Maternal Child Nursing Care

This market-leading textbook delivers comprehensive yet accessible coverage of maternity and pediatric nursing, designed to support students in the classroom, clinical settings, and NCLEX® preparation. Divided into two sections—maternity and pediatric nursing—it combines practical guidance, evidence-based content, and engaging learning features to help students develop essential knowledge, critical thinking, and safe practice skills.

Key Features:

• Two-part structure: 28 chapters on maternity nursing and 27 chapters on pediatric nursing.
• Numerous illustrations, photos, boxes, and tables for clear, easy-to-navigate content.
• Atraumatic Care boxes guide pediatric care with minimal physical and psychological stress.
• Community Focus boxes emphasize community health issues and nursing applications.
• Critical Thinking Case Studies foster analytical skills and application of knowledge.
• Emergency boxes in maternity sections provide step-by-step procedural guidance.
• Family-Centered Care boxes highlight family needs and promote holistic nursing care.
• Updated content on topics including late preterm infants, fetal heart monitoring, obesity in pregnancy, shaken baby syndrome, immunizations, and childhood obesity.
• Evidence-Based Practice boxes with QSEN KSAs ensure current, quality care guidelines.
• Medication Alerts and Safety Alerts integrated throughout to emphasize safe practice.
• Authored by experts in maternity and pediatric nursing to deliver accurate, up-to-date information.