,Unit 1 – Introduction to Maternal-Child Nursing
• Ch 1 – Foundations of Maternity, Women's Health & Child Health Nursing
• Ch 2 – The Nurse's Role in Maternity, Women's Health & Child Health Nursing
• Ch 3 – Ethical, Social & Legal Issues
Unit 2 – Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology
• Ch 4 – Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology
• Ch 5 – Hereditary & Environmental Influences on Development
Unit 3 – Pregnancy
• Ch 6 – Conception & Prenatal Development
• Ch 7 – Physiologic Adaptations to Pregnancy
• Ch 8 – Psychosocial Adaptations to Pregnancy
• Ch 9 – Nutrition for Childbearing
• Ch 10 – Prenatal Care
• Ch 11 – Perinatal Education
Unit 4 – Childbirth
• Ch 12 – The Process of Birth
• Ch 13 – Nursing Care During Labor & Birth
• Ch 14 – Pain Management During Childbirth
• Ch 15 – Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
• Ch 16 – Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures
Unit 5 – Postpartum
• Ch 17 – Postpartum Physiologic Adaptations
• Ch 18 – Postpartum Psychosocial Adaptations
• Ch 19 – Normal Newborn: Processes of Adaptation
• Ch 20 – Assessment of the Normal Newborn
• Ch 21 – Care of the Normal Newborn
• Ch 22 – Infant Feeding
, • Ch 23 – Home Care of the Infant
Unit 6 – Childbearing at Risk
• Ch 24 – Pregnancy-Related Complications
• Ch 25 – Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy
• Ch 26 – Intrapartum Complications
• Ch 27 – Postpartum Maternal Complications
• Ch 28 – High-Risk Newborn: Complications Associated with Gestational Age &
Development
• Ch 29 – High-Risk Newborn: Acquired & Congenital Conditions
Unit 7 – Women's Health
• Ch 30 – Family Planning
• Ch 31 – Infertility
• Ch 32 – Women's Health Care
Unit 8 – Child Health Care
• Ch 33 – Overview of Growth & Development
• Ch 34 – Physical Assessment of Children
• Ch 35 – Principles & Procedures for Nursing Care of Children
• Ch 36 – Pain Management for Children
• Ch 37 – The Ill Child: Family-Centered Care
Unit 9 – Health Promotion & Maintenance
• Ch 38 – The Normal Newborn & Infant
• Ch 39 – The Toddler & Preschooler
• Ch 40 – The School-Age Child
• Ch 41 – The Adolescent
Unit 10 – The Child with a Health Problem
• Ch 42 – The Child with a Neurologic Alteration
• Ch 43 – The Child with a Sensory Alteration
, • Ch 44 – The Child with a Respiratory Alteration
• Ch 45 – The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration
• Ch 46 – The Child with a Hematologic or Immunologic Alteration
• Ch 47 – The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration
• Ch 48 – The Child with a Renal or Urinary Alteration
• Ch 49 – The Child with a Reproductive Alteration
• Ch 50 – The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration
• Ch 51 – The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration
• Ch 52 – The Child with a Skin Alteration
• Ch 53 – The Child with a Psychosocial Alteration
• Ch 54 – The Child Experiencing a Life-Threatening Illness
• Ch 55 – The Child with a Developmental Disability
MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING — 6TH
EDITION
McKinney | Chapter 1: Foundations of Maternity, Women's
Health, and Child Health Nursing
Q1. Which philosophical change most significantly shifted maternity care from an
illness-focused model to a wellness-centered model?
A. Increased use of technology in labor and delivery B. Recognition of childbirth as a normal life
process C. Mandatory hospital births for all women D. Expansion of neonatal intensive care units
CORRECT ANSWER: B — Recognition of childbirth as a normal life process
RATIONALE: The shift in maternity care philosophy recognized childbirth as a normal
physiological process rather than a medical illness, promoting family-centered, wellness-based
care.
• Ch 1 – Foundations of Maternity, Women's Health & Child Health Nursing
• Ch 2 – The Nurse's Role in Maternity, Women's Health & Child Health Nursing
• Ch 3 – Ethical, Social & Legal Issues
Unit 2 – Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology
• Ch 4 – Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology
• Ch 5 – Hereditary & Environmental Influences on Development
Unit 3 – Pregnancy
• Ch 6 – Conception & Prenatal Development
• Ch 7 – Physiologic Adaptations to Pregnancy
• Ch 8 – Psychosocial Adaptations to Pregnancy
• Ch 9 – Nutrition for Childbearing
• Ch 10 – Prenatal Care
• Ch 11 – Perinatal Education
Unit 4 – Childbirth
• Ch 12 – The Process of Birth
• Ch 13 – Nursing Care During Labor & Birth
• Ch 14 – Pain Management During Childbirth
• Ch 15 – Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
• Ch 16 – Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures
Unit 5 – Postpartum
• Ch 17 – Postpartum Physiologic Adaptations
• Ch 18 – Postpartum Psychosocial Adaptations
• Ch 19 – Normal Newborn: Processes of Adaptation
• Ch 20 – Assessment of the Normal Newborn
• Ch 21 – Care of the Normal Newborn
• Ch 22 – Infant Feeding
, • Ch 23 – Home Care of the Infant
Unit 6 – Childbearing at Risk
• Ch 24 – Pregnancy-Related Complications
• Ch 25 – Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy
• Ch 26 – Intrapartum Complications
• Ch 27 – Postpartum Maternal Complications
• Ch 28 – High-Risk Newborn: Complications Associated with Gestational Age &
Development
• Ch 29 – High-Risk Newborn: Acquired & Congenital Conditions
Unit 7 – Women's Health
• Ch 30 – Family Planning
• Ch 31 – Infertility
• Ch 32 – Women's Health Care
Unit 8 – Child Health Care
• Ch 33 – Overview of Growth & Development
• Ch 34 – Physical Assessment of Children
• Ch 35 – Principles & Procedures for Nursing Care of Children
• Ch 36 – Pain Management for Children
• Ch 37 – The Ill Child: Family-Centered Care
Unit 9 – Health Promotion & Maintenance
• Ch 38 – The Normal Newborn & Infant
• Ch 39 – The Toddler & Preschooler
• Ch 40 – The School-Age Child
• Ch 41 – The Adolescent
Unit 10 – The Child with a Health Problem
• Ch 42 – The Child with a Neurologic Alteration
• Ch 43 – The Child with a Sensory Alteration
, • Ch 44 – The Child with a Respiratory Alteration
• Ch 45 – The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration
• Ch 46 – The Child with a Hematologic or Immunologic Alteration
• Ch 47 – The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration
• Ch 48 – The Child with a Renal or Urinary Alteration
• Ch 49 – The Child with a Reproductive Alteration
• Ch 50 – The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration
• Ch 51 – The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration
• Ch 52 – The Child with a Skin Alteration
• Ch 53 – The Child with a Psychosocial Alteration
• Ch 54 – The Child Experiencing a Life-Threatening Illness
• Ch 55 – The Child with a Developmental Disability
MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING — 6TH
EDITION
McKinney | Chapter 1: Foundations of Maternity, Women's
Health, and Child Health Nursing
Q1. Which philosophical change most significantly shifted maternity care from an
illness-focused model to a wellness-centered model?
A. Increased use of technology in labor and delivery B. Recognition of childbirth as a normal life
process C. Mandatory hospital births for all women D. Expansion of neonatal intensive care units
CORRECT ANSWER: B — Recognition of childbirth as a normal life process
RATIONALE: The shift in maternity care philosophy recognized childbirth as a normal
physiological process rather than a medical illness, promoting family-centered, wellness-based
care.
