Maternal-Child Nursing

Susan Rowen James, PhD, RNProfessor EmeritaSchool of NursingCurry CollegeMilton, Massachusetts

• Unit I: Introduction to Maternal-Child Health Nursing Foundations of Maternity, Women's Health, and Child Health NursingThe Nurse's Role in Maternity, Women's Health, and Pediatric NursingThe Childbearing and Child-Rearing FamilyCommunicating with Children and Families Health Promotion for the Developing ChildHealth Promotion for the InfantHealth Promotion During Early ChildhoodHealth Promotion for the School-Age ChildHealth Promotion for the AdolescentHeredity and Environmental Influences on DevelopmentUnit II: Maternity Nursing CareReproductive Anatomy and PhysiologyConception and Prenatal DevelopmentAdaptations to PregnancyNutrition for ChildbearingPrenatal Diagnostic TestsGiving BirthIntrapartum Fetal SurveillancePain Management for ChildbirthNursing Care During Obstetric ProceduresPostpartum AdaptationsThe Normal Newborn: Adaptation and AssessmentThe Normal Newborn: Nursing CareNewborn FeedingThe Childbearing Family with Special NeedsPregnancy-Related ComplicationsConcurrent Disorders During PregnancyThe Woman with an Intrapartum ComplicationThe Woman with a Postpartum ComplicationThe High-Risk Newborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and DevelopmentThe High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital ConditionsManagement of Fertility and InfertilityWomen's Health CareUnit III Pediatric Nursing CarePhysical Assessment of ChildrenEmergency Care of the ChildThe Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care SettingsThe Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal IllnessPrinciples and Procedures for Nursing Care of ChildrenMedication Administration and Safety for Infants and ChildrenPain Management for ChildrenThe Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte AlterationThe Child with an Infectious DiseaseThe Child with an Immunologic AlterationThe Child with a Gastrointestinal AlterationThe Child with a Genitourinary AlterationThe Child with a Respiratory AlterationThe Child with a Cardiovascular AlterationThe Child with a Hematologic AlterationThe Child with CancerThe Child with an Alteration in Tissue IntegrityThe Child with a Musculoskeletal AlterationThe Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic AlterationThe Child with a Neurologic AlterationPsychosocial Problems in Children and FamiliesThe Child with a Developmental DisabilityThe Child with a Sensory Alteration Glossary