Co-edited by a team of physicians and nurses, Merenstein & Gardner’s Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care: An Interprofessional Approach, Tenth Edition, is
the leading resource for interprofessional collaborative care of
critically ill newborns. Now printed in full color, it offers
comprehensive coverage with a unique interprofessional collaborative
approach and a real-world perspective that make it a practical guide for
both nurses and physicians. This edition features updated content
throughout to reflect the latest evidence-informed/evidence-based
practice, national and international guidelines, and current protocols; a
new Interprofessional Collaborative Practice chapter that provides a foundation for the team approach applied
throughout the book; an expanded focus on parent teaching that reflects
today’s diversity of family structures; an enhanced focus on gender and
racial/ethnic inclusivity; and much more!
- NEW! Updated content throughout
reflects the latest evidence-informed/evidence-based practice, national
and international guidelines, and current protocols for
interprofessional collaborative practice in the NICU
- NEW! Interprofessional Collaborative Practice chapter provides a foundation for the team approach applied throughout the book
- NEW! Expanded focus on parent teaching,
particularly in today’s diversity of family structures (including
LGBTQ+ parents, surrogate parents, and removing the stigma of single
parenthood), equips you for the contemporary milieu of the NICU
- NEW! Enhanced focus on gender and racial/ethnic inclusivity puts
special emphasis on inclusive language and on the growing challenge of
identifying genetically linked conditions (such as G6PD, immune
disorders, and sickle cell disease) in patients of mixed backgrounds,
prepares you to provide effective and culturally competent care
- NEW! Content addresses the latest information and advances on key topics
such as NICU follow-up, combatting healthcare disparities, the
Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (IKMC) protocol, the unique challenges of
global pandemics in the NICU, discharge planning, and the growing
problem of aggression from family members seeking information or access
to pediatric patients
- NEW! Now printed in full color, with a full-color illustration program for improved usability and reference value
- UNIQUE! Core editor team of an advanced practice nurse and two physicians
gives this internationally recognized reference a true
interprofessional collaborative approach that is unmatched by any other
resource
- Consistent organization within clinical chapters includes Physiology/Pathophysiology,
Etiology, Prevention, Data Collection (History, Signs and Symptoms, and
Laboratory Data), Treatment/Intervention, Complications, and Parent Teaching sections
- UNIQUE! Color-highlighted point-of-care clinical content makes high-priority clinical content quick and easy to find
- UNIQUE! Parent Teaching boxes outline the relevant information to be shared with a newborn patient’s caregivers
- Critical Findings boxes
outline symptoms and diagnostic findings that require immediate
attention to help you prioritize assessment data and steps in initial
care
- Case Studies demonstrate how to apply essential content to realistic clinical scenarios for application-based learning
