Scope of neonatal nursing practice -- Definition and overview of professional neonatal nursing -- History of neonatal nursing -- Underlying assumptions of neonatal nursing -- Practice characteristics of neonatal nursing -- Continuous assessment -- Developmental care -- Health promotion -- Environment -- Family-centered care -- Culturally sensitive care -- Spiritual care -- Ethical decision-making -- Discharge planning -- Advocacy -- Quality assurance and evidence-based practice -- Patient safety -- Research -- Practice environments and levels of care in neonatal nursing -- Education, certification, and roles in neonatal nursing -- Future considerations -- Standards of neonatal nursing practice -- Standards of practice for neonatal nursing -- Standard 1. Assessment -- Standard 2. Diagnosis -- Standard 3. Outcomes identification -- Standard 4. Planning -- Standard 5. Implementation -- Standard 5A. Coordination of care -- Standard 5B. Health teaching and health promotion -- Standard 5C. Consultation -- Standard 6. Evaluation -- Standards of professional performance for neonatal nursing -- Standard 7. Ethics -- Standard 8. Education -- Standard 9. Evidence-based practice and research -- Standard 10. Quality of practice -- Standard 11. Communication -- Standard 12. Leadership -- Standard 13. Collaboration -- Standard 14. Professional practice evaluation -- Standard 15. Resource utilization -- Standard 15. Environmental health -- Appendix A: Neonatal nursing : scope and standards of practice (2004).