Maternal-Child Nursing Test Success : Unfolding Case Study Content and NCLEX-RN Review

by Wittmann-Price, Ruth A., Ph.D., RN

• ISBN13: 9780826141569
• ISBN10: 0826141560
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780826141576
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC
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Summary

Based on a philosophy of active learning, this innovative and refreshing study aid is designed to help students learn the fundamentals of maternal-child nursing through unfolding case studies. Nursing content is woven into vivid case vignettes that evolve over time, thus engaging students and helping them develop critical thinking and clinical decisionmaking skills. The text also serves as a comprehensive workbook for students preparing for the NCLEX-RN®. It is the only maternal-child nursing review text to integrate content with practice and professional responsibilities to foster an engrossing real-world learning experience.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknoivldgments	p. xi
Nclex-RN®: Preparation Tips and How We Really Feel	p. 1
A Guide FOR Students BY Students	p. 1
Newborn Nursing Care	p. 13
Jasmine and River
Postpartum Care	p. 47
Case Study 2
Infertility, Preconception, Conception, and Preterm Labor	p. 73
Isabella and Christopher
Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG)	p. 109
Sexually Transmitted Infections	p. 119
Labor and Delivery	p. 129
First Trimester Bleeding and Previa	p. 149
Ectopic Pregnancy	p. 167
Hydatidiform Mole (Gestational Trophoblastic Disease or GTD)	p. 173
Incompetent Cervix, Abruption, and DIC	p. 179
Gestational Hypertension and HELLP	p. 189
Gestational Diabetes (GD)	p. 205
ABO Incompatibility	p. 217
Rupture of the Membranes (ROM)	p. 227
Preterm Labor (PTL)	p. 241
Cardiac Disease	p. 253
Asthma	p. 263
Sickle Cell Anemia	p. 271
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)	p. 277
Preterm Infant Care	p. 283
Retinopathy of Prematurity and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
	p. 307
Anemia and Polycythemia	p. 315
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)	p. 321
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS)	p. 327
Periventxicular-Interventicular Hemorrhage	p. 335
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)	p. 345
Inborn Errors of Metabolism	p. 355
References	p. 361
Index	p. 363
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