Safe Maternity & Pediatric Nursing Care, 2nd Edition. Online Resources, and Davis Edge work together to create an interactive learning experience that teaches students to think critically and make the best patient care decisions.

The text, written specifically for LPNs/LVNs, provides the comprehensive nursing knowledge they need to understand in this key course. Online Resources equip instructors with the lesson plans, teaching resources, and activities to create an active classroom environment where students can apply what they’re learning. Davis Edge online quizzing tracks student progress; assesses their knowledge; prepares students for classroom exams and the NCLEX®; and provides real time analytics to identify their weak concepts and topic areas.

Text

This is the maternity/peds textbook that focuses on what LPNs must know with just the right depth and breadth of coverage of the knowledge and skills to practice safely.

A student-friendly approach helps LPN/LVNs to master safe and effective nursing care by developing the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills they need to excel in clinical practice. Clear, concise, readable, well organized, and easy to follow, it’s the text that prepares new nurses to make the connections.

Davis Edge

Davis Edge is the online quizzing program that integrates seamlessly into the classroom to give students the additional practice questions they need to perform well on course exams and the NCLEX®. Handpicked preset assignments save instructors time, while actionable analytics let them take the pulse of how their students are performing.

Instructors have the real-time data they need to monitor, track, and assess their class’s mastery of the content. They are able to easily identify the areas in which students are struggling, intervene quickly, and provide remediation to ensure that students succeed and improve within following areas:

• Comprehension and Retention: How well do students understand the content?
• Participation and Engagement: Are students keeping-up with their reading and assignments?
• Test-Taking Skills: Are students prepared for NCLEX®-style questions and improving their test-taking skills?

An access code inside new printed texts unlocks Davis Edge as well as a wealth of online learning tools and resources, including an ebook powered by VitalSource.

Our new approach to LPN/LVN education

LPN/LVN Connections responds to the pressures and challenges faced in nursing education with a new approach that highlights key themes across our core textbooks, maintains a consistent reading level, common terminology and lab values to improve student outcomes in class and prepares them for professional practice. Educators: Contact your F.A. Davis Consultant to learn more about LPN/LVN Connections.

Make the connections every step of the way.

Unit One: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
1. Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
2. Culture
3. Women’s Health Promotion Across the Life Span

Unit Two: 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

Unit Three: 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

Unit Four: Postpartum Period and the Family
12. Postpartum Nursing Care
13. Postpartum Complications

Unit Five: The Newborn
14. Physiological and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
15. Nursing Care of the Newborn
16. Newborn Nutrition
17. Nursing Care of the Newborn at Risk

Unit Six: Growth and Development
18. Health Promotion of the Infant: Birth to One 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

Unit Seven: Pediatric Concerns and Considerations
23. Nursing Care of the Hospitalized Child
24. Acutely Ill Children and Their Needs
25. Adapting to Chronic Illness and Supporting the Family Unit
26. The Abused Child

Unit Eight: 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

Appendix A: Joint Commission’s “Do Not Use” Abbreviation List
Appendix B: Thirty-Four Types of Medical Errors and Tips for Preventing Harm: Quality and Safety Imperatives for Nurses Caring for Patients Across the Developmental Period
Appendix C: Universal and Standard Precautions for Preventing Disease Transmission
Appendix D: Conversion Factors
Appendix E: Common Medication Administration Calculations in Pediatrics

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