Main description:

Reinforce your understanding of maternity and pediatric nursing with practical exercises! Corresponding to the chapters in McKinney's Maternal-Child Nursing, 6th Edition, this study guide provides engaging activities and review questions to help you master nursing concepts and practice essential skills. Case studies help you learn to think critically, and clinical judgment exercises help you apply your knowledge to real-life situations. Not only will you get more out of the textbook, but you will also prepare more effectively for the NCLEX (R) exam!

Learning exercises include multiple-choice, matching, true/false, short answer, and fill-in-the-blank questions, plus case studies and learning applications, helping students apply knowledge to solve problems, make decisions about care management, and provide responses to a patient's questions and concerns.
Clinical Judgment exercises help students apply nursing theory to real-life situations, further testing critical thinking and decision-making skills.
Suggested learning activities for community and clinical settings enhance understanding of the content.
Answers to all activities are provided at the back of the study guide.

NEW! Next Generation NCLEX (R) (NGN) examination-style case studies familiarize students to the way that content will be tested in the new NGN exam.
NEW! Revised review questions reflect the updated content in Maternal-Child Nursing, 6th Edition and allow students to quickly check their knowledge and understanding of the material in each chapter of the text.

Contents:

Unit I: Introduction to Maternal-Child Health Nursing

Foundations of Maternity, Women's Health, and Child Health Nursing
The Nurse's Role in Maternity, Women's Health, and Pediatric Nursing
The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family
Communicating with Children and Families
Health Promotion for the Developing Child
Health Promotion for the Infant
Health Promotion During Early Childhood
Health Promotion for the School-Age Child
Health Promotion for the Adolescent
Heredity and Environmental Influences on Development
Unit II: Maternity Nursing Care

Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Conception and Prenatal Development
Adaptations to Pregnancy
Nutrition for Childbearing
Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
Giving Birth
Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
Pain Management for Childbirth
Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures
Postpartum Adaptations
The Normal Newborn: Adaptation and Assessment
The Normal Newborn: Nursing Care
Newborn Feeding
The Childbearing Family with Special Needs
Pregnancy-Related Complications
Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy
The Woman with an Intrapartum Complication
The Woman with a Postpartum Complication
The High-Risk Newborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and Development
The High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions
Management of Fertility and Infertility
Women's Health Care
Unit III Pediatric Nursing Care

Physical Assessment of Children
Emergency Care of the Child
The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings
The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness
Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children
Medication Administration and Safety for Infants and Children
Pain Management for Children
The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration
The Child with an Infectious Disease
The Child with an Immunologic Alteration
The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration
The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration
The Child with a Respiratory Alteration
The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration
The Child with a Hematologic Alteration
The Child with Cancer
The Child with an Alteration in Tissue Integrity
The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration
The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration
The Child with a Neurologic Alteration
Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families
The Child with a Developmental Disability
The Child with a Sensory Alteration

Glossary