Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care: An Interprofessional Approach

Authors

Editors: Mary I. Enzman-Hines; Brian S. Carter; Susan Niermeyer

• ISBN: 9780323930666
• Published: September 16, 2025
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 1032 
• Language: English
• Publisher: Elsevier 

Description

Co-edited by a team of physicians and nurses, Merenstein & Gardner’s Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care: An Interprofessional Approach, 10th Edition, is a leading resource for interprofessional collaborative care of critically ill newborns. Now printed in full color, it offers comprehensive coverage with a unique interprofessional approach and a real-world perspective that make it a practical bedside guide for both nurses and physicians.

This edition is updated throughout to reflect the latest evidence-informed/evidence-based practice, national and international guidelines, and current protocols; it also expands parent teaching to reflect today’s diverse family structures, strengthens gender and racial/ethnic inclusivity, and adds a dedicated chapter on Interprofessional Collaborative Practice.

Key Features

• Updated content reflecting current evidence-informed/evidence-based practice, guidelines, and NICU protocols.
• New Interprofessional Collaborative Practice chapter supporting a true team-based approach.
• Expanded parent teaching aligned with diverse family structures (including LGBTQ+ parents, surrogacy, and reducing stigma of single parenthood).
• Enhanced focus on gender and racial/ethnic inclusivity with emphasis on inclusive language and culturally competent care.
• Coverage of key updates such as NICU follow-up, healthcare disparities, Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (IKMC), global pandemics in the NICU, discharge planning, and family aggression risks.
• Now printed in full color with a full-color illustration program for improved usability.
• Consistent chapter structure (Physiology/Pathophysiology, Etiology, Prevention, Data Collection, Treatment/Intervention, Complications, Parent Teaching).
• Point-of-care highlights plus Parent Teaching and Critical Findings boxes to support clinical prioritization.
• Case studies for real-world application and learning.

Coverage

A structured, point-of-care NICU handbook covering foundational teamwork and evidence-based practice, neonatal support and monitoring, metabolic and nutritional care, infection and hematologic diseases, systemic diseases, and psychosocial aspects of neonatal care.

About the Authors

• Mary I. Enzman-Hines — Professor of Nursing, DNP Program Coordinator, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Colorado Springs, CO, USA).
• Brian S. Carter — Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine; Division of Neonatology & Bioethics Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital–Kansas City (Kansas City, Missouri, USA).
• Susan Niermeyer — Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine (USA).

Table of Contents

• UNIT 1 — Foundations for Practice
  • 1. Interprofessional Collaboration and Evidence-Based Practice: Promoting Exceptional Care
• UNIT 2 — Support of the Neonate
  • 2. Prenatal Environment Effect on Neonatal Outcome
  • 3. Perinatal Transport and Levels of Care
  • 4. Care at Birth
  • 5. Immediate Newborn Care After Birth
  • 6. Heat Balance
  • 7. Physiologic Monitoring
  • 8. Acid-Base Homeostasis and Oxygenation
  • 9. Diagnostic Imaging in the Neonate
  • 10. Pharmacology in Neonatal Care
  • 11. Drug Withdrawal in the Neonate
  • 12. Pain and Pain Relief
  • 13. The Neonate and the Environmental Impact on Development
• UNIT 3 — Metabolic and Nutritional Care of the Neonate
  • 14. Fluid and Electrolyte Management
  • 15. Glucose Homeostasis
  • 16. Total Parenteral Nutrition
  • 17. Enteral Nutrition
  • 18. Breastfeeding the Neonate With Special Needs
  • 19. Skin and Skin Care
• UNIT 4 — Infection and Hematologic Diseases of the Neonate
  • 20. Newborn Hematology
  • 21. Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
  • 22. Infection in the Neonate
• UNIT 5 — Common Systemic Diseases of the Neonate
  • 23. Respiratory Diseases
  • 24. Cardiovascular Diseases and Surgical Interventions
  • 25. Neonatal Nephrology
  • 26. Neurologic Disorders
  • 27. Genetic Disorders, Malformations, and Inborn Errors of Metabolism
  • 28. Neonatal Surgery
• UNIT 6 — Psychosocial Aspects of Neonatal Care
  • 29. NICU Families in Crisis
  • 30. Bereavement in the NICU: Health Equity in Context
  • 31. Discharge Planning and Follow-Up of the NICU Infant
  • 32. Ethics, Values, and Palliative Care in Neonatal Intensive Care

Why buy this book?

• Because it’s a true bedside handbook designed for fast decision-making in the NICU.
• Because it supports interprofessional teamwork (nursing + physicians) with a consistent, practical structure.
• Because it’s updated for today’s protocols, equity-focused care, and real-world NICU challenges.
• Because parent teaching is integrated—so care extends beyond the incubator to the family.

Keywords

NICU, neonatology, neonatal intensive care, newborn critical care, evidence-based practice, interprofessional care, neonatal nursing, neonatologist, parent teaching, IKMC, discharge planning, healthcare disparities

Target Audience

Neonatal/NICU nurses, Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), neonatologists, pediatric residents, NICU educators, hospital libraries, medical and nursing schools

Genre

Medicine, Neonatology, Pediatrics, Nursing, Clinical Reference

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