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MEDICAL NURSING Maternity, Perinatal, Women’s Health

Maternal & Child Health Nursing Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family Eighth Edition By Joanne Silbert-Flagg, DNP, CPNP, IBCLC, FAAN, Assistant Professor and Clin- ical Coordinator for the MSN (Entry into Nursing) Program Coordinator, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Track, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, and Adele Pillitteri, PhD, RN, PNP , Former Associate Professor, University of South- ern California, Los Angeles, CA. DESCRIPTION Confidently prepare for the challenges of modern maternal-newborn and child health care nursing. A respected authority revised for today’s changing health care environment, Maternal & Child Health Nursing, Eighth Edition presents maternal- newborn and child health care not as two separate disciplines, but as a con-

North American Edition / Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-4813-5 / (US$150.99 / £N/A / €N/A) USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas & St. Croix) International Edition / Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-6532-3 / (US$150.99 / £112.00 / €123.00) World ex. USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas & St. Croix) Approx. 1,696 pp. / Approx. 540 images / 8.375 x 10.875 / November 2017 Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in October, 2013. (North American ISBN: 978-1-4511-8790-8; International ISBN: 978-1-4511-8896-7) ▶ ▶ UPDATED! Deliver the most complete, effective patient care with updated coverage of patient disorders and procedures reflecting the latest evidence-based practice related to family-centered maternal child and pediatric care. ▶ ▶ UPDATED! Prepare for the unpredictable realities of practice with realistic patient scenarios. ▶ ▶ UPDATED! Improve understanding among patients and colleagues with revised Effective Communication features. ▶ ▶ UPDATED! Assess your understanding and boost your critical thinking capabilities with NCLEX-style QSEN Checkpoint Questions and “What If?” questions in each chapter. ▶ ▶ Develop clinical decision-making skills and make the leap from theory to practice through threaded Critical Thinking Care Studies. ▶ ▶ Prepare for your role in the advancement of health care nationwide through Nursing Care Planning Based on 2020 National Health Goals features. ▶ ▶ Equip yourself for today’s nursing workforce with Interprofessional Care Maps that demonstrate the nursing process. ▶ ▶ Ensure accurate client assessments, effective drug administration, and culturally sensitive practice with Nursing Care. Planning boxes. tinuum of knowledge. Using a nursing process framework, this proven text applies a clear, easy-to-understand approach and wide range of built-in learning aids to help you master essential concepts and skills for success in this ever-changing and increasingly important field. FEATURE ▶ ▶ NEW! Save time with a streamlined focus on need-to-know content for safe patient care. ▶ ▶ NEW! Ensure cultural understanding and confidently address unique care concerns for LGBT patients with new coverage incorporated throughout the text. ▶ ▶ NEW! Unfolding case-based vignettes written by the National League for Nursing place concepts in a realistic context and encourage classroom discussion.

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