Fast Facts for the Neonatal Nurse: A Care Guide for Normal and High-Risk Neonates

Editor/Author Davidson, Michele R.
Publication Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Single-User Purchase Price: $35.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $52.50
ISBN: 978-0-82-618484-9
Category: Health & Medicine - Nursing
Image Count: 3
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

Written for novice neonatal nurses and those new to the NICU, this concise, easy-to-use resource delivers all the essentials of daily practice for the care of neonates and their families.

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Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • PART I: NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND INITIAL NEWBORN EXAMS, ASSESSMENTS, AND PROCEDURES
    • 1. Physiological Adaptations to Birth
    • 2. Initial Newborn Procedures and Assessments
    • 3. Newborn Procedures
    • PART II: COMPREHENSIVE NEWBORN EXAM
    • 4. Comprehensive Review of History
    • 5. Newborn Examination
    • PART III: NEWBORN NUTRITION
    • 6. Nutritional Needs of the Newborn
    • 7. Breastfeeding
    • 8. Common Physiological Breastfeeding Symptoms
    • 9. Formula and Feeding Infants With Special Needs
    • PART IV: COMMON NEONATAL CONDITIONS AND INFECTIONS
    • 10. Respiratory Alterations
    • 11. Common Neonatal Conditions
    • 12. Common Neonatal Infections
    • PART V: HIGH-RISK NEONATAL CONDITIONS
    • 13. Adverse Conditions in Very Preterm Neonates (Less Than 32 Weeks)
    • 14. Long-Term Sequela of Prematurity
    • 15. Conditions Affecting Fetal Growth
    • 16. Hematological Disorders
    • 17. Conditions Associated With Maternal Risk
    • PART VI: GENETIC AND CONGENITAL DISORDERS
    • 18. Genetic and Congenital Disorders
    • 19. Congenital Cardiac Defects and Critical Congenital Heart Defects
    • 20. Physically Apparent Birth Defects
    • 21. Underlying Birth Defects
    • PART VII: THE NICU
    • 22. Introduction to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
    • 23. Management of Common NICU Complications
    • 24. Neonatal Ethical Conflicts and Considerations
    • PART VIII: DISCHARGE AND PARENT TEACHING
    • 25. Discharge Teaching for Parents
    • 26. Newborn Care
    • PART IX: PROMOTING HEALTHY FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY
    • 27. Home Environment and Infant Safety
    • 28. Issues in the Home Environment