Maternal-newborn Nursing Care
Community-based nursing programs in operation around the country. * Community-based nursing care & home care are described in key sections of the text to help students understand how therapeutic care of maternal-newborn conditions is given in the community. * Fifteen new Critical Pathways have been added to address nursing care for women with complications & high risk newborns. The total number of Critical Pathways in this edition is eighteen. * Full-color format enhances visual learning of anatomic & physiologic processes & highlights key information. Dramatic photographs & personal reflections of childbearing women bring students closer to the childbearing experience. * A free student tutorial disk, packaged with each new textbook, includes 250 NCLEX-style questions with complete rationales for all possible answers.