PCEP Book 3: Neonatal Care (Volume 3) (Perinatal Continuing Education Program)

This popular resource features step-by-step skill instruction and practice-focused exercises covering neonatal care. Developed by a distinguished editorial board, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) is a comprehensive, self-paced education program in 4 volumes. This book features 11 units covering information and skills assessment and initial management of frequently encountered neonatal illnesses, plus a brand-new unit on how to care for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome (neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome). TOPICS INCLUDE Oxygen Respiratory distress Umbilical catheters Low blood pressure (hypotension) Intravenous therapy Feeding Hyperbilirubinemia Infections Identifying and caring for sick and at-risk babies Preparation for neonatal transport Neonatal abstinence syndrome (neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome) For more than 35 years, the PerinatalContinuing Education Program (PCEP)has enhanced the knowledge and skillsof physicians, nurses, nurse midwivesand practitioners, respiratory therapists,and other providers of care for pregnant women and newborns.The fourth edition PCEP workbooks have been completely updatedwith cutting-edge procedures and techniques developed by leadingexperts in perinatal care. These information-rich volumes provideconcise information, step-by-step perinatal skill instruction, andpractice-focused exercises. They offer time-saving, low-cost solutionsfor self-paced learning or as adjuncts to instructor-led skills teaching. Unit 1: Oxygen Unit 2: Respiratory Distress Unit 3: Umbilical Catheters Unit 4: Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension) Unit 5: Intravenous Therapy Unit 6: Feeding Unit 7: Hyperbilirubinemia Unit 8: Infections Unit 9: Identifying and Caring for Sick and At-Risk Babies Unit 10: Preparation for Neonatal Transport Unit 11: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome) Pretest Answer Key Glossary Index Features step-by-step skill instruction and practice-focused exercises covering maternal and fetal evaluation and immediate newborn care. This book includes eight units covering information and skills for obstetric evaluation and neonatal resuscitation as well as units to provide the necessary information for initial stabilization of a newborn.