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Written by the foremost experts in maternity and pediatric nursing, the user-friendly provides both instructors and students with just the right amount of maternity and pediatric content. This new edition includes updated case studies within Nursing Care Plans, as well as a new chapter on pediatric cancer.

Focus on the family throughout emphasizes the influence of the entire family in health and illness.

• Focus on the family throughout emphasizes the influence of the entire family in health and illness.
• Expert authors of the market-leading maternity and pediatric nursing textbooks combine to ensure delivery of the most accurate, up-to-date content.
• Critical thinking case studies offer you opportunities to test and develop your analytical skills and apply knowledge in various settings.
• Nursing Care Plans include rationales for interventions and provide you with an overview and specific guidelines for delivering effective nursing care.
• Nursing Alerts highlight critical information that you need to know when treating patients.
• Guidelines boxes outline nursing procedures in an easy-to-follow format.
• Emergency boxes in the maternity unit guide you through step-by-step emergency procedures.
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