Description
Susan Ricci’s 3rd edition of Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health Nursing helps busy students learn what they need to pass the NCLEX-RN and safely practice maternity nursing. Using a nursing process focus, the author helps students go from concept to application by building on previously mastered knowledge. Content covers a broad scope of topics emphasizing common issues to maternity-specific information.
A variety of learning features ensure student retention, such as Threaded Case Studies and Comparison Charts, as well NCLEX-Style Student Review questions (more than twice as many questions from last edition). Plus, this book includes a companion website that provides numerous resources for both students and instructors.
Features
· Over 100 NEW images!
· The same focused content as last edition helps busy students learn what they need to safely practice nursing. This edition also has:
o Updated content including evidence-based practice, Healthy People 2020 goals, and the latest treatments, techniques, and diagnostics
o Expanded emphasis on health promotion activities for women’s health throughout the lifespan, integrative medicine, genomics, family-centered care, and care in diverse populations
· Revised chapter objectives reflect a higher critical thinking mode
· Enhanced pharmacology explanation of medications used in maternity
· Great returning features such as:
· Threaded Case Studies show real-life scenarios that inspire critical thinking.
· Teaching Guidelines prepare students to educate families.
· Nursing Procedures provide a clear, step-by-step explanation with illustrations of variations in nursing care to facilitate competent performance.
· Take Note boxes highlight information that is relatively new or is critical in nature.
· Additional features include Healthy People 2020, Drug Guides, Nursing Care Plans, Comparison Charts, Common Medical Treatments tables, Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests tables, and Chapter Worksheets at the end of each chapter, featuring NCLEX-style multiple-choice questions, critical thinking exercises, and study activities.
· Located on ThePoint (http://thePoint.lww.com/Ricci3e) are additional student and instructor resources:
· Student Resources include more than double the number of NCLEX-Style Review Questions from last edition, fully searchable eBook, NCLEX Alternate-Item Format Tutorial, Journal Articles, and more!
· Instructor Resources include double the number of Test Generator Questions from last edition, fully searchable eBook, Case Studies (NEW), Pre-Lecture Quizzes, PowerPoint Slides with Images and Lecture Notes, Assignments with Suggested Answers (written, group, clinical, and web assignments), Journal Articles, and more!
About the Author(s)
- Susan S Ricci ARNP, MSN, M.Ed.
- FacultyUniversity of Central FloridaCollege of Nursing
Specs
- Edition: Third
- Product Format: Hardbound
- ISBN: 9781608318018
- Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875
- Pages: 944
- Pub Date: Aug 28, 2012
- Weight: 5.0
Table of contents
Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, & Women’s Health Nursing, 3e Unit One: Introduction to Maternity, Newborn, and Women’s Nursing Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women’s Health Care Chapter 2 Family-Centered Community-Based Care Unit two: Women’s Health Throughout the Lifespan Chapter 3 Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive System Chapter 4 Common Reproductive Issues Chapter 5 Sexually Transmitted Infections Chapter 6 Disorders of the Breasts Chapter 7 Benign Disorders of the Female Reproductive Tract Chapter 8 Cancers of the Female Reproductive Tract Chapter 9 Violence and Abuse Unit three: Pregnancy Chapter 10 Fetal Development and Genetics Chapter 11 Maternal Adaptation During Pregnancy Chapter 12 Nursing Management During Pregnancy Unit four: Labor and Birth Chapter 13 Labor and Birth Process Chapter 14 Nursing Management During Labor and Birth Unit five: Postpartum Period Chapter 15 Postpartum Adaptations Chapter 16 Nursing Management During the Postpartum Period Unit six: The Newborn Chapter 17 Newborn Adaptation Chapter 18 Nursing Management of the Newborn Unit seven: Childbearing at Risk Chapter 19 Nursing Management of Pregnancy at Risk: Pregnancy-Related Complications Chapter 20 Nursing Management of the Pregnancy at Risk: Selected Health Conditions and Vulnerable Populations Chapter 21 Nursing Management of Labor and Birth at Risk Chapter 22 Nursing Management of the Postpartum Woman at Risk Unit eight: The Newborn at Risk Chapter 23 Nursing Care of the Newborn With Special Needs Chapter 24 Nursing Management of the Newborn at Risk: Acquired and Congenital Newborn Conditions Appendix A: Standard Laboratory Values Appendix B: Clinical Paths Appendix C: Cervical Dilation Chart Appendix D: Weight Conversion Charts Appendix E: Breast-Feeding and Medication Use IndexÂ
