Introduction to maternity and pediatric nursing. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Gloria Leifer.
• Authors: Leifer, Gloria
• Contents: Front Cover; Inside Front Cover; Contents in Brief; Evolve Student Resources; Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Ancillary Contributors and Reviewers; LPN Threads and Advisory Board; LPN Threads; LPN Advisory Board; To the Instructor; Education of the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse; About the Text; New and Updated Content; Hallmark Features; Teaching and Learning Package; For the Instructor; For the Student; To the Student; Reading and Review Tools; Chapter Features; Contents. Unit I: An Overview of Maternity and Pediatric NursingChapter 1: The Past, Present, and Future; THE PAST; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; OBSTETRIC AND PEDIATRIC CARE IN THE UNITED STATES; Government Influences in Maternity and Pediatric Care; Legislation; The Childrens Bureau; White House Conferences; International Year of the Child; Department of Public Health; THE PRESENT; FAMILY-CENTERED CARE; FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS; CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF CHILDBEARING; MIDWIVES; ROLE OF THE CONSUMER; CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS; TECHNOLOGY AND SPECIALTY EXPERTISE; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS. NURSING CAREPediatric Nurses as Advocates; Health Promotion; Advanced Practice Nurses; Nursing Tools; The Nursing Process; Nursing Care Plans; Clinical Pathways; Statistics; NIC, NOC, and NANDA; NIC; NOC; Critical Thinking; The nursing process and critical thinking; Using critical thinking to improve test scores; Documentation; SBAR Communication; HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020; THE FUTURE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; FUTURE ROLES FOR NURSES; Community-Based Nursing; THE BROADENING PARADIGM OF MATERNAL-CHILD CARE; Unit II: Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Women's Health. Chapter 2: Human Reproductive Anatomy and PhysiologyPUBERTY; MALE; FEMALE; REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS; MALE; External Genitalia; Penis; Scrotum; Internal Genitalia; Testes; Ducts; Accessory Glands; FEMALE; External Genitalia; Mons Pubis; Labia Majora; Labia Minora; Fourchette; Clitoris; Vaginal Vestibule; Perineum; Internal Genitalia; Vagina; Uterus; Nerve supply; Anatomy; Fallopian Tubes; Ovaries; Pelvis; Types of Pelves; False and True Pelves; Pelvic Diameters; Pelvic inlet; Pelvic outlet; Breasts; Reproductive Cycle and Menstruation; THE HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY OF THE MALE SEX ACT. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FEMALE SEX ACTChapter 3: Fetal Development; CELL DIVISION AND GAMETOGENESIS; FERTILIZATION; SEX DETERMINATION; INHERITANCE; TUBAL TRANSPORT OF THE ZYGOTE; IMPLANTATION OF THE ZYGOTE; DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; Chorion; Amnion; Yolk Sac; Germ Layers; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES; ACCESSORY STRUCTURES OF PREGNANCY; PLACENTA; Placental Transfer; Placental Hormones; Progesterone; Estrogen; Human Chorionic Gonadotropin; Human Placental Lactogen; UMBILICAL CORD; FETAL CIRCULATION; CIRCULATION BEFORE BIRTH; CIRCULATION AFTER BIRTH; Closure of Fetal Circulatory Shunts.
• Edition: Seventh edition
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia : Saunders
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 618.20231; Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323293587; 0323293581
• Related ISBNs: 9781455770151; 1455770159
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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