Neonatal intensive care nursing - Glenys Boxwell

Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing is a comprehensive, evidence-based text for nurses and midwives caring for sick newborn babies.

Written 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. Individual chapters include:

Professional Development
Developmentally-focused Nursing Care
Resuscitation of the Newborn
Management of Thermal Stability
Management of Respiratory Disorders
Cardiovascular Management
Brain Injury in the Preterm Infant
Haematological Problems
Pain Management
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Nutritional management
Neonatal Infection
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
Neonatal Anaesthesia
Surgical Aspects of Neonatal Intensive Care
Neonatal Transport
Family Support
Ethics and Neonatal Nursing
Medication in the Newborn
Death and Dying in the Neonatal Unit

It is essential reading for experienced nurses and midwives caring for sick newborn babies within the neonatal intensive care unit, for nurses undertaking qualifications in the specialism of neonatal nursing and for pre-registration students undertaking relevant modules or placements.