Maternal-Child Nursing

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

• UNIT I: Introduction to Maternal-Child Health Nursing1. Foundations of Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Health Nursing2. The Nurse’s Role in Maternity, Women’s Health, and Pediatric Nursing3. The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family4. Communicating with Children and Families5. Health Promotion for the Developing Child6. Health Promotion for the Infant7. Health Promotion During Early Childhood8. Health Promotion for the School-Age Child9. Health Promotion for the Adolescent10. Heredity and Environmental Influences on DevelopmentUNIT II: Maternity Nursing Care11. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology12. Conception and Prenatal Development13. Adaptations to Pregnancy14. Nutrition for Childbearing15. Prenatal Diagnostic Tests16. Giving Birth17. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance18. Pain Management for Childbirth19. Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures20. Postpartum Adaptations21. The Normal Newborn: Adaptation and Assessment22. The Normal Newborn: Nursing Care23. Newborn Feeding24. The Childbearing Family with Special Needs25. Pregnancy-Related Complications26. Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy27. The Woman with an Intrapartum Complication28. The Woman with a Postpartum Complication29. The High-Risk Newborn: Problems Related to Gestational Age and Development30. The High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions31. Management of Fertility and Infertility32. Women’s Health CareUNIT III: Pediatric Nursing Care33. Physical Assessment of Children34. Emergency Care of the Child35. The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings36. The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness37. Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children38. Medication Administration and Safety for Infants and Children39. Pain Management for Children40. The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration41. The Child with an Infectious Disease42. The Child with an Immunologic Alteration43. The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration44. The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration45. The Child with a Respiratory Alteration46. The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration47. The Child with a Hematologic Alteration48. The Child with Cancer49. The Child with an Alteration in Tissue Integrity50. The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration51. The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration52. The Child with a Neurologic Alteration53. Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families54. The Child with an Intellectual Disability or Developmental Disability55. The Child with a Sensory Alteration