Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing

Glenys Boxwell was an Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner for Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. She was previously a senior lecturer at Homerton College, Cambridge, and has now retired from clinical practice. Julia Petty worked as a neonatal and children’s nurse clinical educator and neonatal course leader prior to her current role as senior lecturer in children’s nurse education at the University of Hertfordshire. Lisa Kaiser qualified as an Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in 2014 and is currently practising at Glan Clwyd Hospital in North Wales. She completed her MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, which involved research of noradrenaline infusion stability.

SECTION 1: AN OVERVIEW OF NEONATAL CARE 1 Organisation of neonatal care 2 Assessment of the neonate 3 The preterm and low birthweight infant SECTION 2: THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING OF NEONATE AND FAMILY 4 Nurturing supportive family and infant relationships in the neonatal environment 5 Developmentally focused nursing care 6 Management of pain and stress in the neonatal unit 7 Neonatal palliative care 8 Neonatal bereavement care 9 Legal and ethical issues in neonatal care SECTION 3: CLINICAL ASPECTS OF NEONATAL CARE 10 Early care of the newborn 11 Management of thermal stability 12 Management of respiratory disorders 13 Management of cardiovascular disorders 14 Neonatal brain injury 15 Management of haematological disorders 16 Management of neonatal fluid and electrolyte balance 17 Nutrition and feeding in the neonatal unit 18 Neonatal infection SECTION 4: PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES IN NEONATAL CARE 19 Medication practice in the neonatal unit 20 Neonatal anaesthesia 21 Neonatal surgical care 22 Neonatal transportation 23 Exploring evidence-based practice in neonatal care 24 Final comments and acknowledgments