Are you looking to enrich your knowledge of neonatal nursing and, by doing so, further your career? NANN’s publications and products can help guide you on your way to mastering the field. NANN guidelines, for example, provide evidence-based examples of policies and standard procedures, and are ideal for benchmarking or creating policies and procedures Foundations of Neonatal Care, a didactic competency-based orientation program, will help you master core competencies necessary for caring for ill infants. And for those new to the field, Navigator: Mentoring Resources is a peer-mentoring program that provides formal support for novice nurses for 6 months following orientation, with a special focus on developing interpersonal skills. Take advantage of these NANN resources:

Guidelines

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: Guideline for Practice, 2nd Edition- Look for the printed version in the Online Store, September 2008
By Janet Pettit, MSN RNC NNP CNS, and Mary Mason Wyckhoff, PhD ARNP BC CCNS CCRN NNP

As the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in infants continues to proliferate, guidelines such as this one are needed to support nursing practice and promote the safety of this vulnerable patient population. This guideline, the only one specifically targeted to infants with PICCs, does that on several fronts: It defines criteria for educational competencies for nurses inserting and maintaining PICCs, and presents criteria used to select infants and techniques for inserting a catheter. Other topics addressed include indentifying and managing complications and learning strategies for daily maintenance. This publication is a description of practices currently accepted and documented by neonatal care experts and is intended to provide a foundation for specific nursing protocols, policies, and procedures developed by individual institutions. Full-color figures illustrate veins that serve as PICC insertion sites.

Published 2007

Pain Assessment & Management Guideline for Practice 2nd edition- Now available in the Online Store (no charge to members)
By Marlene Walden, PhD RNC NNP CCNS, and Sharyn Gibbins, PhD RN

This valuable guideline is an outline of pain assessment and management practices that are accepted and documented by experts in neonatal care, and are based on best evidence for infant nursing care. Although broad in scope, this guideline provides a foundation for specific nursing protocols, policies, and procedures that were developed by individual institutions.

Content Overview:

• Guideline I: Education and competency validation
• Guideline II: Pain assessment techniques
• Guideline III: Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies to control or prevent pain
• Guideline IV: Development of a pain management plan that includes all members of the healthcare team and the infant's family
• Guideline V: Documentation of pain assessment and management practices
• Guideline VI: Establishment of policies and procedures
• Guideline VII: Institutional considerations for monitoring the appropriateness and effectiveness of pain management practices

ABC's of Genetics -Now Available in the Online Store
By Claire H. Rathnau-Minnella, ND APN CPNP IBCLC

This second edition of The ABCs of Genetics outlines the basic principles of human genetics. This publication is intended to help the reader understand genetic inheritance patterns and the common neonatal conditions that have genetic underpinnings. The outline format provides the information in a concise, accessible manner, and figures effectively illustrate the material. Practice tests appear throughout to help the reader learn the concepts; answers are provided at the end of the publication. Topics covered include:

Basic principles of genetics

• Chromosome disorders
• Mendelian single-gene disorders
• Nonclassical patterns of single-gene inheritance
• Multifactorial disorders
• Teratogens
• Newborn screening programs
• Prenatal testing and diagnostic procedures
• Implications for the family
• Nursing considerations

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