Nursing the Neonate (eBook)

Maggie Meeks is a Consultant Neonataologist at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust who leads on education for the neonatal service Maggie Hallsworth is a practice development nurse at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust who has extensive experience of clincial neonatal nursing and teaching

Preface vi

Introduction vii

Contributors viii

Chapter 1 The Evolution of Neonatal Care 1
David Field and Andy Leslie

Chapter 2 Obstetric Issues Relating to Neonatal Care 13
Belinda Ackerman and Sonji Clarke

Chapter 3 Normal Adaptation to the Post-Natal Environment 39
Maggie Meeks and Maggie Hallsworth

Chapter 4 The Neonatal Environment and Care of Families 51
Kevin Hugill, with contributions from ADAPT

Chapter 5 The Small Baby 65
Maggie Meeks and Jonathan Cusack

Chapter 6 Thermoregulation 79
Maggie Hallsworth

Chapter 7 Fluids, Electrolytes and Glucose 88
Elaine Boyle

Chapter 8 Respiratory Difficulties and Ventilatory Support 102
Venkatesh Kairamkonda

Chapter 9 Neonatal Surgery 133
Shawqui Nour and Maggie Hallsworth

Chapter 10 Congenital Conditions 152
Mandy Barry

Chapter 11 Nursing Newborn Babies with Congenital Heart Disease 172
Frances Bu'Lock, Andrew Currie and Venkatesh Kairamkonda

Chapter 12 Nutrition of the Term and Preterm Infant 207
Lucy Hawkes and Michelle Paterson

Chapter 13 Neonatal Stabilisation and Transport 231
Robert Bomont and Lynda Rafael

Chapter 14 Neonatal Neurology 243
Eleri Adams and Marie Hubbard

Chapter 15 The Dying Infant 262
Zoe Wilkes and Maggie Hallsworth

Chapter 16 Infection in the Term and Preterm Infant 274
Alison Bedford Russell

Chapter 17 Haematology in the Term and Preterm Neonate 296
Tim Watts, Karissa Jowaheer and Ping Corcoran

Chapter 18 Developmental Care 316
Inga Warren

Chapter 19 Neonatal Ethics 334
John Wyatt

Chapter 20 Discharge Planning and the Community Outreach Service 345
Sylvia Gomes

Index 359

"It explains the most complex facts clearly. Each chapter is
introduced with learning outcomes, and illustrations are used to
highlight essential information. Specific implications for
practice are detailed after each topic. All neonatal units
should have a copy of this excellent resource. (Nursing
Standard, July-August 2010)

"This well structured, comprehensive book was written by [doctors
and] nurses for nursing and midwifery students as well as
practising neonatal nurses...Easy to read and well illustrated...I
would recommend this book whole heartedly...a valuable addition to
any neonatal unit and healthcare library."

-- Journal of Neonatal Nursing

This comprehensive text covers all aspects of neonatal
nursing...Research-based, Nursing the Neonate includes
references to the most up-to-date research and
practice...Would make an excellent resource book for health
professionals within this speciality."

--New Zealand College of midwives journal