This eighth edition places an increased focus on the nurse's responsibilities for health promotion, family-centred care, cultural diversity and care in the home and community settings. It also emphasizes the family as vital in planning and implementing care in paediatric and maternity nursing.

For more than three decades, nursing students have relied on MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING for maternity and pediatric nursing education. The new ninth edition responds to changes in practice, with an increased focus on the nursing process, health promotion, family-centered care, cultural diversity and care in the home and community settings. Illustrations or photos on nearly every other page simplify learning. Students will rely on this book long after leaving the classroom. * Comprehensive coverage of basic maternity and pediatric nursing prepares students for today's practice. * Strong emphasis on family found within the narrative is essential in planning and implementing care. * Health promotion focus stresses teaching, screening and assessment to maintain optimal health. * Expanded coverage of cultural considerations develops awareness of diversity and provides strategies for meeting client needs. * Procedures are boxed for easy retrieval of step-by-step instructions. * Boxed Nurse Alerts offer helpful, practical tips for students new to the clinical setting. * Care plans include rationales for steps to help students understand why nursing actions are performed. * Each chapter includes Critical Thought Questions with answers in the Instructor's Resource Manual to help students learn to apply knowledge to practice.

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

An all-inclusive guide to fundamentals and medical-surgical nursing for the LPN/LVN, Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 7th Edition covers the skills you need for clinical practice, from anatomy and physiology to nursing interventions and maternity, neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, and community health care. Guidelines for patient care are presented within the framework of the five-step nursing process; Nursing Care Plans are described within a case-study format to help you develop skills in clinical decision-making. Written by Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, this text includes all of the content from their Foundations of Nursing and Adult Health Nursing books, including review questions to help you prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination! Full-color, step-by-step instructions for over 100 skills show nursing techniques and procedures along with rationales for each. The 5-step Nursing Process connects specific disorders to patient care - with a summary at the end of each chapter. Nursing Care Plans emphasize patient goals and outcomes within a case-study format, and promotes clinical decision-making with critical thinking questions at the end of each care plan. Clear coverage of essential A&P is provided by an Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology chapter along with an overview of A&P in all body systems chapters. Student-friendly features enhance the learning of nursing skills with summary boxes for Patient Teaching, Health Promotion Considerations, Complementary and Alternative Therapy, Cultural Considerations, Older Adult Considerations, Home Care Considerations, Safety Alert, and Prioritization, Assignment, and Supervision. UNIQUE! Mathematics review in Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration chapter covers basic arithmetic skills prior to the discussion of medication administration. A focus on preparing for the NCLEX examination includes review questions and Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections with key points organized by NCLEX Client Needs Categories. Evidence-Based Practice boxes provide synopses of nursing research articles and other scientific articles applicable to nursing, along with nursing implications for the LPN/LVN. Nursing Diagnosis boxes summarize nursing diagnoses for specific disorders along with the appropriate nursing interventions. UNIQUE! Delegation Considerations boxes provide parameters for delegation to nurse assistants, patient care technicians, and unlicensed assistive personnel. Medication Therapy tables provide quick access to actions, dosages, precautions, and nursing considerations for commonly used drugs. NEW! Reorganized chapters make it easier to follow and understand the material. NEW! Icons in page margins indicate videos, audios, and animations on the Evolve companion website that may be accessed for enhanced learning. UDATED illustrations include photographs of common nursing skills.