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Neonatal Nursing Care Handbook, Third Edition

An Evidence-Based Approach to Conditions and Procedures

Carole Kenner Marina V. Boykova

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Springer Publishing Co Inc
13 December 2021
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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Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   3rd New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
Weight:   771g
ISBN:   9780826135483
ISBN 10:   082613548X
Pages:   700
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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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