Canadian Maternity and Pediatric Nursing

Clear, concise and created specifically to meet the needs of the Canadian healthcare system,Canadian Maternity and Pediatric Nursinghelps you confidently develop the clinical understanding and critical thinking capabilities to improve wellness in pregnancy and throughout the child’s development. A nursing process approach delivers essential information in a practical, straightforward manner — empowering you to identify common problems, make confident clinical decisions and provide timely, evidence-based interventions.

Key Features:

• Threaded Case Studiesdetail commonly encountered scenarios to help you perfect your caregiving skills.
• Updated contentreflects the latest evidence-based practices.
• Thinking About Developmentboxes challenge you to think critically about special development concerns.
• Take Note! featureshighlight critical points throughout each chapter.
• Consider This! scenariosimmerse you in the client’s perspective to strengthen your client communication capabilities.
• Atraumatic Care tipshighlight key steps for effective atraumatic care for children.
• Teaching Guidelineshelp you communicate effective health promotion and disease prevention strategies.
• Key TermsandLearning Objectivesprioritize essential information to help you study efficiently.
• Drug Guide Tablessummarize information on commonly used medications for fast reference.
• Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests Tablesequip you with a general diagnostic understanding for a broad range of disorders.
• Common Medical Treatments Tablesfamiliarize you with medical or surgical treatments for common groups of disorders.
• Nursing Care Plansguide you through each step of the nursing process.
• Nursing Proceduresenhance your performance of relevant procedures and clarify pediatric variations where appropriate.
• Chapter Worksheetsreinforce essential concepts and procedures through multiple choice questions, critical thinking exercises and study activities.