Maximize a short course to ensure success. This is the maternity/peds textbook that focuses on what LPNs must know with just the right depth and breadth of coverage of the knowledge and skills that LPNs need to know to practice safely. A student-friendly approach helps LPN/LVNs to master safe and effective nursing care by developing the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills they need to excel in clinical practice. Clear, concise, readable, well organized, and easy to follow, it's the text that prepares new nurses to make the connections. An access code inside new, printed texts unlocks access to a wealth of student resources. Our approach to LPN/LVN education "LPN/LVN Connections," is a consistent and recognizable approach that makes it easier for students and instructors to use multiple books across the LPN curriculum. It responds to the pressures and challenges faced in nursing education by highlighting key themes across our core textbooks, and maintaining a consistent reading level, common terminology and lab values to improve student outcomes in class and prepare them for professional practice. Educators: Contact your F.A. Davis Consultant to learn more about LPN/LVN Connections. Updated & Revised! Reflecting the art and the science of LPN/LVN practice as well as the newest evidence and changes in health care New! "Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment" case studies with questions that develop clinical judgment skills (Suggested answers online.) Expanded! Content on the "Social Determinants of Health" in Chapter 2 New! COVID-19 coverage incorporated into the relevant chapters "LPN/LVN Connections," a consistent and recognizable approach that makes it easier for students and instructors to use multiple books across the LPN curriculum. Focused, highly structured chapters cover must-know information in easy-to-read language with a colorful visual design that makes concepts easier to grasp. Carefully curated content includes only what most LPN students need to know. Student-friendly features in each chapter organize and highlight important concepts to help make the connections, including Real-World Case Study with Questions, Safety STAT!, Conceptual Cornerstone, Patient Teaching Guidelines. Health Promotion, Cultural Considerations, Labs & Diagnostics, Nursing Care Plans, and more.
Luanne Linnard-Palmer, Nursing Professor, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA; RN Nurse Coordinator, Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Lucille Packard Stanford Specialty Clinic; Acute Care RN California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA. Gloria Haile Coats, Nursing Professor, Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA.
I. Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 1. Introduction 2. Culture 3. Women's Health Promotion Across the Life Span II. Pregnancy and the Family 4. Human Reproduction and Fetal Development 5. Physical and Psychological Changes of Pregnancy 6. Nursing Care During Pregnancy 7. Promoting a Healthy Pregnancy 8. Nursing Care of the Woman With Complications During Pregnancy III. Birth and the Family 9. Nursing Care During Labor and Childbirth 10. Nursing Care of the Woman With Complications During Labor and Birth 11. Birth-Related Procedures IV. Postpartum Period and the Family 12. Postpartum Nursing Care 13. Postpartum Complications V. The Newborn 14. Physiological and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn 15. Nursing Care of the Newborn 16. Newborn Nutrition 17. Nursing Care of the Newborn at Risk VI. Growth and Development 18. Health Promotion of the Infant: Birth to 1 Year 19. Health Promotion of the Toddler 20. Health Promotion of the Preschooler 21. Health Promotion of the School-Aged Child 22. Health Promotion of the Adolescent VII. Pediatric Concerns and Considerations 23. Nursing Care of a Child in the Hospital, Clinic and Home 24. Acutely Ill Children and Their Needs 25. Adapting to Chronic Illness and Supporting the Family Unit 26. The Abused Child VIII. Deviations in Pediatric Health 27. Child With a Neurological Condition 28. Child With a Sensory Impairment 29. Child With a Mental Health Condition 30. Child With a Respiratory Condition 31. Child With a Cardiac Condition 32. Child With a Metabolic Condition 33. Child With a Musculoskeletal Condition 34. Child With a Gastrointestinal Condition 35. Child With a Genitourinary Condition 36. Child With a Skin Condition 37. Child With a Communicable Disease 38. Child With an Oncological or Hematological Condition Appendices A. Best Practices for Medication Administration for Pediatric Patients B. Thirty-Five Types of Medical Errors and Tips for Preventing Harm: Quality and Safety Imperatives for Nurses Caring for Patients Across the Developmental Period, 710 C. Conversion Factors D. Common Medication Administration Calculations in Pediatrics Glossary
