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North American Edition / Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-4813-5 / (US$150.99(t) / £N/A /
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International Edition / Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-6532-3 / (US$150.99(t) /£112.00(t) /
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World ex. USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands
(St. Thomas & St. Croix)
Approx. 1744 pp. / Approx. 550 Color Illus. / 8.375 x 10.875 / October 2017
Note to Booksellers:
The previous edition published in October, 2013. (North American ISBN:
978-1-4511-8790-8, International ISBN: 978-1-4511-8896-7)
Maternal and Child Health Nursing
Care of the Childbearing and Childbearing Family
Eighth Edition
By
JoAnne Silbert-Flagg, DNP, CPNP, IBCLC, FAAN
, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University, School
of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, and
Adele Pillitteri, PhD, RN, PNP
, Former Associate Professor, University of
Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
DESCRIPTION
Maternal and Child Health Nursing
follows the family from pre-pregnancy through pregnancy,
labor, birth, and the post-partal period. It then follows the child and the family from birth through
adolescence. Basic themes that are integrated into this text include the experience of wellness and
illness as family-centered events, the perception of pregnancy and childbirth as periods of wellness,
and the importance of knowing normal child development in the planning of nursing care. Also
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needs of a culturally diverse population. With the use of chapter opening scenarios, critical thinking
care studies and patient scenarios this text links theory closely with application that helps students
gain a deeper understanding of content and be better prepared in their careers.
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Develop clinical decision-making skills and make the leap from theory to practice through
Patient Scenarios and end-of-chapter Critical Thinking Care Studies.
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Build essential skills in nursing care planning with easy-to-understand, integrated coverage.
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patients with expanded content focused on the direct application of care.
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the nursing process.
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practice with Nursing Care Planning boxes.
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Boost your critical thinking capabilities and prepare for the unpredictable realities of clinical
practice with “What If?” questions.
NURSING
Maternity, Perinatal, Women’s Health
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