Pillitteri, Adele.

Maternal & child health nursing : care of the childbearing & childrearing family / Maternal and child health nursing Adele Pillitteri, PhD, RN, PNP, former associate professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. - Seventh edition. Philippine edition. - Philadelphia : Lippincot Williams & Wilkins/Wolters Kluwer, c2014. - volume 1-2, xxvii, 1,712 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Unit 1 Maternal and child health nursing practice -- Unit 2 The nursing role in preparing families for childbearing and childrearing -- Unit 3 The nursing role in caring for families during normal pregnancy, birth, the postpartum, and newborn period -- Unit 4 The nursing role in caring for a family during a complication of pregnancy, birth, or the postpartal period -- Unit 5 The nursing role in health promotion for a childrearing family -- Unit 6 The nursing role in supporting the health of ill children and their families -- Unit 7 The nursing role in restoring an maintaining the health of children and families with physiologic disorders -- Unit 8 The nursing role in restoring and maintaining the mental health of children and families.

Adele Pillitteri aims to ensure that today's students have a technical understanding, without losing the importance of compassion in their role as a nurse. The text presents pediatrics and maternity as a continuum of knowledge, taking a holistic approach and viewing maternity and pediatric content as a family event. The text links theory closely with application that helps students gain a deeper understanding of content and be better prepared to practice in their careers."--Provided by publisher.


English

9781451187908 [paperback] 9781469894614 [newsprint]

2013022156


Maternal-Child Nursing.
Family Health.
Holistic Nursing.



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