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Maternal-Child Nursing - E-Book

Maternal-Child Nursing - E-Book

Emily Slone McKinney | Susan R. James | Sharon Smith Murray | Kristine Nelson | Jean Ashwill

(2017)

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Abstract

Easily master maternity and pediatric nursing care with Maternal-Child Nursing, 5th Edition. This easy-to-read text is filled with a wealth of user-friendly features to help you quickly master essential concepts and skills. It offers completely updated content — including expanded information on the late preterm infant, fetal heart rate pattern identification, obesity in the pregnant woman and children, and enhanced coverage of the QSEN initiative. It also features an abundance of active learning tools so you have ample opportunities to practice applying your knowledge and skills.

  • Nursing care plans help you apply the nursing process to plan individualized care for the most common maternity and pediatric conditions.
  • Critical to Remember boxes summarize and highlight essential, need-to-know information.
  • Critical Thinking Exercises allow you to apply your knowledge to realistic clinical situations.
  • Communication Cues provide practical tips for effective verbal and nonverbal communication with patients and families.
  • Clinical Reference sections in pediatric chapters present information relevant to each body system, including anatomy and physiology, differences in the pediatric patient, and related laboratory and diagnostic tests.
  • Safety Alerts call attention to important patient safety considerations for better outcomes of nursing care.
  • Glossary at the end of the book offers quick access to all key terms and definitions presented in the text.
  • Want to Know boxes provide teaching guidelines such as communication guides directed at patients and families.
  • Pathophysiology boxes present an illustrated overview of disorders.
  • Updated drug guides summarize key medication information.
  • NEW! Completely updated content includes expanded information on the late preterm infant, fetal heart rate pattern identification, obesity in the pregnant woman and children, and the QSEN initiative.
  • UPDATED! Evidence-Based Practice boxes with newly researched topics offer the most current practice guidelines to promote quality care.
  • UPDATED! Online resources offer the best interactive tools to learn in the most effective way possible.
  • NEW! Improved consistency between maternity and pediatric sections makes it easier to switch from one area to the other for more efficient learning.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover cover
Endsheet 2 IFC2
Evolve page IFC3
Maternal-Child Nursing i
Copyright Page ii
Section Editors iii
Contributors iv
Reviewers v
Preface vi
Concepts vi
Features vi
Objectives vii
Nursing Process vii
Critical Thinking Exercises vii
Evidence-Based Practice vii
Critical Alerts vii
Want to Know vii
Health Promotion vii
Clinical Reference Pages vii
Pathophysiology viii
Procedures viii
Drug Guides viii
Key Concepts viii
For Students viii
For Instructors viii
Acknowledgments ix
In Memory of Emily S. McKinney x
Table Of Contents xi
Unit I Introduction to Maternal-Child Health Nursing 1
1 Foundations of Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Health Nursing 1
Learning Objectives 1
Historic Perspectives 1
Maternity Nursing 1
“Granny” Midwives 1
Emergence of Medical Management 1
Government Involvement in Maternal–Infant Care 2
Impact of Consumer Demands on Healthcare 2
Development of Family-Centered Maternity Care 2
Current Settings for Childbirth 2
Traditional Hospital Setting 3
Labor, delivery, and recovery rooms. 3
Labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum rooms. 3
Birth Centers 3
Home Births 3
Nursing of Children 4
Historic Perspectives 4
Societal Changes 4
Hygiene and Hospitalization 4
Development of Family-Centered Child Care 4
Current Trends in Child Healthcare 5
Cost Containment 5
Diagnosis-Related Groups 5
Managed Care 5
Capitated Care 5
Effects of Cost Containment 5
Case Management 6
Evidence-Based Nursing Care 6
Outcomes Management 6
Nurse-sensitive indicators. 6
Variances. 7
Clinical pathways. 7
Home Care 7
Community Care 7
Access to Care 7
Public Health Insurance Programs 7
Preventive Health 8
Healthcare Assistance Programs 8
Statistics on Maternal, Infant, and Child Health 8
Maternal and Infant Mortality 8
Pregnancy-Related Mortality 9
Infant Mortality 9
Racial disparity for mortality. 9
International infant mortality. 9
Adolescent Births 9
Childhood Mortality 10
Morbidity 10
Ethical Perspectives on Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Nursing 10
Ethics and Bioethics 10
Ethical Dilemmas 11
Ethical Principles 11
Solving Ethical Dilemmas 11
Ethical Concerns in Reproduction 11
Elective Pregnancy Termination 11
Belief that induced abortion is a private choice. 11
Belief that elective pregnancy termination is taking a life. 11
Implications for nurses. 11
Fetal Injury 12
Ethical Concerns in Child Health Nursing 12
Withholding or Ceasing Life-Sustaining Treatment 12
Terminating Life Support 13
Social Issues 13
Poverty 13
Homelessness 14
Prenatal Care in the United States 14
Government Programs for Healthcare: Medicaid 14
Allocation of Healthcare Resources 14
Care versus Cure 15
Healthcare Rationing 15
Violence 15
Legal Issues 15
Safeguards for Healthcare 15
Nurse Practice Acts 15
Standards of Care 16
Agency Policies 16
Accountability 16
Malpractice 16
Prevention of Malpractice Claims 16
Informed consent. 17
Competence. 17
Full disclosure. 17
Understanding information. 17
Voluntary consent. 17
Refusal of Care 17
Adoption 18
Documentation 18
Documenting discharge teaching. 18
Documenting incidents. 18
The Nurse as an Advocate 18
Maintaining Expertise 19
Current Trends and Their Legal and Ethical Implications 19
Use of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 19
Concerns About Early Discharge 19
Dealing With Early Discharge 20
Key Concepts 20
References and Readings 20
2 The Nurse’s Role in Maternity, Women’s Health, and Pediatric Nursing 23
Learning Objectives 23
The Role of the Professional Nurse 23
Care Provider 23
Teacher 24
Factors Influencing Learning 24
Principles of Teaching and Learning 25
Collaborator 25
Researcher 25
Advocate 25
Manager of Care 25
Advanced Preparation for Maternity and Pediatric Nurses 26
Certified Nurse Midwives 26
Nurse Practitioners 26
Clinical Nurse Specialists 26
Clinical Nurse Leaders 26
Implications of Changing Roles for Nurses 26
Therapeutic Communication 26
Guidelines for Therapeutic Communication 27
Therapeutic Communication Techniques 27
Critical Thinking 27
The Purpose of Critical Thinking 27
Steps in Critical Thinking 27
A. Recognizing assumptions. 27
B. Examining biases. 27
C. Analyzing the need for closure. 27
D. Managing data. 27
Collecting data. 27
Validating data. 28
Organizing and analyzing data. 28
E. Evaluating other factors. 28
The Nursing Process in Maternity and Pediatric Care 29
Assessment 29
Screening Assessment 29
Focused Assessment 29
Nursing Diagnosis 29
Planning 30
Setting Priorities 30
Establishing Goals and Expected Outcomes 31
Implementation 31
Evaluation 31
Complementary and Integrative Health 31
Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice 32
Key Concepts 32
References and Readings 33
3 The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family 34
Learning Objectives 34
Family-Centered Care 34
Family Structure 34
Types of Families 34
Traditional Families 34
Nontraditional Families 35
Single-parent families. 35
Blended families. 35
Adoptive families. 35
Multigenerational families. 35
Same-sex–parent families. 35
Communal families. 35
Characteristics of Healthy Families 35
Factors That Interfere With Family Functioning 36
High-Risk Families 36
Marital Conflict and Divorce 37
Adolescent Parenting 37
Violence 37
Substance Abuse 37
Child With Special Needs 37
Healthy Versus Dysfunctional Families 37
Coping With Stress 37
Coping Strategies 38
Cultural Influences on Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 38
Implications of Cultural Diversity for Nurses 40
Western Cultural Beliefs 40
Cultural Influences on the Care of People From Specific Groups 41
Asians and Pacific Islanders 41
Hispanics 41
African-Americans 41
American Indians and Alaska Natives 41
Middle Easterners 42
Cross-Cultural Health Beliefs 42
Traditional Methods of Preventing Illness 42
Traditional Practices to Maintain Health 42
Traditional Practices to Restore Health 42
Cultural assessment. 42
Parenting 42
Parenting Styles 43
Parent–Child Relationship Factors 43
Parental Characteristics 43
Characteristics of the Child 43
Temperament and Parental Expectations 43
Discipline 43
Dealing With Misbehavior 44
Redirection 44
Reasoning 44
Time-Out 44
Consequences 45
Behavior Modification 45
Corporal Punishment 45
Nursing Process and the Family 45
Family Assessment 45
Nursing Diagnosis and Planning 45
Intervention and Evaluation 46
Key Concepts 46
References and Readings 46
4 Communicating With Children and Families 48
Learning Objectives 48
Components of Effective Communication 48
Touch 48
Physical Proximity and Environment 48
Listening 49
Attentiveness 49
Clarification Through Reflection 49
Empathy 49
Impartiality 49
Visual Communication 50
Tone of Voice 50
Body Language 50
Timing 50
Family-Centered Communication 51
Establishing Rapport 51
Availability and Openness to Questions 51
Family Education and Empowerment 52
Effective Management of Conflict 52
Feedback From Children and Families 52
Spirituality 52
Transcultural Communication: Bridging the Gap 53
Therapeutic Relationships: Developing and Maintaining Trust 53
Nursing Care 53
Communicating With Children and Families 53
Assessment 53
Nursing Diagnosis and Planning 54
Unit II Maternity Nursing Care 183
11 Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology 183
Learning Objectives 183
Sexual Development 183
Prenatal Development 183
Childhood 183
Sexual Maturation 183
Initiation of Sexual Maturation 183
Female Puberty Changes 185
Breast changes. 185
Body contours. 185
Unit III Pediatric Nursing Care 718
33 Physical Assessment of Children 718
Learning Objectives 718
General Approaches to Physical Assessment 718
Infants From Birth to 6 Months 718
Infants From 6 to 12 Months 718
Toddlers 718
Preschoolers 719
School-Age Children 719
Adolescents 719
Techniques for Physical Examination 719
Inspection 719
Palpation 719
Percussion 720
Auscultation 720
Smell 720
Sequence of Physical Examination 720
General Appearance 720
History Taking 720
Recording Data 721
Vital Signs 721
Temperature 721
Pulse 722
Respirations 722
Blood Pressure 723
Pain Assessment 723
Anthropometric Measurement 723
Use of Growth Charts 723
Height 724
Weight 724
Head Circumference 724
Chest Circumference 724
Midarm Circumference 724
Triceps Skinfold 724
Skin, Hair, and Nails 725
Skin 725
Inspection. 725
Palpation. 725
Hair 725
Nails 725
Lymph Nodes 725
Head, Neck, and Face 726
Head 726
Neck 727
Face 727
Nose, Mouth, and Throat 727
Nose 727
Mouth and Throat 728
Eyes 729
External Eye 729
Ophthalmoscopic Examination 730
Binocular Vision and Strabismus 730
Corneal light reflex test. 730
Field-of-vision test. 730
Tests for eye muscle function. 730
Peripheral Vision 731
Visual Acuity 731
Color Vision 732
Ears 732
External Ear 732
Otoscopic Examination 732
Hearing Acuity 732
Infant assessment. 732
Preschool and school-age assessment by audiometry. 732
Preschool, school-age, and adolescent assessment: the whisper test. 732
Conduction tests (tuning fork hearing tests). 732
Thorax and Lungs 733
Inspection 733
Palpation 734
Auscultation 735
Adventitious Breath Sounds 735
Heart 735
Inspection 736
Palpation 736
Auscultation 736
Normal rate and rhythm. 737
Extra heart sounds, including murmurs. 737
Peripheral Vascular System 737
Breast 739
Abdomen 739
Inspection 740
Auscultation 740
Percussion 740
Palpation 740
Male Genitalia 741
Female Genitalia 742
Musculoskeletal System 742
Infants 742
Toddlers, Preschoolers, and School-Age Children 743
Adolescents 743
Range of Motion 743
Muscle Strength and Mass 743
Joints 743
Gait 743
Neurologic System 743
Cerebral Function 744
Cranial Nerves 744
Cerebellar Function 746
Motor System 746
Sensory System 746
Reflex Status 746
Neurologic “Soft” Signs 746
Conclusion and Documentation 746
Key Concepts 750
References and Readings 751
34 Emergency Care of the Child 752
Learning Objectives 752
Clinical Reference 752
General Guidelines for Emergency Nursing Care 752
Growth and Development Issues in Emergency Care 755
The Infant 755
The Toddler 756
The Preschooler 756
The School-Age Child 756
The Adolescent 756
The Family of a Child in Emergency Care 756
Emergency Assessment of Infants and Children 757
Primary Assessment 757
Airway Assessment 757
Breathing Assessment 757
Cardiovascular Assessment 759
Disability: Neurologic Assessment 759
Exposure 759
Secondary Assessment 759
Vital Signs 759
History and Head-to-Toe Assessment 760
Diagnostic Tests 760
Weight 760
Parent-Child Relationship 760
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of the Child 760
Airway and Breathing 760
Initial Assessment and Intervention 760
Obstructed Airway Management 761
Circulation 761
The Child in Shock 763
Etiology 763
Hypovolemic Shock 763
Distributive Shock 763
Cardiogenic Shock 763
Manifestations 764
Diagnostic Evaluation 764
Therapeutic Management 764
Hypovolemic Shock 765
Distributive Shock 765
Cardiogenic Shock 765
Nursing Care 765
The Child in Shock 765
Assessment 765
Hypovolemic shock. 765
Distributive shock. 765
Cardiogenic shock. 765
Nursing Diagnosis and Planning 765
Appendix A NANDA-I Diagnoses and Definitions 1370
References and Readings 1371
Glossary 1372
A 1372
B 1373
C 1373
D 1374
E 1375
F 1376
G 1376
H 1376
I 1377
J 1378
K 1378
L 1378
M 1378
N 1379
O 1379
P 1379
Q 1381
R 1381
S 1381
T 1382
U 1383
V 1383
W 1383
Z 1383
Index 1384
A 1384
B 1387
C 1389
D 1393
E 1395
F 1397
G 1399
H 1400
I 1403
J 1406
K 1406
L 1406
M 1407
N 1409
O 1411
P 1412
Q 1417
R 1417
S 1418
T 1421
U 1423
V 1424
W 1425
X 1425
Y 1425
Z 1425
Features 1 1432
Features IBC1
Patient-Centered Teaching IBC1
Pathophysiology IBC1
Procedure IBC2
Safety Alert IBC2
Want to Know IBC2
Inside Back Cover ibc1