Maternal & child health nursing : care of the childbearing & childrearing family /
Adele Pillitteri
- Fifth edition..
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007
- xxiii, 800-1856 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Unit I: Maternal and child health nursing practice -- Unit II: The nursing role in preparing families for childbearing and dhildrearing -- Unit III:The nursing role in caring for the pregnant family -- Unit IV: The nursing role in caring for the family during labor and birth -- Unit V: The nursing role in caring for the family during the postpartal period -- Unit VI: The nursing role in health promotion for a childrearing family -- Unit VII: The nursing role in supporting the health of ill children and their families -- Unit VIII: The nursing role in restoring and maintaining the health of children and families with physiologic disorders -- Unit IX: THe nursing role in restoring and maintaining the health of children and families with mental health disorders
This introduction to maternal-child nursing helps you understand wellness and illness as family- centered events.