Prepare for your role as a maternity and child health care nurse with this updated Seventh Edition of Adele Pillitteri‎'‎s highly respected text‎!‎ Presenting maternal‎-newborn and child health care not as two separate disciplines‎,‎ but as a continuum of knowledge‎,‎ the book presents the experience of wellness and illness as family‎-centered events and pregnancy and childbirth as periods of wellness in a woman‎'‎s life‎.‎ Using a nursing process framework‎,‎ the book‎'‎s clear‎,‎ easy‎-to‎-understand presentation and wide range of built‎-in learning aids is designed throughout to help you master important concepts and skills‎.‎ You can develop critical thinking skills and make the leap from theory to practice through threaded Case Studies that follow a community of maternity and pediatric clients through each chapter‎.‎ You can build skills in nursing care planning with easy‎-to‎-understand‎,‎ integrated coverage in the text‎,‎ enhanced by an online Care Plan maker‎.‎ You can prepare for your role as a coordinator of care through Interprofessional Care Maps that demonstrate the nursing process‎.‎ You can learn to conduct accurate client assessments with Nursing Care Planning Using Assessment Boxes that give you specific "how to" tips‎.‎ You can broaden your knowledge of correct administration‎,‎ potential complications‎,‎ indications‎,‎ and contraindications of drugs through Nursing Care Planning Based on Respect for Pharmacology boxes that ensure accuracy when administering drugs‎.‎ You can learn to anticipate and manage various clinical challenges with confidence through open‎-ended "What If‎?‎" questions‎.‎ Prepare for sound practice with the step‎-by‎-step guidance provided in Nursing Care Planning Using Procedures Boxes‎.‎ You can build your skills in culturally sensitive practice with Nursing Care Planning Based on Effective Communication and Nursing Care Planning to Respect Cultural Diversity Boxes that promote effective‎,‎ culturally sensitive communication with diverse clients‎.‎ You can get involved in key concepts through Critical Thinking questions that promote problem‎-solving and discussion‎.‎ You can assess your progress as you study using Checkpoint questions interspersed in each chapter‎.‎ You can see how research informs the most current practices with Evidence‎-Based Practice Check Points that summarize research on topics related to maternal and child health care and connect it to the chapter case study‎.‎ You can understand the importance of the nurse‎'‎s role in accomplishing the health care goals of our nation through Nursing Care Planning Based on 2020 National Health Goals features‎.‎