Master the essentials of maternity and pediatric nursing with this comprehensive, all-in-one text! Maternal Child Nursing Care, 7th Edition covers the issues and concerns of women during their childbearing years and children during their developing years. It uses a family-centered, problem-solving approach to patient care, with guidelines supported by evidence-based practice. New to this edition is an emphasis on clinical judgment skills and a new chapter on children with integumentary dysfunction. Written by a team of experts led by Shannon E. Perry and Marilyn J. Hockenberry, this book provides the accurate information you need to succeed in the classroom, the clinical setting, and on the Next Generation NCLEX-RN® examination. Focus on the family throughout the text emphasizes the influence of the entire family in health and illness. Expert authors of the market-leading maternity and pediatric nursing textbooks combine to ensure delivery of the most accurate, up-to-date content. Information on victims of sexual abuse as parents and human trafficking helps prepare students to handle these delicate issues. Nursing Alerts highlight critical information that could lead to deteriorating or emergency situations. Guidelines boxes outline nursing procedures in an easy-to-follow format. Evidence-Based Practice boxes include findings from recent clinical studies. Emergency Treatment boxes describe the signs and symptoms of emergency situations and provide step-by-step interventions. Atraumatic Care boxes teach students how to manage pain and provide competent care to pediatric patients with the least amount of physical or psychological stress. Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues, provide resources and guidance, and illustrate nursing care in a variety of settings. Patient Teaching boxes highlight important information nurses need to communicate to patients and families. Cultural Considerations boxes describe beliefs and practices relating to pregnancy, labor and birth, parenting, and women's health. Family-Centered Care boxes draw attention to the needs or concerns of families that students should consider to provide family-centered care. NEW and UPDATED! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination-style case studies and NGN exam-style unfolding case studies provide preparation for the NGN exam. NEW! Introduction of clinical judgment is included in the preface and in the text. NEW! COVID-19 and Zika virus content is added. NEW! New chapter on child with integumentary dysfunction provides the most up-to-date information. UPDATED clinical guidelines also include well-child care. UPDATED content includes topics such as resuscitation, contraception, breast cancer screening, and gestational diabetes. UPDATED LBGTQ+ coverage is expanded.  EXPANDED! More content on spirituality is included in the family, culture, and spiritual chapters.

PART 1:  MATERNITY NURSINGUnit 1 Introduction to Maternity Nursing1 21st Century Maternity Nursing2 The Family, Culture, Spirituality, and Home CareUnit 2 Reproductive Years3 Assessment and Health Promotion4 Reproductive System Concerns5 Infertility, Contraception, and AbortionUnit 3 Pregnancy6 Genetics, Conception, and Fetal Development7 Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy8 Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy9 Maternal and Fetal Nutrition10 Assessment of High-Risk Pregnancy11 High-Risk Perinatal Care: Preexisting Conditions12 High-Risk Perinatal Care: Gestational ConditionsUnit 4 Labor and Birth13 Labor and Birth Processes14 Maximizing Comfort for the Laboring Woman15 Fetal Assessment During Labor16 Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth17 Labor and Birth ComplicationsUnit 5 Postpartum Period18 Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptions of the Newborn19 Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period20 Transition to Parenthood21 Postpartum ComplicationsUnit 6 Newborn22 Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn23 Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family24 Newborn Nutrition and Feeding25 The High-Risk NewbornPART 2:  PEDIATRIC NURSINGUnit 7 Children, Their Families, and the Nurse26 21st Century Pediatric Nursing27 Social, Cultural, Religious, and Family Influences on Child Health Promotion28 Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health PromotionUnit 8 Assessment of the Child and Family29 Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child and Family30 Pain Assessment and Management in ChildrenUnit 9 Health Promotion and Special Health Problems31 The Infant and Family32 The Toddler and Family33 The Preschooler and Family34 The School-Age Child and Family35 Health Promotion of the Adolescent and FamilyUnit 10 Special Needs, Illness, and Hospitalization36 Impact of Chronic Illness, Disability, or End-of-Life Care on the Child and Family37 Impact of Cognitive or Sensory Impairment on the Child and Family38 Family-Centered Care of the Child During Illness and Hospitalization39 Pediatric Nursing Interventions and SkillsUnit 11 Health Problems of Children40 The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction41 The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction42 The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction43 The Child with Hematologic and Immunologic Dysfunction44 The Child with Cancer45 The Child with Genitourinary Dysfunction46 The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction47 The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction48 The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction49 The Child with Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction50 The Child with Integumentary Dysfunction