Neonatal nurses face an ever-changing practice landscape that requires swift decisions and actions. This is an up-to-date, comprehensive, quick reference resource written specifically for neonatal nurses throughout the globe. Designed for speedy information retrieval, it encompasses vital information about commonly encountered conditions and procedures on the neonatal unit. The handbook is written by outstanding neonatal practitioners in accessible language and consistently formatted for ease of use.
Illustrations, diagrams and flow charts enhance information, which is divided into sections covering Systems Assessment and Management of Disorders, Special Care Considerations, and Procedures and Diagnostic Tests. Appendices deliver such valuable tools for clinical practice as a list of common abbreviations and pertinent web resources. Also included are downloadable, digital, patient management tools, reusable templates, and quick-reference calculation tools.
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Provides quick-access, current information about common neonatal conditions and procedures
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Assists neonatal nurses in making sound clinical decisions
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Written by prominent leaders in the neonatal field
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Delivers information concisely and clearly for neonatal nursing staff and APs worldwide
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Enhances content with illustrations, diagrams, and flow charts and digital patient management and calculation tools
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contributors
Foreword Shahirose Sadrudin Premji, Ph D, BSc, BSc N, MSc N, RN
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section I: Systems Assessment and Management of Disorders
1 Respiratory System
Katherine M. Newnam
Overview
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
Apnea and Apena of Prematurity
Air Leak Syndrome
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Pneumonia
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
Congenital Airway Defects
Pulmonary Hypoplasia
Pulmonary Hemorrhage
Congenital Anomalies That Affect the Respiratory System
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Choanal Atresia
Pierre Robin Sequence
Congenital Pulmonary Malformations
Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation
2 Cardiovascular System
Samual L. Mooneyham
Overview
Atrial Septal Defect
Samual L. Mooneyham
Ventricular Septal Defect
Samual L. Mooneyham
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Judy Wright Lott
Tetralogy of Fallot
Samual L. Mooneyham
Coarctation of the Aorta
Samual L. Mooneyham
3 Neurologic System
Georgia R. Ditzenberger, Susan T. Blackburn, Beth Brown, and Leslie B. Altimier
Overview
Central Nervous System Development
Neurologic Assessment
Neural Tube Defects
Disorders of Primary Neurulation
Anencephaly
Encephalocele
Spina Bifida
Disorders of Proencephalic Development
Holoprosencephaly
Holotelencephaly
Congenital Hydrocephalus
Disorders of Neuronal Proliferation
Micrencephaly
Macrencephaly
Disorders of Neuronal Migration
Neonatal Seizures
Brain Injury in Preterm Infants
Germinal Matrix-Intraventricular Hemorrhage
White Matter Injury in Preterm Infants
Brain Injury in Term Infants
Hypoxic–Ischemic Encephalopathy
Birth Injuries
Extracranial Hemorrhage
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Primary Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subdural Hemorrhage
Perinatal Stroke
Spinal Cord Injury
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Radial Nerve Injury
Median and Sciatic Nerve Injuries
Facial Nerve Palsy
Phrenic Nerve Palsy
Brachial Plexus Injury
4 Gastrointestinal System
Ann Gibbons Phalen
Overview
Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System
Assessment of the GI Tract
Diagnostic Procedures for Evaluation of the GI Tract</
Über den Autor
Judy Wright Lott, Ph D, BC-NNP, RN, FAAN, is Dean Emeritus of Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing.
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