The Student Guide to the Newborn Infant Physical Examination

Herausgeber: Jones, Tracey

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) is a screening assessment completed on all babies between six and seventy-two hours of age. This concise guide offers a comprehensive step-by-step framework for pre-registration midwifery students to learn about all aspects of the NIPE. Evidence-based, well-illustrated and packed with activities, tips, case studies and think points, it takes into account the national screening committee standards. Offering a clear direction on how to perform the NIPE in practice whilst exploring the wider context of screening in healthcare today, the book also addresses the role of the midwife, history taking, health promotion and communication skills.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 173mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 486g
• ISBN-13: 9781138086395
• ISBN-10: 1138086398
• Artikelnr.: 57599044

Autorenporträt

Tracey Jones is a senior lecturer in Neonatal Education at the University of Manchester, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The newborn infant physical examination
Tracey Jones
2. The changing role of the practitioner caring for the newborn
Tracey Jones
3. Communication skills in healthcare
Tracey Jones
4. Maternal factors that influence fetal development
Carol Mashhadi
5. Why the maternal history is important for the NIPE practitioner in
performing a safe and thorough examination
Kim Wilcock
6. The physical examination: a step-by-step approach
Tracey Jones
6A. Examination of the head, including the ears, neck, eyes and
neurological (tone)
Melanie Carpenter and Michelle Scott
6B. Cardiovascular examination of the newborn infant
Jonathan Hurst
6C. Examination of the respiratory system and the chest
Michelle Scott
6D. Examination of the newborn abdomen and genitalia
Natalie Fairhurst
6E. The skeletal examination
Sarah Paterson
6F. Examination of the skin
Natalie Anders and Alison Cooke
7. Congenital abnormalities
Joanna Cookson
8. Overview of the NIPE and appropriate and timely referral pathways
Anne Lomax and Claire Evans
9. Clinical competence and professional responsibility
Christopher Lube and Tracey Jones
10. The second examination
Tracey Jones
Index