Evolve Resources for Perry’s Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada, 4th Edition

• 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. • Research Focus boxes identify best practices by presenting evidence and how to apply the knowledge learned. • Atraumatic Care boxes in the pediatric unit teach you how to provide competent and effective care to pediatric patients with the least amount of physical or psychological stress. • Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues, supply resources and guidance, and illustrate nursing care in a variety of settings. • Clinical reasoning case studies offer you opportunities to test and develop your analytical skills and apply knowledge in various settings. • Cultural Awareness boxes explore beliefs and practices about pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, women's health concerns, and caring for sick children. • Evidence-Informed Practice boxes highlight findings that confirm effective practices or that identify practices with unknown, ineffective, or harmful effects. • Emergency boxes alert you to emergency situations and guide you step-by-step through emergency procedures. • Family-Centred Care boxes highlight the needs or concerns of families that you should consider in providing family-centred care. • Guidelines boxes outline nursing procedures in an easy-to-follow format. • Home Care boxes detail important information that you need to deliver care to patients and families in the home setting. • Medication Guide boxes include key information about medications used in maternity and newborn care, including their indications, adverse effects, and nursing considerations. • Patient Teaching boxes assist you in helping patients and families become involved in their own care with optimal outcomes. • Information on the latest guidelines includes SOGC guidelines, STI and CAPWHN perinatal nursing standards, Canadian Pediatrics Association Standards, Canadian Association of Midwives, and more. • Coverage reflects the latest Health Canada Food Guide recommendations. • Coverage focuses on global health 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 printed text and on the Evolve companion website promote critical thinking and prepare students for exam licensure. • Case studies on Evolve for the Next Generation NCLEX-RN® exam provide practice for the Next Generation NCLEX.

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, Cheryl A Sams, RN, BScN, MSN, Professor Emerita, School of Health Sciences, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, ON and Constance L. O'Connor, MN, RN(EC), Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Clinic, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada