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The previous edition published in December, 2013. (ISBN: 978-1-4511-4702-5)
Introductory Maternity and Pediatric
Nursing
Fourth Edition
By
Nancy T. Hatfield, MAE, BSN, RN,
Director, Practical Nursing Program,
Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, NM and
Cynthia Kincheloe
DESCRIPTION
Enhance your critical thinking skills in a clinical setting and prepare for the
NCLEX-PN exam with this clear, easy-to-understand, and highly visual book.
Written by two experts and current educators in pediatric and maternity nurs-
ing, the 4th edition has been updated to reflect today’s best practices and
evidence-based care. Each chapter includes a built-in workbook, integrated
case studies, and in-patient scenarios to sharpen your understanding of the
content. Plus, this edition is accompanied by a robust array of interactive on-
line resources to enrich your learning experience and further prepare you for
maternity and pediatric nursing practice.
FEATURES
Hightlights of the 4th edition:
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NEW & UPDATEDCONTENT
, including the latest NANDA terminology, American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines, the Baby Friendly Initiative, medication updates, and more, prepare you for
practice in today’s rapidly changing healthcare environment.
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UNIQUE! A built-in workbook
at the end of each chapter includes NCLEX-PN-style review questions, study
activities, and critical thinking ‘What Would You Do?’ exercises.
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NEW! Concept Mastery Alerts
highlight commonly misunderstood concepts and provide helpful explanations to
clarify them.
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Chapter-opening case studies
foster critical thinking.
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A Nursing Process approach
prepares you to write individual care plans by walking you through each step of
the nurse’s role in data collection (assessment), relevant nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
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First-person narratives
help you understand the feelings of clients and their family members.
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Cultural Snapshots
encourage you to think about cultural differences when caring for your clients.
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Learning Objectives
and
Key Points
, which set goals for understanding and highlight must-know information,
help you master important concepts.
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Test Yourself
questions allow you to check your understanding as you go.
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Clinical Secrets
highlight safety concerns and other important topics to prepare you for on-the-job challenges.
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ENHANCED online student resources
include NCLEX-PN-style questions (revised to reflect the latest test
plan) including new alternate format questions), drug monographs, maternity and pediatric nursing videos, audio
glossaries, dosage calculation quizzes, and more.
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Comprehensive instructor resources
include guided lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations, test generator, image
bank, QSEN competencies, concept-based curriculum maps, quizzes, assignments, and more.
This leading content is also incorporated into
Lippincott CoursePoint
, a dynamic learning solution that inte-
grates this book’s curriculum, adaptive learning tools, real-time data reporting, and the latest evidence-based
practice content together into one powerful student education solution.
Lippincott CoursePoint
improves the
nursing students’ critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills to prepare them for practice. Learn more at
NursingEducationSuccess.com/CoursePoint.NURSING
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