Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care: A Critical Care Pocket Guide - Softcover

Oakes, Dana F.; Oakes, Dana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0932887082 ISBN 13: 9780932887085

Publisher: Health Educator Pubn, 1996

Synopsis

There is nothing more critical than caring for neonatal or pediatric patients during times of medical distress. Every second can be the difference between life and death. Oakes' Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care is THE bedside critical care guide respiratory professionals should never be without it. This reference is essential for not only the student in school, and the practitioner in the pediatric hospital, but especially for the practitioner in the outlying hospital having to care for a baby until a transport team arrives. Key content includes prenatal and postnatal assessment, neonatal transport, assessment and monitoring (respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological), critical care procedures, O2/aerosol/humidity therapies, chest PT, CPAP, mechanical ventilation, pharmacology, 47 diseases/disorders, and more. This completely revised 5th edition includes updated pharmacology, and the 2005 AHA CPR guidelines with ACLS Algorithms.

About this title

About the Author

Dana Oakes, BA, RRT-NPS. Mr. Oakes is currently an Educational Consultant and was formerly Director of Respiratory Care, VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; Educational Coordinator/Instructor, Respiratory Care Department, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; and Director of Clinical Education, Respiratory Care Program, Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, MD. Mr. Oakes has been in the Respiratory field for over 28 years and has over 14 years of teaching experience including one-, two-, and four-year advanced Respiratory Care programs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Health Educator Pubn
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0932887082
• ISBN 13: 9780932887085
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 320