Clinical Handbook of Neonatal Pain Management for Nurses

by Tara Marko MSN, RNC-NIC, Michelle Dickerson PhD(c), RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, RNC-MNN, NPD-C, CBC

Overview

Written specifically for nurses, this clinical handbook provides unmatched comprehensive information on pain management for the vulnerable neonatal population. Given the possibility of significant short- and long-term consequences of neonatal pain if left unmanaged, all nurses in neonatal settings should be familiar with the origins of neonatal pain, pain assessment, and the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain management techniques outlined and explained in this clinical guide.

Each chapter contains critical information on safe and proven therapies for common painful procedures, including lists of dosages and side effects. Nurses can use this clinical handbook to adopt strategies to routinely assess pain, minimize the number of painful procedures, employ drug-based and non-drug-based therapies that prevent pain in routine procedures, and eliminate pain associated with surgery. As a well-rounded guide and resource for use in neonatal settings, this portable reference also features chapters on how nurses can engage others to assist with neonatal pain, and expands upon the role of the family to ensure the best neonatal care.

KEY FEATURES:

• The first clinical handbook specifically for nurses treating neonates
• A holistic, state-of-the-art resource describing pain management techniques
• Addresses assessment, medications, and the application of both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain management techniques
• Lists dosages and side effects
• Discusses how to manage withdrawal pain from neonatal abstinence syndrome

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826194381
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/12/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	236
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Tara Marko, MSN, RNC-NIC, is an experienced Neonatal Nursing clinician and educator, with a specialty in Level III and IV NICUs. She is currently in clinical practice in the Level IV NICU at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, CA. She also serves as Adjunct Professor and Clinical Instructor at California State University School of Nursing, San Marcos, CA, where she teaches Maternal-Child Health.

Michelle L. Dickerson, PhD(c), RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, RNC-MNN, NPD-C, CBC
Maternal Child Health Educator and Perinatal Nurse Educator
Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City, New Jersey

Table of Contents

Contents

Foreword John Tadros, MD, FAAP

Preface

Expert Reviewer

Acknowledgments

Section I: Neonatal Pain

1 History and Overview of Neonatal Pain

2 Methods of Assessing Pain in the Newborn

Section II: Pharmacological Management of Acute and Chronic Pain

3 General Principles of Pain Management

4 Nonopioids

5 Opioids

6 Coanalgesics

Section III: Nonpharmacological Management of Acute and Chronic Pain

7 Nonpharmacological Methods

8 Developmental Considerations

Section IV: Integration of Treatment Methods

9 Multidisciplinary Approach

10 Role of Family in Neonatal Pain Management

Section V: Special Populations

11 Procedural Pain Management

12 The Premature Infant

13 Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

14 End-of-Life Pain Management and Palliative Care

Appendix A Pain Scales

Appendix B Conversion Tables

Appendix C Drug Classifications

Index