Revisión de la edición de: Maternal & child health nursing. 5th edition. c2007.

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A framework for maternal & child health nursing -- Sociocultural aspects of maternal and child health nursing -- The childbearing and childrearing family -- The childbearing & childrearing family in the community -- The nursing role in reproductive and sexual health -- Assisting the family with reproductive life planning -- The nursing role in genetic assessment and counseling -- Nursing care of the subfertile couple -- The growing fetus -- Psychological and physiologic changes of pregnancy -- Assessing fetal and maternal health : prenatal care -- Promoting fetal and maternal health -- Promoting nutritional health during pregnancy -- Preparing a family for childbirth and parenting -- Nursing care of a family during labor and birth -- Providing comfort during labor and birth -- Nursing care of a postpartal family -- Nursing care of a family with a newborn -- Nutritional needs of a newborn -- Nursing care of a family experiencing a pregnancy complication from a preexisting or newly acquired illness -- Nursing care of a family experiencing a sudden pregnancy complication -- Nursing care of a pregnant family with special needs -- Nursing care of a family experiencing a complication of labor or birth -- Nursing care of a family during cesarean birth -- Nursing care of a family experiencing a postpartal complication -- Nursing care of a family with high-risk newborn -- Nursing care of the child born with a physical or developmental challenge -- Principles of growth and development -- Nursing care of a family with on infant -- Nursing care of a family with a toddler --

Nursing care of a family with a preschool child -- Nursing care of a family with a school-age child -- Nursing care of a family with an adolescent -- Child health assessment -- Communication and teaching with children and families -- Nursing care of a family with an ill child -- Nursing care of a family when a child needs diagnostic or therapeutic modalities -- Nursing care of a family when a child needs medication administration or intravenous therapy -- Pain management in children -- Nursing care of a family when a child has a respiratory disorder -- Nursing care of a family when a child has a cardiovascular disorder -- Nursing care of a family when a child has an immune disorder -- Nursing care of a family when child has an infectious disorder -- Nursing care of a family when a child has a hematologic disorder -- Nursing care of a family when a child has a gastrointestinal disorder -- Nursing care of a family when a child has a renal or urinary tract disorder -- Nursing care of a family when a child has a reproductive disorder -- Nursing care of a family when a child has an endocrine or metabolic disorder -- Nursing care of a family when a child has a neurologic disorder -- Nursing care of a family when a child has a vision or hearing disorder -- Nursing care of a family when a child has a musculoskeletal disorder -- Nursing care of a family when a child has an unintentional injury -- Nursing care of a family when a child has a malignancy -- Nursing care of a family when a child has a cognitive or mental health disorder -- Nurisng care of a family in crisis: abuse and violence in the family -- Nursing care of a family when a a child has a long-term or terminal illness.