Written for novice neonatal nurses and those new to the NICU, this concise, easy-to-use resource delivers all the essentials of daily practice for the care of neonates and their families. Families experience dramatic transformations as roles develop and change during the newborn period. Throughout it all, they rely on the nurse's expertise, support, and encouragement to learn to care for their child and meet the newborn's most basic needs.Fast Facts for the Neonatal Nurse, Second Edition begins with a streamlined yet comprehensive review of normal newborn characteristics. With this foundation, chapters walk through a variety of common and uncommon newborn physiological changes to enable the neonatal nurse to detect any possible complications that warrant additional assessment. This second edition provides more in-depth content on high-risk conditions to promote the safest, high-quality care to the entire neonatal patient population. Grounded in evidence-based practice, all chapters in this edition have been updated with the newest neonatal interventions and protocols. New to the Second Edition: Introduces a new 'High Risk Care' feature specific to the needs of neonates with conditions that may warrant high risk or NICU settings Contains THREE new chapters: Introduction to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Management of Common NICU Complications Neonatal Ethical Conflicts & Considerations Key Features: Provides essential information for new neonatal nurses in concise, consistent, easy-to-use format Contains crucial knowledge for comprehensive, holistic care for both low-risk and high-risk neonates and their families in all settings Presents only evidence-based practice recommendations Includes such features as Fast Facts Boxes and tables with easy-to-read lab values to reinforce information
Part I Newborn Physiology and Initial Newborn Exams, Assessments and Procedures Chapter 1. Physiological Adaptations to Birth Chapter 2. Initial Newborn Exam and Assessments Chapter 3. Newborn Procedures Part II Comprehensive Newborn Exam Chapter 4. Comprehensive Review of History Chapter 5. Newborn Examination Part III Newborn Nutrition Chapter 6. Nutritional Needs of Newborn Chapter 7. Breastfeeding Chapter 8. Common Physiological Breastfeeding Symptoms Chapter 9. Formula and Feeding Infants with Special Needs Part IV Common Neonatal Conditions and Infections Chapter 10. Respiratory Alterations Chapter 11. Common Neonatal Conditions Chapter 12. Common Neonatal Infections Part V High-Risk Neonatal Conditions Chapter 13. Adverse Conditions in Very Preterm Neonates (Less than 32 Weeks) Chapter 14. Long-term Sequela of Prematurity Chapter 15. Conditions Affecting Fetal Growth Chapter 16. Hematological Disorders Chapter 17. Conditions Associated with Maternal Risk Part VI Genetic and Congenital Disorders Chapter 18. Genetic and Congenital Disorders Chapter 19. Congenital Cardiac Defects and Critical Congenital Heart Defects Chapter 20. Physically Apparent Birth Defects Chapter 21. Underlying Birth Defects Part VII The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Chapter 22. Introduction to the NICU Chapter 23. Management of Common NICU Complications Chapter 24. Neonatal Ethical Conflicts & Considerations Part VII Discharge and Parent Teaching Chapter 25. Discharge Teaching Chapter 26. Newborn Care Part VIII Promoting Healthy Families in the Community Chapter 27. Home Environment Chapter 28. Issues in the Home Environment
