Core curriculum for neonatal intensive care nursing [electronic resource] / edited by M. Terese Verklan, PhD, CCNS, RNC, FAAN, Professor/Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist, Graduate School of Basic Sciences, Schoolof Nursing, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, Marlene Walden, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, CCNS, Nurse Scientist, Advanced Practice Providers Administrative Services, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Newborn section, Baylor college of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (Issuing body)
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (Issuing body)
National Association of Neonatal Nurses (Issuing body)
Other Authors: Verklan, M. Terese (Editor of compilation)
Walden, Marlene, 1956- (Editor of compilation)
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier Saunders, [2015]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Online Access:
Variant Title:
Neonatal intensive care nursing
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Uncomplicated antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care
  • Antepartum-intrapartum complications
  • Perinatal substance abuse
  • Adaptation to extrauterine life
  • Neonatal delivery room resuscitation
  • Thermoregulation
  • Physical assessment
  • Fluid and electrolyte management
  • Glucose management
  • Nutritional management
  • Developmental support
  • Pharmacology
  • Laboratory and diagnostic test interpretation
  • Radiologic evaluation
  • Common invasive procedures
  • P ain assessment and management
  • Families in crisis
  • Patient safety
  • Discharge planning and transition to home care
  • Genetics: from bench to bedside
  • Intrafacility and interfacility neonatal transport
  • Care of the extremely low birth weight infant
  • Care of the late preterm infant
  • Respiratory distress
  • Apnea
  • Assisted ventilation
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • Cardiovascular disorders
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • Endocrine disorders
  • Hematologic disorders
  • Immunology and infectious disease
  • Renal and genitourinary disorders
  • Neurologic disorders
  • Congenital anomalies
  • Neonatal dermatology
  • Ophthalmologic and auditory disorders
  • Foundations of neonatal research
  • Ethical issues
  • Legal issues.