Comprehensive Neonatal Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Comprehensive Neonatal Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach provides a comprehensive physiologic and pathophysiologic approach to neonatal nursing management. Includes a complete physiologic and embryonic foundation for each neonatal system, as well as coverage of associated risk factors, genetics, critical periods of development, nutrition, and parenting.

• Detailed discussions of each organ system include assessment and management strategies, complications, and new technologies.
• A collaborative approach unites medical, surgical, and psychosocial care.
• Clinical decision-making rationales are supported with the latest research.
• Discusses appropriate diagnostic tests and interpretation in each chapter.
• Emphasizes the role of the family in the continuum of care.
• Evolve website includes case studies with exam questions, resource information on neonatal nursing standards, competency-based education, and tools for family-centered care. Also includes resources from the companion handbook and new 3-D animations.

• Prenatal and Postpartal Risk Factors chapter discusses health risks affecting fetuses and neonates.
• Resuscitation and Stabilization of the Infant chapter includes only the most current and relevant resuscitation concepts and practices.
• Genetic Influences on Newborn and Infant Health chapter covers the many roles genetics can play in neonatal health.
• Explores the latest issues and trends in developmental care.
• New advanced management content has been added throughout systems chapters.
• Includes additional algorithms.
• Addition of second color improves readability and enhances illustrations.