Depth with simplicity is the theme of this text combining obstetrics and paediatric nursing for the vocational student nurse. It prepares the vocational and practical nurse student to give quality care and enables those graduates wisihing to continure their education to do so. The multi-disciplinary health care team and the nurse's role in it is referred to throughout the text. Thompson's prepares the student to provide quality care for the obstetric/paediatric population in the hospital as well as the community. Features: * Provides comprehensive discussions of family centered care, health promotion and illness prevention, women's health issues and growth and development of the child and parent. * Features a revised maternity section which covers complications during pregnancy, hemorrhage, infection, subinvolution of the uterus and mood disorders. * Facilitates easy reading by providing chapter outlines, objectives, nursing tips, and key concepts as aides throughout the text. * Includes multiple choice questions and vocabulary terms in each chapter to help develop communication and critical thinking skills. * Contains over 395 clear figures and tables that clarify key concepts such as the developmental process from infant to adult, how to neurologically assess the eyes, and development of locomotion. New to this edition: * Considers health care reform trends such as Healthy People 2000 and the LPN/LVN Nurse Practice Acts, evaluating their influence on the role and responsibilities of the nurse. * Integrates the most recent information in the field, including the newest NANDA nursing diagnoses and today's standard precautions for immunization as well as storage and use of products. * Evaluates the newest techniques and technology available, such as the medibottle, phototherapy blanket, fowlers sling, and pediawrap. * Discusses multicultural, multidisciplinary and alternative health care practices and explores the nurse's varied roles within each. * New chapter on Nurses Roles in Women's Health. * Updated art program and design.