Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing - Tapa dura

'Advances and changes in practice are a daily issue for health care professionals, particularly so in the field of neonatal intensive care. For this reason the new edition of this well-used text is welcomed. It presents a structure for understanding the specialised delivery of care that neonatal nurses, advanced nurse practitioners, midwives and child health nurses need to grasp and use in daily practice. The chapters are highly motivational...evidenced with relevant references that can be followed through into links with the Internet. Importantly it is well structured and easy to read, involving the reader with topical questions and care scenarios.' - Barbara Weller, Editor, Infant, UK

'Written by nurses for nurses, this thoroughly enjoyable book is an essential resource for the bookshelf in every neonatal unit.' - Valerie McGurk, Nursing Standard, July 2011

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.