Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (9^th Ed.) An Interprofessional Approach

Co-authored by an interprofessional collaborative team of physicians and nurses, Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, 9th Edition is the leading resource for interprofessional collaborative\, care of critically ill newborns. 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. The new ninth edition features a wealth of expanded content on delivery-room care; new evidence-based care "bundles"; palliative care in the NICU; interprofessional collaborative care of parents with depression, grief, and complicated grief; and new pain assessment tools. Updated high-quality references have also been reintegrated into the book, making it easier for clinicians to locate research evidence and standards of care with minimal effort. These additions, along with updates throughout, ensure that clinicians are equipped with the very latest clinical care guidelines and practice recommendations - all in a practical quick-reference format for easy retrieval and review.

Unit One: Evidence-Based Practice 1. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice

Unit Two: Support of the Neonate 2. Prenatal Environment: Effect on Neonatal Outcome 3. Perinatal Transport and Levels of Care 4. Care at Birth 5. Immediate Newborn Care 6. Heat Balance  7. Physiologic Monitoring 8. Acid-Base Homeostasis and Oxygenation 9. Diagnostic Imaging in the Neonate 10. Pharmacology in Neonatal Care 11. Drug Withdrawal in the Neonate 12. Pain and Pain Relief  13. The Neonate and the Environment: Impact on Development

Unit Three: Metabolic and Nutritional Care of the Neonate 14. Fluid and Electrolyte Management 15. Glucose Homeostasis 16. Total Parenteral Nutrition 17. Enteral Nutrition 18. Breast Feeding the Neonate with Special Needs 19. Skin and Skin Care

Unit Four: Infection and Hematologic Diseases of the Neonate 20. Newborn Hematology 21. Jaundice 22. Infection in the Neonate

Unit Five: Common Systemic Diseases of the Neonate 23. Respiratory Diseases 24. Cardiovascular Diseases and Surgical Interventions 25. Neonatal Nephrology 26. Neurologic Disorders 27. Genetic Disorders, Malformations, and Inborn Errors of Metabolism 28. Neonatal Surgery

Unit Six: Psychosocial Aspects of Neonatal Care 29. Families in Crisis: Theoretical and Practical Considerations 30. Grief and Perinatal Loss 31. Discharge Planning and Follow-Up of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Infant 32. Ethics, Values, and Palliative Care in Neonatal Intensive Care

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