Featuring the most accurate, current, and clinically relevant information available, Perry’s Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada combines essential maternity and pediatric nursing information in one text. Comprehensive coverage includes promotion of wellness and the care for persons experiencing common health concerns throughout the lifespan, care in childbearing, as well as the health care of children and child development in the context of the family. Health concerns, including physiological dysfunctions and special needs and illnesses, are also featured. This text provides a family-centred care approach that recognizes the importance of collaboration with families when providing care.
UPDATED, comprehensive coverage offers uniquely Canadian content, including statistics, research, references and resources, guidelines, assessment and screening tools, and more from across Canada.
EXPANDED Canadian cultural considerations, cultural safety content, and trauma-informed care content related to diverse populations, including the 2SLGBTQI+ community, racialized populations, Indigenous Peoples, and more, are threaded throughout all applicable chapters.
EXPANDED coverage of mental health and rural and remote care topics provides insightful and up-to-date guidance.
NEW Immunizations and Communicable Diseases chapter covers the latest information on this important topic.
UPDATED Promoting Optimum Health During Childhood chapter features current health promotion content.
ENHANCED and UDPATED art program visually reinforces key concepts while reflecting Canada's diversity.
NEW videos on the Evolve companion website bring key concepts to life.
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Medication Alerts stress medication safety concerns for better therapeutic management.
Safety Alerts highlighted and integrated within the content draw attention to developing competencies related to safe nursing practice.
Clinical Reasoning Case Studies offer opportunities to test and develop analytical skills and apply knowledge in various settings.
Case studies for the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® exam on the Evolve companion websiteprovide practice for the Next-Generation NCLEX.
Evidence-Informed Practice boxes highlight findings that confirm effective practices or that identify practices with unknown, ineffective, or harmful effects.
Emergency boxes alert students to emergency situations and guide them step-by-step through emergency procedures.
Cultural Awareness boxes explore beliefs and practices about pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, women's health concerns, and caring for sick children.
Family-Centred Care boxes highlight the needs or concerns of families that should be considered when providing family-centred care.
Home Care boxes detail important information needed to deliver care to patients and families in the home setting.
Guidelines boxes outline nursing procedures in an easy-to-follow format.
Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues, supply resources and guidance, and illustrate nursing care in a variety of settings.
Patient Teaching boxes assist students in helping patients and families become involved in their own care with optimal outcomes.
Health Canada Food Guide offers the latest nutritional recommendations.
Global health focus explores perspectives and health care in the 2SLGBTQI+ community, Indigenous, immigrant, and other vulnerable populations.
Case studies and clinical reasoning/clinical judgement-focused practice questions in the text and on the Evolve companion website promote critical thinking and prepare students for the licensure exam.
Research Focus boxes identify best practices by presenting evidence and how to apply the knowledge learned.
Atraumatic Care boxes in the pediatric unit teach students how to provide competent and effective care to pediatric patients with the least amount of physical or psychological stress.
Medication Guide boxes include key information about medications used in maternity and newborn care, including their indications, adverse effects, and nursing considerations.
Information on the latest guidelines includes SOGC guidelines, STI and CAPWHN perinatal nursing standards, Canadian Pediatrics Association Standards, Canadian Association of Midwives, and more.
NEW Immunizations and Communicable Diseases chapter covers the latest information on this important topic.
NEW videos on the Evolve companion website bring key concepts to life.
UPDATED, comprehensive coverage offers uniquely Canadian content, including statistics, research, references and resources, guidelines, assessment and screening tools, and more from across Canada.
UPDATED Promoting Optimum Health During Childhood chapter features current health promotion content.
ENHANCED and UDPATED art program visually reinforces key concepts while reflecting Canada's diversity.
EXPANDED Canadian cultural considerations, cultural safety content, and trauma-informed care content related to diverse populations, including the 2SLGBTQI+ community, racialized populations, Indigenous Peoples, and more, are threaded throughout all applicable chapters.
EXPANDED coverage of mental health and rural and remote care topics provides insightful and up-to-date guidance.
PART 1: MATERNAL CHILD NURSING Unit 1: Introduction to Maternal Child Nursing 1. Contemporary Perinatal and Pediatric Nursing in Canada 2. The Family and Culture
PART 2: PERINATAL NURSING Unit 2: Introduction to Perinatal Nursing 3. Perinatal Nursing in Canada
Unit 3: Women's Health 4. Health Promotion 5. Health Assessment 6. Reproductive Health 7. Contraception, Infertility, and Abortion
Unit 4: Pregnancy 8. Preconception, Genetics, Conception, and Fetal Development 9. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy 10. Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy 11. Maternal Nutrition 12. Pregnancy Risk Factors and Assessment 13. Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Conditions 14. Pregnancy at Risk: Pre-existing Conditions
Unit 5: Childbirth 15. Labour and Birth Processes 16. Nursing Care of the Family During Labour and Birth 17. Maximizing Comfort During Labour and Birth 18. Fetal Health Surveillance During Labour 19. Labour and Birth at Risk
Unit 6: Postpartum Period 20. Postpartum Physiological Changes 21. Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period 22. Transition to Parenthood 23. Postpartum Complications
Unit 7: Newborn 24. Physiological Adaptations of the Newborn 25. Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family 26. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding 27. Infants with Gestational Age-Related Conditions 28. The Newborn at Risk: Acquired and Congenital Conditions
PART 3: PEDIATRIC NURSING Unit 8: Children, Their Families, and the Nurse 29. Children’s Nursing in Canada 30. Family, Social, and Cultural on Children's Health 31. Developmental Influences on Child Health
Unit 9: Assessment of the Child and Family 32. Pediatric Health Assessment 33. Pain Assessment and Management
Unit 10: Health Promotion and Developmental Stages 34. Promoting Optimum Health During Childhood 35. Immunizations and Communicable Diseases — NEW! 36. The Infant and Family 37. The Toddler and Family 38. The Preschooler and Family 39. The School-Age Child and Family 40. The Adolescent and Family
Unit 11: Special Needs, Illness, and Hospitalization 41. Caring for the Child with a Chronic Illness and End-of-Life Care 42. Impact of Intellectual Disability or Sensory Impairment on the Child 43. Family-Centred Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization 44. Pediatric Nursing Interventions and Skills
Unit 12: Health Conditions of Children 45. Respiratory Conditions 46. Gastrointestinal Conditions 47. Cardiovascular Conditions 48. Hematological and Immunological Conditions 49. Genitourinary Conditions 50. Neurological Conditions 51. Endocrine Conditions 52. Integumentary Conditions 53. Musculoskeletal or Articular Conditions 54. Neuromuscular or Muscular Conditions 55. Caring for the Mental, Emotional, and Behaviour Health Needs of Adolescents
Appendix A: Pediatric Vital Signs and Parameters Appendix B: Common Laboratory Tests and Normal Ranges (online only) Appendix C: Canada’s Food Guide Snapshot (online only)
Lisa Keenan-Lindsay, RN, MN, PNC(C), Professor, School of Nursing, Georgian College, Canada and Constance L. O'Connor, MN, RN(EC), Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Clinic, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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