Safe Maternity & Pediatric Nursing Care
Luanne Linnard-Palmer
3rd Edition
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,Table of Contents
I. Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
1. Introduction
2. Culture
3. Women’s Health Promotion Across the Life Span
II. Pregnancy and the Family
4. Human Reproduction and Fetal Development
5. Physical and Psychological Changes of Pregnancy
6. Nursing Care During Pregnancy
7. Promoting a Healthy Pregnancy
8. Nursing Care of the Woman with Complications During Pregnancy
III. Birth and the Family
9. Nursing Care During Labor and Childbirth
10. Nursing Care of the Woman with Complications During Labor and Birth
11. Birth-Related Procedures
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IV. Postpartum Period and the Family
12. Postpartum Nursing Care
13. Postpartum Complications
V. The Newborn
14. Physiological and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
15. Nursing Care of the Newborn
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16. Newborn Nutrition
17. Nursing Care of the Newborn at Risk
VI. Growth and Development
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18. Health Promotion of the Infant: Birth to 1 Year
19. Health Promotion of the Toddler
20. Health Promotion of the Preschooler
21. Health Promotion of the School-Aged Child
22. Health Promotion of the Adolescent
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VII. Pediatric Concerns and Considerations
23. Nursing Care of a Child in the Hospital, Clinic and Home
24. Acutely Ill Children and Their Needs
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25. Adapting to Chronic Illness and Supporting the Family Unit
26. The Abused Child
VIII. Deviations in Pediatric Health
27. Child With a Neurological Condition
28. Child With a Sensory Impairment
29. Child With a Mental Health Condition
30. Child With a Respiratory Condition
31. Child With a Cardiac Condition
32. Child With a Metabolic Condition
33. Child With a Musculoskeletal Condition
34. Child With a Gastrointestinal Condition
35. Child With a Genitourinary Condition
36. Child With a Skin Condition
,37. Child With a Communicable Disease
38. Child With an Oncological or Hematological Condition
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(ANSWERS AT THE END OF EVERY CHAPTER)
Multiple Choice
1. A patient is admitted to the labor and delivery unit, and a plan of care based on
that patient’s needs is developed by which member of the health-care team?
1) Licensed practical nurse (LPN)/Licensed vocational nurse (LVN)
2) Registered nurse (RN)
3) Nurse practitioner
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4) Certified nurse midwife
2. How does a nurse practitioner’s role differ from that of a certified nurse midwife with
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regard to maternity care?
1) The nurse practitioner does not usually deliver babies but cares for women before
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and after delivery.
2) The certified nurse midwife cannot prescribe medications, but a nurse practitioner
does have prescribing privileges.
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3) The certified nurse midwife is hired by the hospital, whereas a nurse practitioner
practices independently and does not have hospital privileges.
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4) The certified nurse midwife and the nurse practitioner have very similar roles
with little difference between the two.
3. The provider explains the need for an amniocentesis, but the patient declines the
procedure. The nurse supports the patient’s right to make this decision, demonstrating an
understanding of which ethical principle?
1) Autonomy