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 decision-making skills. The text also serves as a comprehensive workbook for students preparing for the NCLEX-RNÜ. 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.
The case vignettes are based on actual cases and incorporate all core content topics (assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of patient care) for maternal-child nursing and NCLEX-RNÜ success. The book includes multiple choice, matching, true/false and calculation questions, each related to the unfolding clinical situation. Exercise answers with rationale appear at the end of each chapter. References at the end of the book facilitate self-remediation. Nurse-educators will also find this resource helpful for simulation experiences, classroom cases, group projects, and clinical conferences.
Key Features:
Reviews maternal-child nursing core content for course learning and test review prep, as well as for NCLEX-RNÜ success Uses unfolding, real-life case vignettes to integrate core content with practice and professional responsibilities Covers all types of NCLEX-style questions for greater test familiarity Incorporates online resources for use in clinical settings Develops critical thinking skills to help students "think like a nurse"
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| Acknowledgments |
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| 1 NCLEX-RN®: Preparation Tips and How We Really Feel |
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A Guide FOR Students BY Students |
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| 2 Newborn Nursing Care |
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Case Study 1: Jasmine and River |
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| 3 Postpartum Care |
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Case Study 2: Jolene Case Study 3: Paula |
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| 4 Infertility, Preconception, Conception, and Preterm Labor |
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Case Study 4: Isabella and Christopher |
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| 5 Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) |
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| 6 Sexually Transmitted Infections |
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| 7 Labor and Delivery |
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| 8 First Trimester Bleeding and Previa |
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| 9 Ectopic Pregnancy |
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| 10 Hydatidiform Mole (Gestational Trophoblastic Disease or GTD) |
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| 11 Incompetent Cervix, Abruption, and DIC |
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| 12 Gestational Hypertension and HELLP |
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| 13 Gestational Diabetes (GD) |
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| 14 ABO Incompatibility |
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| 15 Rupture of the Membranes (ROM) |
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| 16 Preterm Labor (PM) |
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| 17 Cardiac Disease |
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| 18 Asthma |
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| 19 Sickle Cell Anemia |
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| 20 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) |
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| 21 Preterm Infant Care |
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Case Study 21: Preterm Multiples |
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| 22 Retinopathy of Prematurity and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) |
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| 23 Anemia and Polycythemia |
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Case Study 23: Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) |
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| 24 Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN) |
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| 25 Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS) |
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| 26 Periventricular-Interventicular Hemorrhage |
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| 27 Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) |
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| 28 Inborn Errors of Metabolism |
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| References |
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| Index |
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Ruth A. Wittmann-Price, PhD, RN, CNS, CNE, CNEcl, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN
Dean of Thomas Edison State University School of Nursing
National League for Nursing's Academy of Nursing Education Fellow
American Academy of Nursing Fellow
Professor and Chair of Undergraduate Nursing
Thomas Jefferson College of Nursing
Center City, Philadelphia
Frances H. Cornelius, PhD, MSN, RN-BC, CNE
Assistant Dean, Teaching Learning and Engagement
Clinical Professor
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
