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An expertly designed, balanced presentation of evidence-based nursing care that meets the needs of today's students and instructors in person, online, or hybrid for combination or separate courses.
A unique emphasis on optimizing outcomes, evidence-based practice, compassionate care, and research supporting the goal of caring for women, families and children in in traditional and community settings.
A thematic organization reflects the state-of-the-art in nursing today through 'Holistic Care,' 'Critical Thinking,' 'Validating Practice,' and 'Tools of Care,' each with special features to foster the development of the skills and clinical judgment integral to the delivery of quality nursing care.

Davis Advantage (Personalized Learning, Clinical Judgment, and Quizzing)

Personalized Learning engages students through videos and interactive activities that present key concepts in a way that makes content more relatable and understandable.
Clinical Judgment challenges students with complex questions that align with the cognitive areas of the NCSBN's Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, requiring careful analysis, synthesis of the data, and critical thinking
Quizzing provides thousands of NCLEX (R)-style questions (including alternate format questions) and detailed rationales to test students' knowledge and promote in-depth understanding
Personalized Learning Plans and dashboards track students' progress across their assignments and highlight where they need to focus their study time
Actionable analytics allow instructors to track comprehension and participation, monitor performance, and identify areas for remediation
Personalized Teaching Plans provide instructors with engaging lesson plans and activities that can be leveraged in both virtual and in-person classroom settings
Integrated ebook allows students to reference the textbook anytime, anywhere

Davis Advantage for Maternal-Child Nursing Care combines an innovative text with an immersive online program that make this challenging but must-know content easier to master by making learning personal. Together, they create a seamless experience that tracks each student's progress and assesses their knowledge until they have mastered the concepts and are ready to apply them in class, clinical, and practice.

An access code inside new, printed textbooks unlocks an ebook, as well as access to Davis Advantage. Or choose the all-digital Instant Access option, which includes the ebook and immediate access to Davis Advantage.

TEXTBOOK

Streamlined, redesigned, and revised by a new author team, the 3rd Edition of this AJN Book-of-the-Year Award winner offers the perfect balance of maternal and child nursing care with the right depth and breadth of coverage for students in today's maternity/pediatric courses. And, it's accompanied by six online bonus chapters covering the role of the nurse in promoting women's health.
A unique emphasis on optimizing outcomes, evidence-based practice, and research supports the goal of caring for women, families, and children, not only in traditional hospital settings, but also wherever they live, work, study, or play. Clear, concise, and easy to follow, the content is organized around four major themes, holistic care, critical thinking, validating practice, and tools for care that help students to learn and apply the material.

ONLINE (DAVIS ADVANTAGE)

Using a unique and proven approach across a Learn-Apply-Assess continuum, Davis Advantage engages students and helps them make the connections to key topics. Whether teaching in-person or online, this complete, integrated solution aligns seamlessly with the textbook and equips instructors with actionable analytics to track students' progress, remediate where needed, and facilitate an active learning environment.

LEARN-Personalized Learning

The foundation of the Davis Advantage platform, Personalized Learning, immerses students in an online learning experience tailored to their needs. Students are assessed on their comprehension of key topics from the text, and then are guided through animated mini-lecture videos and dynamic activities to reinforce learning and bring concepts to life.

APPLY-Clinical Judgment

Clinical Judgment develops students' critical thinking and clinical reasoning, helping them to build the clinical judgment skills they need to practice safe and effective nursing care and to prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX (R) with confidence. Progressive case studies featuring real-life, complex clinical situations challenge students to apply knowledge, make informed decisions, and evaluate outcomes.

ASSESS-Quizzing

Quizzing uses NCLEX (R)-style questions for assessment and remediation. Its adaptive, question-based format provides the additional practice students need to test their knowledge, master course content, and perform well on course and board exams.

New To This Edition:

FREE, 3-year access to Davis Advantage
Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the art and science of nursing practice today
Streamlined and redesigned to make the content more relevant, student friendly and easier to teach.

Contents:

I. Foundations in the Nursing Care of Maternal, Family, and Child Care
1. Core Concepts of Maternal and Pediatric Healthcare Across the Continuum
II. The Process of Human Reproduction
2. Reproduction
3. Conception and Development of the Embryo and Fetus
III. The Prenatal Journey
4. Physiological and Psychosocial Changes During Pregnancy
5. Promoting a Healthy Pregnancy
6. Caring for the Woman Experiencing Complications During Pregnancy
IV. The Birth Experience
7. The Process of Labor and Birth
8. Caring for the Woman Experiencing Complications During Labor and Birth
V. Care of the New Family
9. Physiological Transition of the Newborn
10. Caring for the Newborn at Risk
11. Caring for the Postpartal Woman and Her Family
12. Caring for the Woman Experiencing Complications During the Postpartal Period
VI. Foundations in Nursing Care of Children
13. Caring for the Developing Child
14. Developmentally Appropriate Nursing Care Across Care Settings
15. Caring for the Child With a Respiratory Condition??
16. Caring for the Child With a Gastrointestinal Condition??
17. Caring for the Child With a Cardiovascular Condition??
18. Caring for the Child With an Immunological or Infectious Condition??
19. Caring for the Child With an Endocrinological or Metabolic Condition??
20. Caring for the Child With a Neurological or Sensory Condition??
21. Caring for the Child With a Musculoskeletal Condition??
22. Caring for the Child With an Integumentary Condition??
23. Caring for the Child With a Genitourinary Condition??
24. Caring for the Child With a Hematological Condition??
25. Caring for the Child With a Cognitive or Psychosocial Impairment
26. Caring for the Child With Cancer??
27. Caring for the Child with a Chronic Condition, Disability, or End-of-Life Care
Appendices
A. Centigrade to Fahrenheit Temperature Conversions
B. Expected Temperatures in Children
Glossary
Online Only
VII. Women's Health
28. Promoting the Safety of Women and Families
29. Promoting Premenstrual, Perimenopausal, and Menopausal Health
30. Promoting Breast Health
31. Promoting Reproductive Health: Various Gynecological Disorders
32. Promoting Reproductive Health: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
33. Promoting Reproductive Health: Common Reproductive Cancers