Neonatal Nursing: Clinical Concepts and Practice Implications, Part 1, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

1st Edition, Volume 36-1 - February 2, 2024
Editor: Leslie Altimier
Language: English
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In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editor Leslie Altimier, DNP, RNC, NE-BC, brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Neonatal Nursing: Clinical Concepts and Practice Implications, Part 1. Top experts provide clinical reviews covering mother’s milk versus donor milk, retinopathy of prematurity, non-invasive ventilation, management of peri-viable infants, and much more, with a focus on best practices and improving patient outcomes.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Preface
Dangerous Things We Used to Do in Neonatology
Key points
Introduction
Thermoregulation
Nutrition
Respiratory care
Resuscitation
Pharmacology
Developmental and family-centered care
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
The Effects of Health Disparities on Neonatal Outcomes
Key points
Introduction
Mortality
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Breastfeeding
Family experience
Recommendations
Summary
Clinics care points
Care from Birth to Discharge of Infants Born at 22 to 23 Weeks’ Gestation
Key points
Introduction
Approach to the care of mothers who deliver at 22 weeks
Approach to the immature brain
Approach to fluid and nutritional management
Approach to the immature respiratory system
Approach to the immature cardiovascular system
Approach to the immature gastrointestinal tract
Approach to skincare
Clinics care points
Potential conflicts of interest
Financial disclosure
Couplet Care—The Next Frontier of Care in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Key points
Design considerations for couplet care newborn intensive care units
Operational considerations for couplet care
Clinics care points: planning an newborn intensive care unit with couplet care features
Summary
Disclosure
Understanding Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: An Update
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Disclosure
Noninvasive Ventilation
Key points
Scope of the problem
Respiratory support in the delivery room
Respiratory support in the newborn intensive care unit
Summary
Clinics care points
Monitoring SpO2: The Basics of Retinopathy of Prematurity (Back to Basics) and Targeting Oxygen Saturation
Key points
Introduction
Brief historical aspects of oxygen discovery and first infants reported with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
Basics and up-to-date characteristics of ROP
Primary prevention of ROP
Ophthalmologic screening
Nursing role in ROP screening
Treatment of ROP. Laser and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
SpO2 monitoring in neonates and intention to treat
How do saturation monitors function?
Specificity, sensitivity, bias, and false alarms of different SpO2 monitors
Normal and abnormal oxygen limits, SpO2, and Pao2
Intention to treat or “target” SpO2
SpO2 in the delivery room
Use of O2 in the delivery room
Cyanosis
SpO2 in the NICU
Summary
Physiology of tissue oxygenation
Oxygen damage
Summary and clinical pearls
Clinics care points
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) authorship criteria
Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects in Newborn Babies
Key points
Introduction
Screening for critical congenital heart defects with pulse oximetry
International uptake of pulse oximetry screening
Algorithm variations
Future research
Summary
Clinics care points
Funding
Midline Catheter Use in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Key points
Introduction
Background of midline peripheral catheters
Discussion and recommendations
Summary
Clinics care points
Mother's Own Milk Versus Donor Human Milk: What’s the Difference?
Key points
Introduction
Etiology of compositional differences between donor human milk and mother’s own milk
Compositional differences between mother’s own milk and donor human milk
Clinical differences
Personalization of donor human milk
Effect on mother’s own milk consumption
Acceptance by families and neonatal intensive care unit staff
Use of donor human milk in other populations
Implications for research
Implications for clinical practice
Summary
Clinics care points
Perspectives on Telehealth Use with the Neonatal Population: Policy, Practice, and Implementation Considerations
Key points
Introduction
Examples of telehealth use among the neonatal population
Discussion
Protecting neonatal patient and family privacy
Implementation considerations
Summary
Clinics care points
Neonatal Nursing Care from a Global Perspective
Key points
Introduction
Neonatal nursing organizations and their roles: some examples
Addressing neonatal and maternal health outcomes
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure

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