NEW chapter on theories about human development

NEW section on prenatal development.

NEW sections on common health problems, each life stage, and nursing assess-

: m,ent, intervention, and prevention.

NEW transition to later maturity.

NEW appendices on physical assessment, major sources and functions by primary

nutrients, and comparison of male and female characteristics.

This new third edition continues to provide the essential understanding for caring

for a person at various developmental levels from birth to death. This new edition

views each life stage from a physiological, cognitive, emotional, social, moral, and

family perspective that is essential when applying the concepts found in Nursing

Concepts for Health Promotion, Third Edition, the companion text.