Ingalls and Salerno's Maternal and Child Health Nursing

992 pages

* Comprehensive coverage of basic maternity and pediatric nursing prepares students for today's practice. * Strong emphasis on family found within the narrative is essential in planning and implementing care. * Health promotion focus stresses teaching, screening and assessment to maintain optimal health. * Expanded coverage of cultural considerations develops awareness of diversity and provides strategies for meeting client needs. * Procedures are boxed for easy retrieval of step-by-step instructions. * Boxed Nurse Alerts offer helpful, practical tips for students new to the clinical setting. * Care plans include rationales for steps to help students understand why nursing actions are performed. * Each chapter includes Critical Thought Questions with answers in the Instructor's Resource Manual to help students learn to apply knowledge to practice.A new chapter on Home Care addresses the role of the nurse providing care in the home.New Teaching Guidelines boxes stress important information to tell patients and families.New Perspectives boxes present the patients/mothers/fathers views on care to help nurses learn to consider the consumers satisfaction when evaluating the effectiveness of care.New Pharmacology Therapy tables include trade/generic name, action, side effects, and nursing implications for commonly prescribed drugs.