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Maternity • Pediatrics
Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, andWomen’s
Health Nursing, Third Edition, International Edition
Susan Scott Ricci, ARNP, MSN,
M.Ed.
978-1-4511-7569-1 • August 2012 • Hardbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 944 pp. • 366 Illus.
978-1-60831-801-8 • North American Edition: Available in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands only
Susan Ricci’s Third Edition of
Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and
Women’s Health Nursing
helps busy students learn what they need
to pass the NCLEX-RN
®
and safely practice maternity nursing. Using
a nursing process focus, the author helps students go from concept to
application by building on previously mastered knowledge. Content
covers a broad scope of topics emphasizing common issues to
maternity-specific information.
Avarietyof learningfeatures ensure student retention, such as
Threaded
Case Studies
and
Comparison Charts
, as well
NCLEX
®
-Style Student
Review
questions, which is more than twice as many questions from
last edition. Plus, this book includes a companion website that provides
numerous resources for both students and instructors.
Features
•
NEW!
Over 100 new images!
• The same focused content as last edition helps busy students learn
what they need to safely practice nursing.
• Updated content includes evidence-based practice, Healthy People
2020 goals, and the latest treatments, techniques, and diagnostics.
• Expanded emphasis on health promotion activities for women’s
health throughout the lifespan, integrative medicine, genomics,
family-centered care, and care in diverse populations.
• Revised chapter objectives reflect a higher critical thinking mode.
• Enhanced pharmacology explanation of medications used in
maternity.
•
Threaded Case Studies
show real-life scenarios that inspire critical
thinking.
•
Teaching Guidelines
prepare students to educate families.
•
Nursing Procedures
provide a clear, step-by-step explanation with
illustrations of variations in nursing care to facilitate competent
performance.
•
Take Note Boxes
highlight information that is relatively new or is
critical in nature.
• Additional features include Healthy People 2020, Drug Guides,
Nursing Care Plans, Comparison Charts, Common Medical
Treatments tables, Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests tables,
and Chapter Worksheets at the end of each chapter, featuring
NCLEX
®
-style multiple-choice questions, critical thinking exercises,
and study activities.
Table of Contents
Unit 1:
Introduction to Maternity,
Newborn, and Women’s Nursing
Ch. 1: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn,
and Women’s Health Care
Ch. 2: Family-Centered Community-Based
Care
Unit 2:
Women’s Health Throughout
the Lifespan
Ch. 3: Anatomy and Physiology of the
Reproductive System
Ch. 4: Common Reproductive Issues
Ch. 5: Sexually Transmitted Infections
Ch. 6: Disorders of the Breasts
Ch. 7: Benign Disorders of the Female
Reproductive Tract
Ch. 8: Cancers of the Female Reproductive
Tract
Ch. 9: Violence and Abuse
Unit 3:
Pregnancy
Ch. 10: Fetal Development and Genetics
Ch. 11: Maternal Adaptation During
Pregnancy
Ch. 12: Nursing Management During
Pregnancy
Unit 4:
Labor and Birth
Ch. 13: Labor and Birth Process
Ch. 14: Nursing Management During Labor
and Birth
Unit 5:
Postpartum Period
Ch. 15: Postpartum Adaptations
Ch. 16: Nursing Management During the
Postpartum Period
Unit 6:
The Newborn
Ch. 17: Newborn Adaptation
Ch. 18: Nursing Management of the
Newborn
Unit 7:
Childbearing at Risk
Ch. 19: Nursing Management of Pregnancy
at Risk: Pregnancy-Related Complications
Ch. 20: Nursing Management of the
Pregnancy at Risk: Selected Health
Conditions and Vulnerable Populations
. . . Abridged to fit