Developmental Care of Newborns & Infants

Update and improve your neonatal andnewborn intensive care unit (NICU) nursing know-how, with theevidence-basedDevelopmental 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: NEWand fully updated content and practice guidelines NEWpractice standards from the European Foundation for Infants and Newborn Children NEWcontent aligned with the findings of the Gravens Task Force standards for high-risk newborns NEWcolor-enhanced photographs of infants Presents developmental care in terms of holistic awareness of infant and familyand their interactions with the NICU environment Offers a framework for providing carethat protects and supports the neurobehavioral development of the infant - interdisciplinary approach Chapters offer latest evidence-based findings and best practices, including: The science of infant- and family-centered developmental care - history and principles Infant- and family-centered care standards for NICU Healthcare team collaboration, including the family Theoretical perspective for individualizedfamily-centered developmental care (IFCDC) Quality indicators for developmental care - trauma-informed conceptual model Infant mental health - essential strategies for social-emotional care of NICU families The structures and processes of critical periods of fetal development The NICU sensoryenvironment Collaborative therapeutic positioning - multisystem and behavioral implications The high-risk infant - oral feeding, touch andmassage,pain assessment andnonpharmacologicmanagement, palliativecare Developmental care beyond the NICU Expert guidancefrom 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 chapter Potential Research Questions-End-of-chapter questions that support your thought process for further research Tables- Definitions of standards and competency levels, practice recommendations with levels of evidence, and About the Clinical Editors Carole Kenner, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, ANEF, is Carol Kuser Loser Dean and Professor at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, New Jersey, and Chief Executive Officer of the Council of International Neonatal Nurses, Inc. (COINN) in Yardley, Pennsylvania. Jacqueline M. McGrath, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, is Thelma and Joe Crow Endowed Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty Excellence at the School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas.