Maternal and Child Nursing Care + Clinical Skills Manual

by Marcia L. London

Co-written by a maternity and pediatrics nursing author team throughly integrates materna-newborn nursing adn pediatric nursing in one since book. Equal focus is placed on community-based and hospital-based care to address the increasing balance between both nursing care settings. This edition has increased coverage of pain assessment and management, nutrition and health promotion, patient education and communication, research based practice, and assessment as the core of the nursing process. A CD-ROM includes NCLEX-RN practice questions and Critical Thinking in Action videos.

Genres: Nursing

Hardcover

First published March 30, 2006

Reviews

[Thea · Rating 4 out of 5]

So after I compulsively joined this website I remembered that I barely have any time to read, and most of my time is spent reading this textbook. BUT, as far as nursing textbooks go, its actually pretty good, especially for a conservative nursing school in the deep South. The writers have chosen to present information in a way that is non-pathologizing of the birth process, and they state this commitment throughout the text. Also, little things like always referring to the laboring woman's "certified nurse midwife or physician" in that order (of course, no mention of lay or granny midwives, but I'll take what I can get). I can imagine this being a good supplementary text for doulas, particularly to get background on anatomy and physiology.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

It weighs 10 lbs. Need I say more?

[Brianne]

OK, so I've read this one because this is what I was studying this past semester in school. Maybe over the summer break I'll be a little more ambitious and read something that's NOT required.