by NICU_Nurse

Updated Oct 03, 2003 at 08:17 AM by NICU_Nurse

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PM NICU_Nurse with titles and short descriptions of books that you've read and would like to recommend to others if you are aware of a helpful book that you would like to see on this list.

Books for nurses:

Core curricula/General Handbooks:

Fetal and Neonatal Secrets
by Dr Richard Polin & Dr Alan Spitzer

Core Review for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing
by Robin L. Watson

Care of the High Risk Neonate
by Klaus & Fanaroff

Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care
by Gerald Merenstein and Sandra Gardner

Workbook in Practical Neonatology
by Richard Polin

History of the Care and Feeding of the Premature Infant
by Thomas E. Cone, Jr., M.D.

Physical Assessment of the Newborn
by Ellen P. Tappero, RNC, MN, NNP and Mary Ellen Honeyfield, RNC, MS, NNP

Comprehensive Neonatal Nursing: A Physiological Perspective
by Carole Kenner and Judy Wright Lott





Developmental care:

Nurturing the Premature Infant
by Dr Edward Goldson

Kangaroo Care: The Best You Can Do to Help Your Preterm Infant
by Susan M. Luddington-Hoe





Neonatal Respiratory care:

Assisted Ventillation of the Neonate, Fourth Edition
by Goldsmith & Karotkin





Neonatal Radiology

Manual of Neonatal Emergency X-Ray Interpretation
by Meerstadt & Gyll (1996)




Neonatal medication administration:

Neofax

Neonatal Medications and Nutrition: A Comprehensive Guide
by Zenk, et. al.





Books for parents/children:

Rosie and Tortoise
by Margaret Wild, Ron Brooks

Believe in Katie Lynn
by Bartholomew Resta, Kitty Harvill

Preemies: The Essential Guide for Parents of Premature Babies
by Dana Wechsler Linden, Emma Trenti Paroli, Mia Wechsler Doron M.D.

No Bigger Than My Teddy Bear
by Valerie Pankow, Gwen Connelly

I'm Made of Mama's Milk
by Mary Olsen

I Eat at Mommy's
by Anna E. Bradley-McBeth, Nilaja A. Bradley-McBeth



Amazon.com list of books for new siblings:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...719787-9047212

Links to other children's books regarding infants, breastfeeding, new siblings, etc.:
http://www.prairienet.org/laleche/booklist2.html

Note: AllNurses.com does not sponsor or recommend any of these items. These titles and/or links were provided by members of the forum community and have not been investigated or researched by the owner of this site. Thank you!

Re: Member-recommended neonatal reading list!

I live by my Lange
Neonatology: Mangagement, Procedure, On-Call Problems, Diseases, Drugs
by Tricia Lacy Gomella

Re: Member-recommended neonatal reading list!

I keep a copy of "Newborn Intensive Care: What Every Parent Needs to Know" by by Jeanette Zaichkin in my locker, so I can copy and provide info for parents as needed. It covers everything, and it's in plain speak... so parents can easily understand what their child is going through.

it's a great book.

Re: Member-recommended neonatal reading list!

What do you recommend of these lists for a brand new nurse (well almost) going to work in the NICU?

Re: Member-recommended neonatal reading list!

If you had to pick one that is...

Re: Member-recommended neonatal reading list!

Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care (mentioned above) is great and it's considered by many to be one of the most authoritative sources for NICU personnel. You'll sometimes hear it referred to as 'the Merenstein-Gardner' (the names of the authors).

I also have Lange's Neonatalogy by Gomella and it's pretty good too.

Re: Member-recommended neonatal reading list!

I'd recommend this book for parents:

"Your Premature Baby: Everything You Need to Know About Childbirth, Treatment, and Parenting" by Frank Manginello and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo

Re: Member-recommended neonatal reading list!

I'm doing my "transition" course in a level 3 NICU and I'm pretty much clueless to what goes on in there. What's a simple book that isn't TOO detailed that might help me through this semester? I'm looking for something w/ normal lab values, common meds, common treatments...anything to give me some sort of idea on what will be going on with my patients. Thanks!