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Copyright: 2015
Publication Date: 05-02-2014
Page Count: 944
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Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition

by AWHONN, M. Terese Verklan, PhD, CCNS, RNC, FAAN, Marlene Walden, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, CCNS, National Association of Neonatal Nurses and American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

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Copyright: 2015
Publication Date: 05-02-2014
Page Count: 944
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $99.99
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Perfect as a resource in the field or for exam preparation, this authoritative reference from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) includes in-depth coverage of the most common neonatal disorders and their management. The concise outline format highlights the essentials of each condition including definition, etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, and outcomes to help students find important information quickly. This new edition also features an increased focus on evidence-based practice, new CAMTS and AAMS guidelines, new techniques for PICC placement, and changes to the Neonatal Resuscitation Program.

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    • NEW! CAMTS and AAMS guidelines, techniques for PICC placement, and changes to the Neonatal Resuscitation Program are just a few of the updates that reveal the importance the new edition places on safety practices and procedures.
    • NEW! Updated chapter on Patient Safety includes selected improvement strategies and resources for neonatal nurses to build a patient safety toolkit, discusses TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety), and recognizes human issues, such as shift work and fatigue.
    • NEW! Increased focus on evidence-based practice for preterm infants, medications, and antepartum-intrapartum complications sets the standard for neonatal nursing practice.
    • NEW! Strategies to promote inclusionary care better reflect nursing care today by focusing on family-centered care, comprehensive perinatal records, health care teams in the NICU, and best practices in the care of the late preterm infant.
    • NEW! Comprehensively revised chapter on Immunology identifies risk factors for infection associated with term and preterm infants, distinguishes clinical symptoms and therapies associated with TORCHES CLAP spectrum infections, and includes prevention strategies for hospital-acquired infections.
    • NEW! Thoroughly updated content and references reflect currency and technologic advances.
    • NEW! Refocused chapter on Developmental Care guides the nurse to use assessment within the context of the environment and situation to initiate interventions in the moment or use patterns of responses for developing plans of care and presents core measures on evaluating developmental care practices in the NICU.
    • NEW! Increased focus on evidence-based practice for preterm infants, medications, and antepartum-intrapartum complications sets the standard for neonatal nursing practice.
    • Concise outline format provides access to important nursing considerations associated with the management of the most common conditions in the neonate.
    • NEW! Strategies to promote inclusionary care better reflect nursing care today by focusing on family-centered care, comprehensive perinatal records, health care teams in the NICU, and best practices in the care of the late preterm infant.
    • NEW! Updated chapter on Patient Safety includes selected improvement strategies and resources for neonatal nurses to build a patient safety toolkit, discusses TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety), and recognizes human issues, such as shift work and fatigue.
    • NEW! CAMTS and AAMS guidelines, techniques for PICC placement, and changes to the Neonatal Resuscitation Program are just a few of the updates that reveal the importance the new edition places on safety practices and procedures.
    • Information on families, ethics, legal issues, research, case management, and the transition to home acknowledge the full scope of neonatal nursing practice.
    • Text provides a collaborative effort between the three most authoritative associations in neonatal intensive care nursing - AWHONN, AACN, and NANN.
    • All necessary information to prepare for the neonatal intensive care nursing certification examination is included.
    • NEW! Refocused chapter on Developmental Care guides the nurse to use assessment within the context of the environment and situation to initiate interventions in the moment or use patterns of responses for developing plans of care and presents core measures on evaluating developmental care practices in the NICU.
    • NEW! Comprehensively revised chapter on Immunology identifies risk factors for infection associated with term and preterm infants, distinguishes clinical symptoms and therapies associated with TORCHES CLAP spectrum infections, and includes prevention strategies for hospital-acquired infections.
    • NEW! Thoroughly updated content and references reflect currency and technologic advances.
  • ANTEPARTUM, INTRAPARTUM, AND TRANSITION TO EXTRAUTERINE LIFE
     1. Uncomplicated Antepartum, Intrapartum, and Postpartum Care
     2. Antepartum-Intrapartum Complications
     3. Perinatal Substance Abuse
     4. Adaptation to Extrauterine Life
     5. Neonatal Delivery Room Resuscitation
    CORNERSTONES OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
     6. Thermoregulation
     7. Physical Assessment
     8. Fluid and Electrolyte Management
     9. Glucose Management
     10. Nutritional Management
     11. Developmental Support
     12. Pharmacology
     13. Laboratory and Diagnostic Test Interpretation
     14. Radiologic Evaluation
     15. Common Invasive Procedures
     16. Pain Assessment and Management
     17. Families in Crisis
     18. Patient Safety
     19. Discharge Planning and Transition to Home Care
     20. Genetics: From Bench to Bedside
     21. Intrafacility and Interfacility Neonatal Transport
     22. Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant
     23. Care of the Late Preterm Infant
    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF COMMON DISORDERS
     24. Respiratory Distress
     25. Apnea
     26. Assisted Ventilation
     27. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
     28. Cardiovascular Disorders
     29. Gastrointestinal Disorders
     30. Endocrine Disorders
     31. Hematologic Disorders
     32. Infectious Disease in the Neonate
     33. Renal and Genitourinary Disorders
     34. Neurologic Disorders
     35. Congenital Anomalies
     36. Neonatal Dermatology
     37. Ophthalmologic and Auditory Disorders
    PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
     38. Foundations of Neonatal Research
     39. Ethical Issues
     40. Legal Issues
    APPENDIX A: Newborn Metric Conversion Tables
  • AWHONN, M. Terese Verklan, PhD, CCNS, RNC, FAAN, Professor / Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Graduate School of Basic Sciences, School of Nursing, Galveston, Texas, Adjunct Faculty, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas, Marlene Walden, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, CCNS, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Providers Service, Nurse Scientist & Chair, Research Council, Texas Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Newborn, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, National Association of Neonatal Nurses and American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
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