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Ideal for those who provide primary care to infants, children, adolescents, and their families, this comprehensive clinical reference and text is easy to read and includes many tables and boxes to highlight information. Organized by body system to promote diagnostic reasoning, all chapters include sections on subjective data, anticipatory guidance, follow-up, and consultation/referral. Chapters on common presenting symptoms and problems include sections on health promotion, etiology, incidence, risk factors, differential diagnoses, management - including treatment/medications, counseling/prevention, resources, and a bibliography. ... Read more

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A must have
If you have the text book to match then you will want this handbook! It was very useful to study with as well as use in clinicals. It is set up like the text book but also has sections on medications as well as procedures. Very useful to have the medical Spanish in the back as well as common sign language hand signals. Worth the cost! ... Read more

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Maternal Newborn Nursing Care Plans provides students with a necessary care plan reference that includes a strong nursing process approach and comprehensive coverage of maternity nursing content. The goal of the book is to provide interventions for both collaborative problems and nursing diagnoses. It emphasizes the use of standardized nursing languages, including NANDA diagnoses, NIC interventions, and NOC outcomes in each care plan. ... Read more

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EXCELLENT GENERAL PEDS TEXT
This textbook is clearly and concisely written. Wonderful pictures and diagrams. An essential to any basic pediatric nursing course!!

Excellent pediatric textbook.
This book is a great text book. It presents all it's information in a easy to read format. The charts, graphs and illustrations are excellent. The units are in chronological order from infancy to adolescence followed by units dedicated to problems and disturbances of childhood and how they can affect the child and family. ... Read more

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PRIMARY CARE OF THE CHILD WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION provides pediatric health care professionals with the knowledge necessary to give comprehensive primary care to children with special needs and their families. Part I addresses the major issues common to care of all children with chronic conditions: the role of the primary care provider, the impact of a chronic condition on the child's development; the impact on the family; school issues; ethical and cultural concerns; and the financial resources needed to support the care of a child with a chronic condition.Part II identifies specific chronic conditions and the alterations in standard primary care practices needed to promote optimum health. ... Read more

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Excellent resource for neonatal and pediatric nNPs
I've used this book in my graduate level advanced practice nursing course "Primary Care of the High Risk Newborn." It combines what students need to know about the conditions they will see in practices that include children with chronic conditions. It is practicel yet contains enough theory to justify its use at the graduate level. ... Read more

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MATERNAL, FETAL, AND NEONATAL PHYSIOLOGY focuses on normal physiologic changes that occur throughout all periods of the perinatal experience with an emphasis on the mother, fetus, and neonate and the relationships between them. An in-depth study in the physiology of major body systems and metabolic processes through post-partum includes placental, myometrial, and lactation physiology, and the developmental physiology of preterm and term neonates. This text provides a solid foundation for assessment andtherapeutic interventions applicable to advanced practice, offering clinical applications immediately relevant to patient care. The second edition features expanded content on adrenal and thyroid function and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Two new chapters cover Pharmacokinetics During the Perinatal Period and Reproductive Processes, including endocrinology, processes, and clinical implications for both the female and the male. ... Read more

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Maxine Lesser, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Maternity Nursing (Nurse's Clinical Guide)is writtin in a clean, clear style. Content is complete but not cumbersone. Entire book formatted using nursing process. Great for RN students ... Read more

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MANUAL OF PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY NURSING provides essential information for all common pediatric emergencies. All aspects of emergency pediatric care are discussed including triage, multisystem problems, trauma, child abuse, pain, and psychosocial and behavioral considerations. Specific conditions and illnesses are organized by body systems. Both specialist and generalist practitioner contributors ensure content is up-to-date and relevant to all levels of practice. ... Read more

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nursing students easy review and learning materials
Excellent for Nursing students and for qick review of all important information needed for Nclex-rn and for Maternal-Neonatal studies.

Maternal-Neonatal Nursing
This book was very helpful in my OB lectures, followed my instructor practically word for word! Very concise and to the point, easier to read and understand than the more expensive Maternity Nursing book that was required to purchase. ... Read more

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Using letters from and interviews with many bereaved parents, Nancy Kohner and Alix Henley have written a book which offers understanding of what it means to lose a baby and the grief that follows. When a Baby Dies also contains valuable information about why a baby dies, hospital practices, the process of grieving, sources of support, and the care parents need in future pregnancies. ... Read more

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An Honest Look at the Pain
When our baby died at birth 8 years ago, this book ministered to me in a way that many other books on the subject could not. Because the bulk of the book is taken from interviews with and letters from grieving parents, I felt I was being encouraged where I was in my grief, not being told "how to grieve". (Or worse, being given a timetable!) Full of personal stories and touching private moments, When a Baby Dies really answered the questions I did not know how to ask, or even thought of yet. There is a ton of medical information, which I craved at the time, very precise to the individual conditions of each baby. If you are searching for a book full of information, but also personal and moving, then this book should help. And if you are in need of a book on a baby dying, then let me say how sorry I am for your loss.

A decent book to read with technical references
I wish this book would have dealt more with the emotional impact of infant death. There was a good section on self help and support. ... Read more