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Merenstein & Gardner's handbook of neonatal intensive care.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby Elsevier, c2011.Edition: 7th ed. / Sandra L. Gardner ... [et al.]Description: xiv, 1026 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780323067157 (pbk.) :
  • 9780323067157 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0323067158 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Merenstein and Gardner's handbook of neonatal intensive care [Other title]
  • Handbook of neonatal intensive care [Portion of title]
  • Neonatal intensive care [Portion of title]
Uniform titles:
  • Handbook of neonatal intensive care.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 618.9201 22
LOC classification:
  • RJ253.5 .H36 2011
NLM classification:
  • 2010 H-436
  • WS 421
Contents:
Evidence-based practice. Evidence-based clinical practice -- Support of the neonate. Prenatal environment : effect on neonatal outcome -- Perinatal transport and levels of care -- Delivery room care -- Initial nursery care -- Heat balance -- Physiologic monitoring -- Acid-base homeostasis and oxygenation -- Diagnostic imaging in the neonate -- Pharmacology in neonatal care -- Drug withdrawal in the neonate -- Pain and pain relief -- The neonate and the environment : impact on development -- Metabolic and nutritional care of the neonate. Fluid and electrolyte management -- Glucose homeostasis -- Total parenteral nutrition -- Enteral nutrition -- Breast feeding the neonate with special needs -- Skin and skin care -- Infection and hematologic diseases of the neonate. Newborn hematology -- Jaundice -- Infection in the neonate -- Common systemic diseases of the neonate. Respiratory diseases -- Cardiovascular diseases and surgical interventions -- Neonatal nephrology -- Neurologic disorders -- Genetic disorders, malformations, and inborn errors of metabolism -- Neonatal surgery -- Psychosocial aspects of neonatal care. Families in crisis : theoretical and practical considerations -- Grief and perinatal loss -- Discharge planning and follow-up of the neonatal intensive care unit infant -- Ethics, values, and palliative care in neonatal intensive care.
Summary: Designed as a reference for neonatal nurses, this book focuses on the collaborative nature of neonatal intensive care and examines evidence-based clinical decision-making to demonstrate the intensive care of the neonate, with emphasis on clinical practice. Key neonatal topics are covered, and pathophysiology is examined.
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Previous ed.: published as Handbook of neonatal intensive care. 2006.

Text on inside covers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evidence-based practice. Evidence-based clinical practice -- Support of the neonate. Prenatal environment : effect on neonatal outcome -- Perinatal transport and levels of care -- Delivery room care -- Initial nursery care -- Heat balance -- Physiologic monitoring -- Acid-base homeostasis and oxygenation -- Diagnostic imaging in the neonate -- Pharmacology in neonatal care -- Drug withdrawal in the neonate -- Pain and pain relief -- The neonate and the environment : impact on development -- Metabolic and nutritional care of the neonate. Fluid and electrolyte management -- Glucose homeostasis -- Total parenteral nutrition -- Enteral nutrition -- Breast feeding the neonate with special needs -- Skin and skin care -- Infection and hematologic diseases of the neonate. Newborn hematology -- Jaundice -- Infection in the neonate -- Common systemic diseases of the neonate. Respiratory diseases -- Cardiovascular diseases and surgical interventions -- Neonatal nephrology -- Neurologic disorders -- Genetic disorders, malformations, and inborn errors of metabolism -- Neonatal surgery -- Psychosocial aspects of neonatal care. Families in crisis : theoretical and practical considerations -- Grief and perinatal loss -- Discharge planning and follow-up of the neonatal intensive care unit infant -- Ethics, values, and palliative care in neonatal intensive care.

Designed as a reference for neonatal nurses, this book focuses on the collaborative nature of neonatal intensive care and examines evidence-based clinical decision-making to demonstrate the intensive care of the neonate, with emphasis on clinical practice. Key neonatal topics are covered, and pathophysiology is examined.

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