Maternal-Newborn Nursing: A Family and Community-Based Approach (6th Edition) [Hardcover]

Sally B. Olds (Author), Marcia London (Author), Patricia Ladewig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 6, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0805380701 | ISBN-13: 978-0805380705 | Edition: 6th

This comprehensive text has set the standard for maternal-newborn nursing textbooks. New content and pedagogy have been incorporated that will prepare nursing students to be flexible, creative, and professional in the face of the trends toward home healthcare and community-based nursing, a growing multi-cultural population, and increasingly sophisticated technology. Address alternative healthcare delivery settings. Community in Focus boxes describe innovative community- based nursing programs in operation throughout the U.S. Home care and community-based nursing care are integrated throughout the text. The Women's Health Unit retains comprehensive coverage of women's health and is now revised to focus more on ambulatory, community-based nursing care. Critical Thinking in Practice Boxes use a case study format to encourage readers to solve problems and make decisions based on what they've learned. Critical Pathways provide readers with time-sequenced guides of anticipated care for healthy women and newborns and address the trend towards collaborative, outcome-driven managed care. Assessment Guides summarize assessment findings and help readers make distinctions between normal findings and variations. Research in Practice Boxes reflect the latest research findings for clinical practice. For anyone interested in learning about maternal/child nursing.

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This comprehensive text has set the standard for maternal-newborn nursing textbooks. New content and pedagogy have been incorporated that will prepare nursing students to be flexible, creative, and professional in the face of the trends toward home healthcare and community-based nursing, a growing multi-cultural population, and increasingly sophisticated technology.Address alternative healthcare delivery settings. Community in Focus boxes describe innovative community- based nursing programs in operation throughout the U.S. Home care and community-based nursing care are integrated throughout the text. The Women's Health Unit retains comprehensive coverage of women's health and is now revised to focus more on ambulatory, community-based nursing care. Critical Thinking in Practice Boxes use a case study format to encourage readers to solve problems and make decisions based on what they've learned. Critical Pathways provide readers with time-sequenced guides of anticipated care for healthy women and newborns and address the trend towards collaborative, outcome-driven managed care. Assessment Guides summarize assessment findings and help readers make distinctions between normal findings and variations. Research in Practice Boxes reflect the latest research findings for clinical practice.For anyone interested in learning about maternal/child nursing.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1090 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 6th edition (August 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805380701
• ISBN-13: 978-0805380705
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,762,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It will cover all the basics, clearly and organized, January 11, 2001

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This review is from: Maternal-Newborn Nursing: A Family and Community-Based Approach (6th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is very well organized and the only problem i found with it was there were not many pictures to help define some of the material. It covers each topic in good depth and in a clear concise manner and i enjoyed this books clarity alot more than other ones i have read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference for NCC Maternal-Newborn certification, July 6, 2004

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This review is from: Maternal-Newborn Nursing: A Family and Community-Based Approach (6th Edition) (Hardcover)

There were several recommended books to study for the NCC certification, but I found this one the most complete. It explained things more in-depth than most of the standard Maternal-Newborn books that I have read. The only caution I have is that the book was published in 1999, so some of our guidlines of care have changed in the last 5 years.