Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing

Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing is a comprehensive, evidence-based text for experienced nurses and midwives caring for sick newborn babies. Written largely by and for nurses, it concentrates on the common problems occurring within the neonatal intensive care unit. This user-friendly text will enable nurses to recognise, rationalise and remedy these problems using both a multi-systems and an evidence-based approach. It will be essential reading for experienced nurses and midwives caring for sick newborn babies within the intensive care area of the neonatal unit and also for nurses undertaking qualifications in the specialism of neonatal nursing.Individual chapters include:ADVANCED NEONATAL NURSING PRACTICE * DEVELOPMENTALLY FOCUSSED NURSING CARE * RESUSCITATION OF THE NEWBORN * MANAGEMENT OF THERMAL STABILITY * RESPIRATORY MANAGEMENT * CARDIOVASCULAR MANAGEMENT* HAEMOTOLOGICAL PROBLEMS * BRAIN INJURY IN THE PRE-TERM INFANT * FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE THERAPY * NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT * INFECTION * PAIN AND COMFORT * DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES * NEONATAL ANAESTHESIA * SURGICAL ASPECTS OF NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE * FAMILY CARE * NEONATAL TRANSPORT * ETHICAL ISSUES * MEDICATION IN THE NEWBORNFeatures of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing:* clearly written by practising neonatal nurses and teachers * user-friendly with a glossary of terms * includes case studies and exercises to promote critical thinking and decision-making * contains a wealth of evidence to support nursing procedures and practice.