Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP): Book III: Neonatal Care

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 four volumes. This book features ten units covering information and skills for assessment and initial management of frequently-encountered neonatal illnesses, plus the comprehensive unit review:: Is the Baby Sick? , which ties all neonatal therapies and skills together for management of sick and at-risk newborns. Topics include oxygen, respiratory distress, umbilical catheters, low blood pressure, feeding, and preparation for neonatal transport. Contents include:: Unit 1:: Oxygen Skills Units:: • Administering Oxygen • Measuring Oxygen Concentration • Mixing Oxygen and Compressed Air • Heating and Humidifying an Oxygen/Air Mixture • Monitoring Oxygen • Peripheral Arterial Blood Gas Sampling Unit 2:: Respiratory Distress Part 1:: Respiratory Distress Part 2:: Apnea Part 3:: Pneumothorax Skills Units:: • Detecting a Pneumothorax • Transillumination • Chest Radiograph Evaluation • Treating a Pneumothorax Unit 3:: Umbilical Catheters Skills Unit:: Inserting and Managing Umbilical Catheters Unit 4:: Low Blood Pressure Skills Unit:: Measuring Blood Pressure Unit 5:: Intravenous Therapy Skills Unit:: Peripheral Intravenous Infusions Unit 6:: Feeding Part 1:: Feeding Principles Part 2:: Tube Feeding Skills Unit:: Nasogastric Tube Feedings Unit 7:: Hyperbilirubinemia Unit 8:: Infections Unit 9:: Review:: Is the Baby Sick? Identifying and Caring for Sick and At-Risk Babies Unit 10:: Preparation for Neonatal Transport