Co-written by a maternity and pediatrics nursing author team throughly integrates materna-newborn nursing adn pediatric nursing in one since book. Equal focus is placed on community-based and hospital-based care to address the increasing balance between both nursing care settings. This edition has increased coverage of pain assessment and management, nutrition and health promotion, patient education and communication, research based practice, and assessment as the core of the nursing process. A CD-ROM includes NCLEX-RN practice questions and Newborn Reflex videos.