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Introduction to Maternity & Pediatric Nursing, 5th Edition
Gloria Leifer, MA, RN
2007 | 992 pp., 500 illus.
ISBN: 978-1-4160-3275-5 |
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This market leading LPN Threads title provides a solid foundation in obstetric and pediatric nursing with an emphasis on health promotion and the family. Easy-to-read and logically organized by developmental stage, it covers a wide range of disorders by body system, from simple-to-complex and health-to-illness, providing just the right depth and breadth of content for LPN/LVN students.
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NEW TO THIS EDITION
- Companion CD bound in the book includes videos of a normal delivery and a cesarean birth, over 70 neonatal and assessment video clips, 3-D animations of procedures and physiology, patient teaching plans in English and Spanish, and an audio glossary of key terms.
 UNIQUE! Health Promotion Considerations boxes focus on prenatal wellness, health during pregnancy, postnatal health, and more.- UNIQUE! MyPyramid illustrates the 2005 revised dietary guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- UNIQUE! Traditional Healthy Latin American Diet Pyramid highlights proper nutrition guidelines for this population.
- UNIQUE! CPR guidelines show students how to modify techniques for the special needs of pregnant patients.
- Changes in clinical care recommendations include the use of Ipecac® for poisoning, vaginal birth after caesarian (VBAC), and pain relief in newborns.
OUTSTANDING FEATURES
- Detailed skills — 35 in all — cover a maternal and pediatric care procedures that are not covered anywhere else.
- Nursing Care Plans outline expected outcomes, interventions, and rationales for nursing care, and end with unique Critical Thinking Questions.
- UNIQUE! Table of physiologic and psychosocial changes during trimesters of pregnancy summarizes signs and symptoms and nursing interventions.
- UNIQUE! Nursing Tips throughout the text provide helpful information on a range of topics, including assessment, patient teaching, and health promotion.
- UNIQUE! Discusses cultural considerations related to pregnancy and delivery, maternal/infant, and pediatric care.
- UNIQUE! Bioterrorism coverage examines the nursing response to the effects of bioterrorist attacks on vulnerable pregnant and pediatric patients.
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