Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care

Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, 8th Edition, is the leading resource for collaborative, interprofessional critical care of newborns. Co-authored by physicians and nurses, it offers concise, comprehensive coverage with a unique multidisciplinary approach and real-world perspective that make it an essential guide for both neonatal nurses and physicians. The 8th edition features the latest neonatal research, evidence, clinical guidelines, and practice recommendations - all in a practical quick-reference format for easy retrieval and review of key information.


UNIQUE! Multidisciplinary author and contributor team consists of two physicians and two nurses, with each chapter written and reviewed by a physician-nurse team to ensure that information mirrors current, real-world practice in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Critical Findings boxes and tables outline symptoms and diagnostic findings that require immediate attention, helping you prioritize assessment data and steps in initial care.

UNIQUE! Clinical content highlighted in color allows you to quickly scan for information that directly affects patient care.

UNIQUE! Parent Teaching boxes highlight relevant information to share with a patient's caregivers.

Clinical images, graphs, and algorithms illustrate clinically relevant concepts in neonatal intensive care.

Streamlined references include only the most current or classic sources.

NEW! Coverage of the latest neonatal research, evidence, clinical guidelines, and practice recommendations addresses topics such as: women with chronic illnesses becoming pregnant; maternal obesity; hypotension and shock in premature infants; pain and sedation; dedicated feeding sets vs. IVs for safety; MRSA; pediatric stroke; autism screening; discharge coordination; and more.
NEW! The latest AAP recommendations and guidelines for hypoglycemia, jaundice, herpes, respiratory syncytial virus, and neonatal transport team composition.

EXPANDED! Revised Evidence-Based Clinical Practice chapter focuses on evidence-based practice and quality improvement and the role of qualitative research in EBP.

EXPANDED! Updated Infection in the Neonate chapter features new GBS guidelines and CRP research.

Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Intensive, editia a VIII-a, este resursa principala pentru ingrijirea critica colaborativa, interprofesionala a nou-nascutilor. Co-autor de medici si asistenti medicali, ofera o acoperire concisa, cuprinzatoare, cu o abordare multidisciplinara unica si o perspectiva din lumea reala, care il fac un ghid esential atat pentru asistentii medicali neonatali, cat si pentru medici.