Maternal-newborn nursing demystified

Johnson, Joyce Young (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780071609142 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0071609148 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xxii, 312 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York ; Toronto : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

"A self-teaching guide"--Cover.

Formatted Contents Note:

Unit 1: Roles And Relationships -- Chapter 1: Overview of maternity nursing -- Nursing process -- Family planning -- Child or adolescent pregnancy -- Pregnancy after the age of 40 -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Families and communities -- Overview -- Types of families -- Nursing implications -- Social and economic factors -- Nursing implications -- Diversity issues -- Nursing implications -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Health assessment of the pediatric client -- Overview -- Health assessment: client history -- Communication -- Nursing history -- Nutritional assessment -- Biochemical tests -- Family history and review of systems -- Family Assessment -- Family function -- Physical examination -- General -- Skin -- Hair -- Nails -- Head and neck -- Eyes and vision -- Ears and hearing -- Mouth, throat, nose, sinuses, and neck -- Chest -- Abdomen -- Genitourinary -- Back and extremities -- Newborn developmental milestones -- Physical milestones -- Sensory milestones -- Social milestones -- Emotional growth -- Language development -- Diagnostic procedures -- Laboratory tests -- Nursing implications -- Conclusion -- Unit 2: Systematic Exploration Of Maternal-Newborn Conditions And Nursing Care -- Chapter 4: Pre-pregnancy preparation, conception and genetic considerations -- Overview -- Pre-pregnancy preparation -- Nutrition -- Age -- Substance abuse -- Toxin exposure -- Conception -- Testing -- Contraception -- Genetic considerations -- Sickle cell anemia -- What went wrong? -- Signs and symptoms -- Test results -- Treatments -- Nursing intervention -- Hemophilia -- What went wrong? -- Signs and symptoms -- Test results -- Treatments -- Nursing intervention -- B-thalassemia -- What went wrong? -- Signs and symptoms -- Test results -- Treatments -- Nursing intervention -- Down syndrome -- What went wrong? -- Signs and symptoms -- Test results -- Treatments -- Nursing intervention -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Reproductive health issues -- Overview -- Infertility -- What went wrong? -- Signs and symptoms -- Test results -- Treatment -- Nursing interventions -- Pregnancy termination -- What went wrong? -- Signs and symptoms -- Test results -- Treatments -- Nursing interventions -- Sexually transmitted and other diseases -- Chlamydial infection -- What went wrong? -- Signs and symptoms -- Test results -- Treatments -- Nursing interventions -- Gonorrhea -- What went wrong? -- Signs and symptoms -- Test results -- Treatments -- Nursing interventions -- Pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) -- What went wrong? -- Signs and symptoms -- Test results -- Treatments -- Nursing interventions -- Herpes genitalis -- What went wrong? -- Signs and symptoms -- Test results -- Treatments -- Nursing interventions -- Syphilis -- What went wrong? -- Signs and symptoms -- Test results -- Treatments -- Nursing interventions -- Conclusion --