Examination of the Newborn
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-119-64559-7 (ISBN)
This fully-revised edition incorporates current educational and healthcare guidelines relevant to the neonatal examination, including up-to-date information on the new Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards for Education. New and expanded topics include history taking and the examination of the newborn, midwifery professional issues, the use of pulse oximetry, and the importance of observing maternal and infant attachment during examination. An invaluable guide to neonatal examination, this book:
- Reflects the most current UK National Screening Committee (UK NCS) Standards of clinical practice
- Includes contributions from a multidisciplinary team of specialists, covering cardiovascular and respiratory assessment; examinations of skin, head, neck and eyes; chromosomal and genetic problems; newborn behavioural aspects, and more
- Features full-colour photographs and illustrations, clinical case studies, and an updated and expanded companion website containing interactive questions, checklists, links to video resources, and a wealth of information on all aspects of examining the newborn
»Examination of the Newborn« is an indispensable source of authoritative knowledge for nursing students, midwives, neonatal nurses and practitioners, pediatricians, physiotherapists, and general practitioners.
Anne Lomax, Senior Lecturer, School of Health, University of Central Lancashire, UK. She is a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife. Her specialist interest is focused on advanced neonatal nurse practice and standards and competencies in newborn examination.
List of contributors, v
Acknowledgements, vii
Introduction, ix
About the companion website, xv
1 History taking and the newborn examination: an evolving perspective, 1
Claire Evans
2 Cardiovascular and respiratory assessment of the baby, 32
Christopher D. Bedford and Anne Lomax
3 The neonatal skin: examination of the jaundiced newborn. 71
Morris Gordon and Anne Lomax
4 Examination of the head, neck and eyes, 104
Carmel Noonan, Fiona J. Rowe and Anne Lomax
5 Assessment of gestational age and newborn reflexes
Anne Lomax
6 Examination of the newborn abdomen and genitalia, 124
Morris Gordon
7 Developmental dysplasia of the hip and abnormalities of the foot, 142
Robin W. Paton and Naomi Davis
8 Chromosomal and genetic problems: giving feedback to parents, 171
Delyth Webb and Anne Lomax
9 Newborn Behaviours: supporting parents to develop early attachments, 192
Jeanette Appleton and Clare Hughes
10 Examination of the newborn: professional issues in practice, 213
Norma Fryer, Claire Evans.
Appendix 1 A Step by Step Guide to Examination of the Newborn, 229
Appendix 2 Useful Website Addresses, 232
Glossary of terms, 238
Index, 241
| Erscheinungsdatum | 09.04.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 243 mm |
| Gewicht | 484 g |
| Einbandart | kartoniert |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Kinderkrankenpflege | |
| Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Kinderheilkunde | |
| Schlagworte | Hebammenpraxis • Krankenpflege • Medical Science • Medizin • Midwifery • Neonatal Nursing • nursing • Pädiatrie • Pediatrics • Säuglingspflege |
| ISBN-10 | 1-119-64559-X / 111964559X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-64559-7 / 9781119645597 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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