Description
Co-edited by a team of physicians and nurses, Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care: An Interprofessional Approach, Tenth Edition, is the leading resource for interprofessional collaborative care of critically ill newborns. Now printed in full color, it offers comprehensive coverage with a unique interprofessional collaborative approach and a real-world perspective that make it a practical guide for both nurses and physicians. This edition features updated content throughout to reflect the latest evidence-informed/evidence-based practice, national and international guidelines, and current protocols; a new Interprofessional Collaborative Practice chapter that provides a foundation for the team approach applied throughout the book; an expanded focus on parent teaching that reflects today's diversity of family structures; an enhanced focus on gender and racial/ethnic inclusivity; and much more!
Table of Contents
UNIT 1 Foundations for Practice1. Interprofessional Collaboration and Evidence-Based Practice: Promoting Exceptional CareUNIT 2 Support of the Neonate2. Prenatal Environment Effect on Neonatal Outcome3. Perinatal Transport and Levels of Care4. Care at Birth5. Immediate Newborn Care After Birth6. Heat Balance7. Physiologic Monitoring8. Acid-Base Homeostasis and Oxygenation9. Diagnostic Imaging in the Neonate10. Pharmacology in Neonatal Care11. Drug Withdrawal in the Neonate12. Pain and Pain Relief13. The Neonate and the Environmental Impact on DevelopmentUNIT 3 Metabolic and Nutritional Care of the Neonate14. Fluid and Electrolyte Management15. Glucose Homeostasis16. Total Parenteral Nutrition17. Enteral Nutrition18. Breastfeeding the Neonate With Special Needs19. Skin and Skin CareUNIT 4 Infection and Hematologic Diseases of the Neonate20. Newborn Hematology21. Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia22. Infection in the NeonateUNIT 5 Common Systemic Diseases of the Neonate23. Respiratory Diseases24. Cardiovascular Diseases and Surgical Interventions25. Neonatal Nephrology26. Neurologic Disorders27. Genetic Disorders, Malformations, and Inborn Errors of Metabolism28. Neonatal SurgeryUNIT 6 Psychosocial Aspects of Neonatal Care29. NICU Families in Crisis30. Bereavement in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): Health Equity in Context31. Discharge Planning and Follow-Up of the NICU Infant32. Ethics, Values, and Palliative Care in Neonatal Intensive Care
