CHAPTER 22 Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infant Jan Sherman OBJECTIVES 1. Discuss the mortality and morbidity associated with extreme prematurity. 2. Identify principles of nursing care specific to…
CHAPTER 33 Renal and Genitourinary Disorders Jan Sherman OBJECTIVES 1. Relate congenital renal/genitourinary disorders to embryologic development. 2. Apply knowledge of normal renal anatomy and physiology to renal pathophysiology that presents in…
CHAPTER 5 Neonatal Delivery Room Resuscitation Barbara Elizabeth Pappas; Deanna Lynn Robey OBJECTIVES 1. Describe three anatomically unique features of the neonate that require special consideration during resuscitation. 2. Compare three physiologic…
CHAPTER 16 Pain Assessment and Management Marlene Walden OBJECTIVES 1. Review the physiology of acute pain in preterm neonates. 2. Discuss current standards for assessing and managing pain in neonates. 3. Identify behavioral…
CHAPTER 38 Foundations of Neonatal Research Karen A. Thomas OBJECTIVES 1. Identify nurses’ research competencies according to educational preparation. 2. Describe the research process and key components of research studies. 3. Identify neonatal…
CHAPTER 6 Thermoregulation M. Colleen Brand; Holly A. Boyd OBJECTIVES 1. Discuss the importance of thermoregulation in the care of newborn infants. 2. Compare mechanisms of heat transfer involved in newborn thermoregulation….
CHAPTER 23 Care of the Late Preterm Infant Barbara Elizabeth Pappas; Deanna Lynn Robey OBJECTIVES 1. Review fetal development for the last 6 weeks of gestation. 2. Discuss the health and developmental…
CHAPTER 24 Respiratory Distress Debbie Fraser OBJECTIVES 1. Describe the anatomic and biochemical events associated with lung development. 2. Discuss the physiology of respiration. 3. Describe common respiratory disorders seen in the newborn…
CHAPTER 10 Nutritional Management Georgia R. Ditzenberger OBJECTIVES 1. Describe the effects of prematurity on the gastrointestinal (GI) physiology of digestion and absorption. 2. Identify nutritional store deficiencies most common in premature…
CHAPTER 40 Legal Issues M. Terese Verklan OBJECTIVES 1. Identify how an attorney may use the nursing process for litigation. 2. Define standards of care and guidelines for establishing the standard of…
