Fast Facts for the Neonatal Nurse

A special "orientation guide" is featured in each chapter to acquaint the new neonatal nurse with essential information on procedures, policies, equipment, medications, and evidence-based protocols. Content is divided into key topic areas including physiological adaptations to birth, newborn assessment and basic newborn care, newborn nutrition, common and high-risk neonatal conditions, special topics, and information based on a family-centered care model that addresses parent assessments, needs, and discharge instructions. Features such as Fast Facts in a Nutshell and tables with easy-to-read lab values and data reinforce information. Chapter objectives highlight procedures and policies to know as well as needed equipment, supplies, medications, and evidence-based protocols. Appendices include skills checklist, commonly used medications, abbreviations, and lab values. Pocket-sized and providing essential information at a glance,Fast Facts for the Neonatal Nurseis a useful guide to ensuring the highest quality of care for newborn infants and their families. Key Features: - Provides essential information for new neonatal nurses and their preceptors in concise, consistent, easy-to-use format - Encompasses all aspects of effective, evidence-based, holistic care in all practice settings - Includes a special "orientation guide" and "Fast Facts in a Nutshell" in each chapter - Offers practice-relevant information for quick retrieval - Highlights Health Promotion and Discharge Teaching