PCEP Book 3: Neonatal Care, 4th Edition Paperback and eBook Package

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Developed by a distinguished editorial board, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) is a comprehensive, self-paced education program in four volumes.

This popular resource features step-by-step skill instruction, and practice-focused exercises covering maternal and fetal evaluation and immediate newborn care.

The PCEP workbooks feature leading-edge procedures and techniques, and are filled with clear explanations, step-by-step skill instruction, and practice-focused exercises.

Book III includes 10 units covering information and skills 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.

Contents include:

Unit 1: Oxygen

Skills Units:

1. Administering Oxygen
2. Measuring Oxygen Concentration
3. Mixing Oxygen and Compressed Air
4. Heating and Humidifying an Oxygen/Air Mixture
5. Monitoring Oxygen
6. Peripheral Arterial Blood Gas Sampling

Unit 2: Respiratory Distress

Part 1: Respiratory Distress

Part 2: Apnea

Part 3: Pneumothorax

Skills Units:

1. Detecting a Pneumothorax
2. Transillumination
3. Chest Radiograph Evaluation
4. 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

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ or ANCC contact hours are available from the University of Virginia. Credit is awarded upon passing the book exams, not individual educational unit posttests. Possible credits: Book I, 14.5; Book II, 15.5, Book III, 16.5, Book IV, 7.5. Visit www.cmevillage.com for more information.