Epidural Epidemic Drugs in Labor: Are They Really Necessary. . . or Even Safe? The use of epidurals is so common today that many perinatal professionals are calling the 1990s the age of the epidural epidemic. Believed by many in the medical profession to be safe and effective‚ the epidural seems now to be regarded as a veritable panacea for dealing with the pain of childbirth. It is true that most women experience pain during the course of labor. This pain can be intense and very real‚ even for
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management of infants born too early or have difficulty within the first 30 days of life. In this unit the infants are care for by and managed by neonatologist who are RN’s who uptained special training just for these infants. In the unit on hand is a nurse practitioner‚ inconjunction with a local pediatrician. The neonatologist will be the ones primarily responsible for monitoring the babies closely‚ taking vital signs and measurements‚ obtaining blood specimens as needed‚ and provide teaching to the
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Preterm labor is defined as the presence of uterine contractions of sufficient frequency and intensity to effect progressive effacement and dilation of the cervix prior to term gestation (between 20 and 37 wk). Preterm labor precedes almost half of preterm births and preterm birth occurs in approximately 12% of pregnancies and is the leading cause of neonatal mortality in the United States.[1‚ 2] In addition‚ preterm birth accounts for 70% of neonatal morbidity‚ mortality‚ and health care dollars
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SPONTANEOUS VAGINAL DELIVERY Date of Procedure: Preop Dx: 38 week IUP in active labor (with-‐list any other diagnosis). Postop DX: Same with delivery of viable male infant at 1400 hours weighing 7#12oz with Apgars of 9 @ 1 min and 9 @ 5 min. Procedure: Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery Surgeon: (list
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Drug Delivery Systems METHODS IN MOLECULAR B I O L O G Ytm John M. Walker‚ Series Editor 459. Prion Protein Protocols‚ edited by Andrew F. Hill‚ 2008 458. Artificial Neural Networks: Methods and Applications‚ edited by David S. Livingstone‚ 2008 457. Membrane Trafficking‚ edited by Ales Vancura‚ 2008 456. Adipose Tissue Protocols‚ Second Edition‚ edited by Kaiping Yang‚ 2008 455. Osteoporosis‚ edited by Jennifer J. Westendorf‚ 2008 454. SARS- and Other Coronaviruses: Laboratory
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How I became a Nurse Maggie Cook Galen College of Nursing How I became a Nurse Have you ever thought about becoming a nurse? Growing up‚ becoming a nurse had never crossed my mind. I didn’t grow up around anyone who worked in the nursing field nor was I used to being in and out of hospitals; whether it be for me or because of family. Although I wasn’t around many nurses or had much experience‚ I knew at one time or another I would be a huge part in changing
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RN‚ PhD Initial History and Assessment At 0600 Jennie is brought to the Labor and Delivery triage area by her sister. The client complains of a pounding headache for the last 12 hours unrelieved by acetaminophen (Tylenol)‚ swollen hands and face for 2 days‚ and epigastric pain described as bad heartburn. Her sister tells the nurse‚ "I felt like that when I had toxemia during my pregnancy." Admission assessment by the nurse reveals: today’s weight 182 pounds‚ T 99.1° F‚ P 76‚ R 22‚ BP 138/88‚ 4+
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cargo express services Integrators Competitiveness Service factors Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Importance–performance analysis a b s t r a c t This paper explores the relative importance of factors that influence the adoption of air express delivery service‚ and evaluates the competitiveness of air cargo express carriers in the Korean market. Our AHP analysis shows that accuracy and promptness are the two most influential factors to competitiveness‚ and that DHL is most competitive in the Korean
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Case 2: On-Time Package Delivery Michael Bushmann Erika Thompson Jocelyn Russell Katlin Eason Mark Hogan MKT 452- Sales Management November 14‚ 2012 Overall‚ we felt that Wayne Jacobson – Senior Vice President of Sales performed his responsibilities very well. Furthermore‚ it was good to see that he was so vested into figuring out the problems of the company. Ultimately‚ the negative effects that were found could be detrimental to the sales personnel
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Marks：_______/100 Title Service Delivery of Non-governmental Organizations: The Case of Emergency Response of CARE to Haiti Earthquake Abstract: In this case study‚ the author will give a review on the service delivery of CARE in Haiti after the earthquake happened in January‚ 2010. Through the case study‚ the services delivered by CARE are presented. By analyzing the case‚ we can know much better on how NGOs carry out the service delivery in a specific area and what the results are
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