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Wolters Kluwer Health Developmental Care Of Newborns And Infants A Guide For Health Professionals 3Ed (Ie) (Pb 2023) by National Association Of Neonatal Nurses
Update and improve your neonatal and newborn intensive care unit (NICU) nursing know-how, with the evidence-based Developmental Care of Newborns and Infants, 3rd Edition. This leading text on developmentally supportive care of infants and their families addresses the full spectrum of neonatal care, from prenatal planning to delivery, plus neonatal intensive care and the transition to home. A completely updated version of the respected National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) publication, this is the definitive guide for learning current care standards, and the ideal foundation for neonatal nurses, students, and NICU nurses.Upgrade your neonatal and NICU nursing knowledge with this science-based guide: NEW and fully updated content and practice guidelinesNEW practice standards from the European Foundation for Infants and Newborn ChildrenNEW content aligned with the findings of the Gravens Task Force standards for high-risk newborns NEW color-enhanced photographs of infants Presents developmental care in terms of holistic awareness of infant and family and their interactions with the NICU environmentOffers a framework for providing care that protects and supports the neurobehavioral development of the infant – interdisciplinary approachChapters offer latest evidence-based findings and best practices, including: The science of infant- and family-centered developmental care – history and principlesInfant- and family-centered care standards for NICUHealthcare team collaboration, including the familyTheoretical perspective for individualized family-centered developmental care (IFCDC)Quality indicators for developmental care – trauma-informed conceptual modelInfant mental health – essential strategies for social-emotional care of NICU familiesThe structures and processes of critical periods of fetal developmentThe NICU sensory environmentCollaborative therapeutic positioning – multisystem and behavioral implicationsThe high-risk infant – oral feeding, touch and massage, pain assessment and nonpharmacologic management, palliative careDevelopmental care beyond the NICUExpert guidance from physiology of embryonic and fetal development through to coordinated, interdisciplinary IFCDC care Chapter features include:Standards – Standards aligned with chapter content listed at the start of each chapterPotential Research Questions – End-of-chapter questions that support your thought process for further researchTables – Definitions of standards and competency levels, practice recommendations with levels of evidence, and