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5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding text-user friendly for students!, Mar 25 2006
By Helen A. Gordon "Helen Gordon" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health Nursing (Hardcover)
In a textbook review process designed for ABSN students on March 23, 2006, at the Duke School of Nursing, students reviewed, rated and chose this new text as their textbook for their summer 2006 course: The Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family.
As the course coordinator, I have become increasingly frustrated with the ongoing complaints of students about the size and "massive" amounts of material presented in the classic, maternity nursing text books. In frustration and in an attempt to be more sensitive to the adult learners (the ABSN students) I organized a team of 8 students who reviewed 12 contemporary maternity texts published or reissued in the last 12 months.
Hands down this was the #1 student choice. Students cited: the concise format, synthesis of core information, easy to understand nursing actions, readable charts, illustrations accompanied by real pictures, small size, and attractive cover as reasons for their choice. One students summed it up when she said, "When I look at this text book, I just know I can read it. It does not feel so overwhelming to me as a student."
While the author says it was designed for students in an ADN program, I would say it would be suitable for any beginning student. It has a very usuable on-line review section for students and a CD that accompanies the book.
While the vote is not in if the students will read the assigned readings in this text, I am confident that I am starting out the course with a text that is at least "user friendly" to students. I am very pleased with the choice of this textbook and would recommend it be given a review by maternity faculty and students.
Helen Gordon CNM, MS
Course Coordinator Duke School of Nursing
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great nursing book - easy reading, Sep 19 2011
By Heaven - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health Nursing (Hardcover)
Great nursing book, very easy reading! Has illustrated pictures in text which are very helpful!
Amazon worked perfecr for me to get my books and saved me a lot if money! Glad I didnt pay full price at book store.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very informative, Jan 27 2010
By Cindy Kilbourne - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health Nursing (Hardcover)
This book has everything you need to know about pregnancy. It is organized and easy to read and understand. The CD does not have many NCLEX questions but overall it is a very good book.