Examination of the Newborn (eBook)

An Evidence Based Guide

Anne Lomax (Autor)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
296 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-4443-4189-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Examination of the Newborn: An Evidence Based Guide is a practical and comprehensive guide for practitioners to enable them to undertake physical examination of neonates safely and competently. Incorporating the current UK Screening Committee NIPE Standards and Competencies, this book brings into focus what 'good practice' should look like against current national standards.

Avaluable resource for midwives, advanced neonatal nurse practitioners, and health visitors, as well as all other health professionals involved in the examination of the newborn, this text covers:

• Neonatal examination and history taking
• Development of the heart and lungs and transition to extrauterine life.
• Cardiovascular and respiratory assessment of the baby
• Assessment of the neonatal skin and jaundice
• Examination of the eyes head and neck
• Examination of the abdomen and genitalia
• Abnormalities of the lower extremities including developmental dysplasia of the hip
• The dysmorphic infant and common congenital abnormalities
• Behavioural issues
• Professional issues in practice
• Safeguarding Children

Examination of the Newborn provides essential reading for all health care professionals who are continually striving to update their knowledge and contribute to the standardisation of care on a national scale.

Autor

Anne Lomax is Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. She qualified as a registered nurse in 1981. Following this she became a registered midwife in 1983. She then went on to focus on specialist and intensive care of the newborn. Currently her focus is on enhanced midwifery practice in the area of examination of the newborn together with pre registration midwifery. Anne is also Admissions Tutor for the 3 year Pre Registration Midwifery Programme.

Inhalt

Contributors.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1 The Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Standards andCompetencies (Anne Lomax).

2 History Taking and the Newborn Examination: An EvolvingPerspective (Claire Evans).

3 Development of the Heart and Lungs and Transition toExtrauterine Life (Christopher D. Bedford and AnneLomax).

4 Cardiovascular and Respiratory Assessment of the Baby(Christopher D. Bedford).

5 The Neonatal Skin: Examination of the Jaundiced Newborn andGestational Age Assessment (Morris Gordon and AnneLomax).

6 Examination of the Head, Neck and Eyes (CarmelNoonan, Fiona J. Rowe and Anne Lomax).

7 Examination of the Newborn Abdomen and Genitalia(Morris Gordon).

8 Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (Robin W.Paton).

9 Abnormalities of the Foot (Naomi Davis).

10 Chromosomal and Genetic Problems: Giving Feedback toParents (Delyth Webb and Anne Lomax).

11 Newborn Behavioural Aspects(JeanetteAppleton).

12 Examination of the Newborn: Professional Issues inPractice (Norma Fryer and Claire Evans).

13 Examining the Neonate in the Hospital and Community: ChildProtection Issues.

Catherine Quarrell.

Appendix 1: Useful Website Addresses.

Appendix 2: NIPE Information Leaflet for Parents.

Appendix 3: Skills for Health.

Glossary of Terms.

Index.

Rezensionen

"This is an excellent resource that would not be out ofplace on the shelf of any neonatal or midwifery unit. It isthoroughly enjoyable." (Nursing Children andYoung People, 1 September 2012)"The approach of clearly describing the development processes ofthe Heart and Lungs and Transition to Extrauterine Life followed bythe Cardiovascular and Respiratory Assessment is excellent andreally enhances knowledge and understanding ... The book is verywell illustrated with tables, graphs, photographs andcompetencies." (Nursing Times.net, 12 December 2011)

"Ideal for any student or qualified midwife/nurseirrespective of branch interested in working in the neonatalfield." 3rd year child nursing student,University of Salford

"I like this book. I like the appearance and it is a goodsize that doesn't put you off by being too wordy andmedical. It uses clear professional language that is easy tofollow and understand and information is easy to find if you justwant to dip in and out. There are helpful diagrams and images usedto support the text and references are current andrelevant." 3rd year midwife student, Keele University

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.5.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: Hebamme • Hebammenpraxis • Krankenpflege • Midwifery • nursing
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-4189-8 / 1444341898
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-4189-8 / 9781444341898