Safe Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Care, 3rd Edition

Maximize a short course to ensure success.
This is the maternity/peds textbook that focuses on what LPNs must know with just the right depth and breadth of coverage of the knowledge and skills that LPNs need to know to practice safely.

A student-friendly approach helps LPN/LVNs to master safe and effective nursing care by developing the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills they need to excel in clinical practice. Clear, concise, readable, well organized, and easy to follow, it’s the text that prepares new nurses to make the connections. An access code inside new, printed texts unlocks access to a wealth of student resources.

Our approach to LPN/LVN education
“LPN/LVN Connections,” is a consistent and recognizable approach that makes it easier for students and instructors to use multiple books across the LPN curriculum. It responds to the pressures and challenges faced in nursing education by highlighting key themes across our core textbooks, and maintaining a consistent reading level, common terminology and lab values to improve student outcomes in class and prepare them for professional practice. Educators: Contact your F.A. Davis Consultant to learn more about LPN/LVN Connections.


Updated & Revised! Reflecting the art and the science of LPN/LVN practice as well as the newest evidence and changes in health care
New! “Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment” case studies with questions that develop clinical judgment skills (Suggested answers online.)
Expanded! Content on the “Social Determinants of Health” in Chapter 2
New! COVID-19 coverage incorporated into the relevant chapters
“LPN/LVN Connections,” a consistent and recognizable approach that makes it easier for students and instructors to use multiple books across the LPN curriculum.
Focused, highly structured chapters cover must-know information in easy-to-read language with a colorful visual design that makes concepts easier to grasp.
Carefully curated content includes only what most LPN students need to know.
Student-friendly features in each chapter organize and highlight important concepts to help make the connections, including Real-World Case Study with Questions, Safety STAT!, Conceptual Cornerstone, Patient Teaching Guidelines. Health Promotion, Cultural Considerations, Labs & Diagnostics, Nursing Care Plans, and more.