Fast Facts for the Neonatal Nurse, Second Edition

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Written for novice neonatal nurses and those new to the NICU, this concise, easy-to-use resource covers all the essentials of daily practice for the care ofneonates and their families. Families experience dramatic transformations as rolesdevelop and change during the newborn period. Throughout it all, they rely on thenurse's expertise, support, and encouragement to learn to care for their child and meetthe newborn's most basic needs.Fast Facts for the Neonatal Nurse, Second Edition, begins with a streamlined yetcomprehensive review of normal newborn characteristics. With this foundation, chapters walk through a variety of common and uncommon newborn physiologicalchanges to enable the neonatal nurse to detect any possible complications thatwarrant additional assessment. This second edition provides more in-depth contenton high-risk conditions to promote the safest high-quality care to the entire neonatalpatient population. Grounded in evidence-based practice, all chapters in this editionhave been updated with the newest neonatal interventions and protocols.New to the Second Edition:. Introduces a new "High Risk Care" feature specific to the needs of neonateswith conditions that may warrant high risk or NICU settings. Contains THREE new chapters:. Introduction to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Management of Common NICU Complications. Neonatal Ethical Conflicts and ConsiderationsKey Features:. Provides essential information for new neonatal nurses in a concise, consistent, easy-to-use format. Contains crucial knowledge for comprehensive, holistic care for bothlow-risk and high-risk neonates and their families in all settings. Presents only evidence-based practice recommendations. Includes Fast Facts Boxes containing key chapter takeaways andeasy-to-read tables with lab valuesto reinforce information