A key text for all those involved in the care of neonates, including nurses, midwives and nursing students, providing a single source of valuable, accessible and fully up-to-date information about neonatal care.
This book will better equip those working in the neonatal field with the knowledge and skills they need to care for neonates in their first year of life. Integrated learning tools, including algorithms, flow charts, summary tables, bulleted checklists and reflective questions, encourage critical thinking and aid understanding. These are accompanied by clear supporting text in line with relevant and recent evidence and research. Other helpful features include Stop and Think boxes and alerts for Standard Precautions and Local Variations
Neonatal care is a speciality that often requires health professionals new to the field to acquire a discipline-specific set of skills. Care practices covered include working out drug dosages, fluid rates and calculations, looking up normal blood ranges and understanding the mode of ventilation a neonate is receiving, to name just a few. Overall, this book will empower neonatal carers as they improve their skills and achieve the best results for those in their care.
Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction
PART 1 Caring for the healthy neonate
Chapter 1- ‘Normal’ anatomy and physiology of the neonate / infant
Chapter 2- Basic care principles
Chapter 3- Developmental aspects of caring for the healthy neonate
Chapter 4- Assessment and screening in the healthy neonate
Chapter 5- Important practices for neonatal health
Chapter 6- Principles of family care
PART 2 Caring for the neonate in the neonatal unit
Chapter 7- Altered anatomy and physiology of the neonate
Chapter 8- Neonatal unit care principles
Chapter 9- Developmental aspects of caring for the sick or premature neonate
Chapter 10- Assessment & Screening within the clinical setting
Chapter 11- Important practices in the neonatal unit
Chapter 12- Principles of family integrated care in the neonatal unit
PART 3 Caring for the vulnerable baby after discharge
Chapter 13- Discharge of the neonate from hospital to home
Chapter 14- Care of the vulnerable neonate at home
Chapter 15- Developmental aspects of caring for the vulnerable neonate
Chapter 16- Caring for the family in the transition to, and after discharge, home
Chapter 17- Resources for health professionals and parents
Final words
Circa l’autore
Sheila Roberts qualified as a general and children’s nurse and started her career at Birmingham Children’s Hospital before moving into general paediatrics in a range of hospital settings. Sheila moved into education in 2006 and has since been responsible for teaching and assessing pre-registration BSc (Hons) children’s nursing students across a range of modules.
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