Merenstein & Gardner’s Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care: An Interprofessional Approach (9th Edition)

DescriptionCo-authored by an interprofessional collaborative team of physicians and nurses, Merenstein & Gardner’s Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, 9th Edition is the leading resource for interprofessional, collaborative care of critically ill newborns. It offers comprehensive coverage with a unique interprofessional collaborative approach and a real-world perspective that make it a practical guide for both nurses and physicians. The new ninth edition features a wealth of expanded content on delivery-room care; new evidence-based care “bundles”; palliative care in the NICU; interprofessional collaborative care of parents with depression, grief, and complicated grief; and new pain assessment tools. Updated high-quality references have also been reintegrated into the book, making it easier for clinicians to locate research evidence and standards of care with minimal effort. These additions, along with updates throughout, ensure that clinicians are equipped with the very latest clinical care guidelines and practice recommendations — all in a practical quick-reference format for easy retrieval and review.Key FeaturesUNIQUE! Core author team of two physicians and two nurses gives this internationally recognized reference a true interprofessional collaborative approach that is unmatched by any other resource.Consistent organization within clinical chapters include Physiology/Pathophysiology, Etiology, Prevention, Data Collection (History, Signs and Symptoms, and Laboratory Data), Treatment/Intervention, Complications, and Parent Teaching sections.UNIQUE! Color-highlighted point-of-care clinical content makes high-priority clinical content quick and easy to find.UNIQUE! Parent Teaching boxes outline the relevant information to be shared with a patient’s caregivers.Critical Findings boxes outline symptoms and diagnostic findings that require immediate attention to help the provider prioritize assessment data and steps in initial care.Case studies demonstrate how to apply essential content to realistic clinical scenarios for application-based learning.New to this EditionNEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest evidence-based practice, national and international guidelines, and current protocols for interprofessional collaborative practice in the NICU.NEW! Up-to-date, high-quality references are now reintegrated into the text for quick retrieval, making it easier for clinicians to locate research evidence and standards of care with minimal effort.NEW! Expanded content on delivery-room care includes the impact of staffing on quality of care, delayed cord clamping, resuscitation, and more.NEW! Coverage of the new evidence-based care “bundles” keeps clinicians up to date on new guidelines that have demonstrated improved outcomes of very preterm infants.NEW! Coverage of new pain assessment tools equips NICU providers with essential resources for maintaining patient comfort.NEW! Expanded coverage of palliative care in the NICU provides the tools needed to ensure patient comfort.NEW! Expanded coverage of interprofessional collaborative care of parents with depression, grief, and complicated grief prepares clinicians for this essential area of practice.Table of ContentsUnit One: Evidence-Based PracticeEvidence-Based Clinical PracticeUnit Two: Support of the NeonatePrenatal Environment: Effect on Neonatal OutcomePerinatal Transport and Levels of CareCare at BirthImmediate Newborn CareHeat BalancePhysiologic MonitoringAcid-Base Homeostasis and OxygenationDiagnostic Imaging in the NeonatePharmacology in Neonatal CareDrug Withdrawal in the NeonatePain and Pain ReliefThe Neonate and the Environment: Impact on DevelopmentUnit Three: Metabolic and Nutritional Care of the NeonateFluid and Electrolyte ManagementGlucose HomeostasisTotal Parenteral NutritionEnteral NutritionBreast Feeding the Neonate with Special NeedsSkin and Skin CareUnit Four: Infection and Hematologic Diseases of the NeonateNewborn HematologyJaundiceInfection in the NeonateUnit Five: Common Systemic Diseases of the NeonateRespiratory DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases and Surgical InterventionsNeonatal NephrologyNeurologic DisordersGenetic Disorders, Malformations, and Inborn Errors of MetabolismNeonatal SurgeryUnit Six: Psychosocial Aspects of Neonatal CareFamilies in Crisis: Theoretical and Practical ConsiderationsGrief and Perinatal LossDischarge Planning and Follow-Up of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit InfantEthics, Values, and Palliative Care in Neonatal Intensive CareIndexAuthors BiographySandra Lee Gardner, RN, MS, CNS, PNP, Director, Professional Outreach Consultation; Co-Director, Nurse’s Professional Development and Practice Association, LLC, Aurora, CO,Brian S. Carter, MD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Division of Neonatology & Bioethics Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital-Kansas City , Kansas City, Missouri,Mary I Enzman-Hines, APRN, PhD, CNS, CPNP, APHN-BC, Professor of Nursing, DNP Program Coordinator, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Colorado Springs Health Partners, Colorado Springs, CO andSusan Niermeyer, MD, MPH, FAAP, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine