Publisher's Synopsis
"Maternal-Infant Nursing Care" combines nursing care with major topical areas. It follows a body-systems approach to physiology and problems of each system.;New to this edition are topics including: new full-colour design throughout enhances visual appeal and stimulates learning; a completely rewritten chapter on "The Family in a Multicultural Society" prepares students to care for culturally diverse families; a completely new chapter on women's health includes coverage of gynaecologic examination, reproductive system diseases, breast self-examination, menopause, and cancer in women. Separate chapters on fertility and infertility follow the women's health chapter, grouping the women's health issues together; an expanded chapter on home-care emphasizes the nurse's role in providing follow-up assessment and care after briefer hospital stays; cultural diversity is emphasized throughout the text in cultural and personal vignettes to promote self-awareness in students.
