976-6 / ($151.99 / £N/A / €N/A) World International Edition / Paperback / ISBN: 978-1-9751-6168-2 / ($151.99 / £110.00 / €125.00) World Approx. 2,066 pp. / 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 / October 2020

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in October 2016 (ISBN: 978-1-4511-9400-5).

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