Overview

This benchmark handbook for neonatal nurse practitioners describes the most common conditions and procedures in an easy-to-access streamlined format. This thoroughly revised third edition continues to promote the foundational principles of evidence-based nursing practice worldwide, while taking the resources and requirements of different practice settings into account. It delivers updated information on trauma-informed care and offers new sections on parent perspectives about transition to home, neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), and therapeutic hypothermia. Designed with a logical organization, Neonatal Nursing Care Handbook, Third Edition features brief narratives and plentiful illustrations and charts. This quick reference is easily used by English-as-second-language nurses and can be conveniently stored in a pocket for on-the-go referral. Part I uses a systems approach to address management of disorders related to each body system. All chapters include a brief definition of the neonatal problem, followed by diagnostic tests and labs. Part II encompasses special care considerations such as nutrition, surgical care, and palliative care. Part III discusses widely seen procedures and diagnostic tests, complete with lab values. Appendices contain additional useful content on weights and temperatures, common abbreviations, and pertinent web resources. New to the Third Edition: Addresses trauma-informed care Additional Content On: Generalized nursing care regarding respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, and hematologic/immune systems Bottle feeding Oral/Nasogastric/Gastrointestinal Tube Feedings Parent perspective on the transition home/primary care High frequency ventilation and new techniques Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (NOW) Total body cooling/therapeutic hypothermia Key Features: Written by neonatal nurses and other health professionals for neonatal nurses Assists neonatal nurses in making sound clinical decisions Provides streamlined, well-organized format for quick information retrieval Written in brief narratives supported by illustrations, diagrams, and flow charts Easily understandable to English-as-second-language nurses Covers diagnostic tests and lab values and includes medication guide

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Author:   Carole Kenner ,  Marina V. Boykova
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   3rd New edition
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9780826135483

ISBN 10:   082613548
Pages:   700
Publication Date:   13 December 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Section I: Systems Assessment and Management of Disorders Chapter 1: Respiratory System Chapter 2: Cardiovascular System Chapter 3: Neurologic System Chapter 4: Gastrointestinal System Chapter 5: Renal System Chapter 6: Hematologic and Immune System Section II: Special Care Considerations in Neonatal Nursing Chapter 7: Nutrition Chapter 8: Surgical Care for the Neonate Chapter 9: Skin Care Chapter 10: Family-Centered Developmental Care Chapter 11: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Environment Chapter 12: Trauma Informed Developmental Care Chapter 13: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome/Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Chapter 14: Palliative Care Chapter 15: Transition to Home and Primary Care Section III: Common Procedures, Diagnostic Tests, and Lab Values Chapter 16: Common Procedures, Diagnostic Tests, and Lab Values Chapter 17: Diagnostic Tests Chapter 18: Common Laboratory Values Chapter 19: Common Drugs: Medication Guide

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Carole Kenner, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, FNAP, ANEF, is the Carol Kuser Loser Dean/Professor of the School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science at the College of New Jersey. Marina V. Boykova, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor of nursing in the School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, Holy Family University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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