Neonatal nursing : scope and standards of practice.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Nurses Association.

National Association of Neonatal Nurses.

Series:

ANA Publication ; SSN-04, 2M.

ANA Publication ; SSN-04, 2M

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newborn infants--Diseases--Nursing--Standards.

Newborn infants.

Neonatal Nursing--standards.

Newborn infants--Diseases--Nursing.

Newborn infants--Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Neonatal Nursing--standards.

Physical Description:

xi, 46 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Nurses Association : National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 2004.

Summary:

Neonatal nursing is a rapidly developing and highly specialized area of practice whose practitioners are committed to the care of neonates, infants up to one year of age, and their families from birth and hospitalization through discharge and follow-up care. Sick newborns need the attention of such specialized nurse experts: this book encapsulates that expertise.

A foundational book for every neonatal nurse and related health care professional, Neonatal Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice articulates the essentials of neonatal nursing, its activities and accountabilities-the who, what, when, where, and how of its practice-at all care levels and settings. It is a vital resource for the nurses who, in their care of neonates and infants and their families, must understand the complexities of newborn disease processes, state-of-the-art technology, ethical issues, and families under stress.

The standards themselves-for both practice and professional performance-with their measurement criteria are those by which all neonatal nurse specialists practice, whether as basic or advanced practitioners, and reflect nursing's values and priorities The book's summary discussion of the scope, status, prospect, and characteristics of neonatal nursing lends a broad context to better understand and use these standards.

While aimed primarily at neonatal nurses who are in practice or involved in basic and continuing nursing education, Neonatal Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is also an essential resource for other professionals in related healthcare work, including other care providers, researchers and scholars, and those involved in funding, legal, policy, and regulatory activities.

This book was developed in accordance to the keystone volume of the ANA set of nursing standards, Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Its process and template offers a unifying framework by which ANA and nursing specialty organizations like NANN can co-develop practice standards and guidelines, a shared framework that unites the profession. When used with nursing practice guidelines, these nursing standards can serve as the basis for numerous activities, including: Certification, Database development, Educational offerings, Policies, procedures, and protocols for agencies, Position descriptions and performance appraisals, Quality improvement systems, Reimbursement and financing methodologies, Nursing service delivery system development and evaluation.

Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, the template for this book, is of best use with two complementary ANA texts, Nursing's Social Policy Statement, Second Edition (03NSPS) and Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (CEP21). These three interlinked and indispensable references are also available as a set, ANA's Foundation of Nursing (03FNDN), and would help all readers of this specialty book.

Contents:

Neonatal nursing scope of practice

Standards of neonatal nursing practice

Standards of practice for neonatal nursing

Standards of professional performance for neonatal nursing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

ISBN:

1558102221

OCLC:

55494894