A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. Neonates who need to go to the unit are often admitted within the first 24 hours after birth. Newborns may be sent to the NICU if: • they’re born prematurely • difficulties occur during their delivery • they show signs of a problem in the first few days of life (sepsis/infection‚ congenital defects‚ cardiac / respiratory abnormalities‚ low birth weight) NICU EQUIPMENT:
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Care Plan Norma Valdez-Rosa South University Online Introduction Chronic illness affects the whole family not just the patient. As discussed in our readings from this week‚ the impact of disease on family members includes: Emotional impact‚ financial impact‚ Impact on family relationships‚ Impact on the caregiver’s education or work‚ Impact on the caregiver’s leisure time and Social impact for the caregiver (Golics‚ et al‚ 2013). All of these factors are import to consider when
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N.C.P 1 Nursing Care Plan Catherine Traylor F.H. January 31‚2007 Karen Ruffin Mercer County Community College 2 Abstract F.H. is an 83 year old male‚ whom was cared for on January 31‚2007 by the writer. He was admitted to Capital Health System at the Mercer Campus with diagnoses of an
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Value/Belief Pattern The Hispanic community is predominately Catholic (“Transcultural nursing”‚ n.d.). Hispanics consider health to be “a gift from God and should not be taken for granted” (“Transcultural nursing”‚ n.d.‚ para.1). Illness prevention is practiced through prayer‚ wearing religious medals or amulets‚ and by
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middle adulthood female named Irma Garcia. She is 55 years old who retired from being a childcare provider five years ago‚ due to health issues. Also‚ a widow with four grown children of her own. As we talked she informed me of her education level. She has a high school diploma and some college credits. She only did a year and wished she had finished her education. She came from a Catholic working family that taught her to be an independent and hard worker. Ms. Garcia is now self-employed as a baker
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Before breaking down Gabriel Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold and analyzing its themes‚ one must consider the novels cultural and historical context. The story takes place in a small Colombian Coastal town in the early 1950s. This was during the same period that “La Violencia” took place‚ a ten-year period of civil war in Columbia between the Liberal and Conservative Parties. The reigning chaos and the lack of security in rural areas during the years of La Violencia caused an estimated millions
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Teaching Strategies Plan for Decubitus Ulcer For Nursing Assistant/UAP Winward Ganu NU 2530 July 23‚ 2014 Learning Needs/ Topics Diagnosis Risk Factors Available Resources Learning Objectives Teaching Strategies Implementation/Rationale Evaluation 1. Impaired skin integrity: stage I or II pressure ulcer. Related to: physical immobility‚ mechanical factor (e.g.. friction‚ pressure‚) altered circulation‚ medication‚ moisture 2. Impaired
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“A Message to Garcia” “A Message to Garcia”‚ was written one evening‚ after a dinner. It was about written in one hour on the date of 22FEB1899‚ on Washington’s birthday. During the war between Russia and Japan‚ every front line soldier was given a copy. There were over 40 million copies of” A Message to Garcia” published. It has also been read to Marine Corps recruits for years. The story was written about Colonel Andrews Summers Rowan. Rowan was born in Gap Mills‚ Virginia‚ in 1857. He was
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Message to Garcia Book Report 03/22/12 A Message to Garcia is an inspirational‚ motivating essay written by Elbert Hubbard in 1889. Elbert Hubbard was a writer‚ editor‚ and artist. This inspiring essay was wildly popular‚ selling over 40 million copies. This essay was so outstanding that it was translated into 37 different languages. From all around the American business culture up until the 20th century‚ Elbert Hubbard’s essay was well known and widely spoken about. A Message to Garcia narrates
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Fairness has been a major issue here in the United States and education is not shielded from this issue. The National League for Nursing (NLN) believes in core values which involves excellence‚ caring‚ diversity‚ and integrity and thus created the NLN Fair Testing Guidelines for nursing Education. Based on the concept of fairness‚ the NLN would provide all test-takers equal opportunity to demonstrate what skills and knowledge they have gained regarding a specific learning. NLN expanded their support
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