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Maternal andChildHealthNursing:Careof theChildbearing andChildrearingFamily,SeventhEdition, International Edition AdelePillitteri, PhD, RN, PNP 978-1-4511-8896-7 •October2013 •Hardbound •8.375” x10.875” • 1744pp 978-1-4511-8790-8 •NorthAmericanEdition:Available inUS,Canada,Australia,NewZealand, PuertoRicoandUSVirgin Islandsonly

Prepare for your role as a maternity and child health care nurse with this updated Seventh Editionof Adele Pillitteri’s highly respected text! Presentingmaternal-newbornandchildhealthcarenotastwoseparate disciplines, but as a continuum of knowledge, the book presents the experience of wellness and illness as family-centered events and pregnancyand childbirthasperiodsofwellness inawoman’s life.Using a nursing process framework, the book’s clear, easy-to-understand presentation and wide range of built-in learning aids is designed throughout tohelpyoumaster important concepts and skills. Features • Helpyour studentsdevelop critical thinking skills andmake the leap from theory topractice through threaded CaseStudies that followa communityofmaternityandpediatric clients througheach chapter. • Build student skills in nursingcareplanning witheasy-to- understand, integrated coverage in the text, enhancedbyanonline CarePlanmaker. • Equipyour students for their roleas a coordinatorof care through InterprofessionalCareMaps thatdemonstrate thenursing process. • Broadenyour students’ knowledgeof correct administration, potential complications, indications, and contraindicationsof drugs through NursingCarePlanning Basedon Responsibility forPharmacology boxes that ensureaccuracywhenadministering drugs. • Helpyour students learn toanticipateandmanagevarious clinical challengeswith confidence throughopen-ended “What If?” questions. • Prepare students for soundpracticewith the step-by-stepguidance provided in NursingCarePlanning Using Procedures boxes. • Helpyour students understandhow research informs themost current practiceswith Evidence-BasedPracticeCheckPoints that summarize researchon topics related tomaternal and childhealth careand connect it to the chapter case study. • Demonstrate to students the importanceof thenurse’s role in accomplishing thehealth caregoalsof our nation through Nursing CarePlanningBasedon2020NationalHealthGoals features.

Table of Contents Unit1: Maternal andChildHealth NursingPractice  Ch. 1: AFramework forMaternal andChild HealthNursing  Ch. 2:TheChildbearing&Childrearing Family Ch. 3: CulturalDiversity andMaternal and ChildHealthNursing Ch. 4:TheChildbearing&Childrearing Family in theCommunity Unit2: TheNursingRole inPreparing Families forChildbearingand Childrearing Unit3: TheNursingRole inCaring for FamiliesDuringNormal Pregnancy, Birth, thePostpartum, andNewborn Period Unit4: NursingCareof aFamily DuringaComplicationof Pregnancy, Birth, or thePostpartal Period Unit5: TheNursingRole inHealth Promotion for aChildrearingFamily  Unit6: TheNursingRole in Supporting theHealthof IllChildren andTheir Families   Unit7: TheNursingRole in RestoringandMaintaining the HealthofChildrenandFamiliesWith PhysiologicDisorders   Unit8: TheNursingRole inRestoring andMaintaining theMentalHealthof ChildrenandFamilies  Index

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StudyGuide forMaternal andChildHealthNursing, SeventhEdition AdelePillitteri, PhD, RN, PNP 978-1-4511-8791-5 •October2013 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •304pp