Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care - E-Book

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Nursing, Critical & Intensive Care

• Author: Sandra Lee Gardner, RN, MS, CNS, PNP, Brian S. Carter, MD, FAAP, Mary I Enzman-Hines, APRN, PhD, CNS, CPNP, APHN-BC, Jacinto A. Hernandez, MD, PhD, MHA, FAAP
• ISBN: 9780323320849
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Publication: April 10, 2015
• Imprint: Mosby
• Language: English

Merenstein & Gardner’s Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, 8th Edition, is the leading resource for collaborative, interprofessional critical care of newborns. Co-authored by physicians and nurses, it offers concise, comprehensive coverage with a unique multidisciplinary approach and real-world perspective that make it an essential guide for both neonatal nurses and physicians. The 8th edition features the latest neonatal research, evidence, clinical guidelines, and practice recommendations — all in a practical quick-reference format for easy retrieval and review of key information.

• UNIQUE! Multidisciplinary author and contributor team consists of two physicians and two nurses, with each chapter written and reviewed by a physician-nurse team to ensure that information mirrors current, real-world practice in a neonatal intensive care unit.

• Critical Findings boxes and tables outline symptoms and diagnostic findings that require immediate attention, helping you prioritize assessment data and steps in initial care.

• UNIQUE! Clinical content highlighted in color allows you to quickly scan for information that directly affects patient care.

• UNIQUE! Parent Teaching boxes highlight relevant information to share with a patient’s caregivers.

• Clinical i****mages, graphs, and algorithms illustrate clinically relevant concepts in neonatal intensive care.

• Streamlined references include only the most current or classic sources.

• NEW! Coverage of the latest neonatal research, evidence, clinical guidelines, and practice recommendations addresses topics such as: women with chronic illnesses becoming pregnant; maternal obesity; hypotension and shock in premature infants; pain and sedation; dedicated feeding sets vs. IVs for safety; MRSA; pediatric stroke; autism screening; discharge coordination; and more.

• NEW! The latest AAP recommendations and guidelines for hypoglycemia, jaundice, herpes, respiratory syncytial virus, and neonatal transport team composition.

• EXPANDED! Revised Evidence-Based Clinical Practice chapter focuses on evidence-based practice and quality improvement andthe role of qualitative research in EBP.

• EXPANDED! Updated Infection in the Neonate chapter features new GBS guidelines and CRP research.