Handbook Division of Women’s Health Examination of the Newborn Version Number Date of Course Approved/Reviewed May 2000 Version 2‚ Issue 5 Version Date October 2006 Faculty of Health Department of Nursing and Women’s Health 2006-2007 D: Examination of the Newborn Student Handbook 2006 1 EXAMINATION OF THE NEWBORN 1 Welcome The staff of the Division of Women’s Health extends a very warm welcome to all midwives embarking on the neonatal examination course. The Division of Women’s
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Journal Critique #2 Sarkar‚ S.‚ & Donn‚ S. M. (2006). Management of neonatal abstinence syndrome in neonatal intensive care units: A national survey. Journal of Perinatology‚ 26(1)‚ 15-7. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211427 The rationale behind this article was to try to manage the neonatal abstinence syndrome of a new born in intensive care. The researchers tried to set up a universal testing to measure the neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). The objective was to get a better understanding
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preterm and such infants require special attention and care. Neonatal nurses provide the much-needed care for infants that are born without proper functions that will allow them to live a healthy life. Neonatal nurses specialize in many different types of care in order to help these particular infants. Units of care for infants range from premature development problems to serious respiratory and digestive problems. There are specific neonatal nurses that specialize in intensive care units in hospitals
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would enjoy doing for the rest of my life‚ or until retirement. What should I do now? What do I need to do to get there at this point in time? For a few years now‚ I have been considering a career in neonatal nursing or a career in pediatric psychology. As of today‚ I think that a career as a neonatal nurse practitioner would be better suited for me. As a pediatric psychologist‚ I would help children with their decision-making and social skills which will help them be successful in their day to day
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The purpose of this assignment is to explore the issue surrounding screening and examination of the new born from birth. The article will look at why we perform this examination following birth and will pay particular attention to the examination of the eye. It is documented that the purpose of the first examination of the new born is to confirm normality and to provide reassurance to the parents (MacKeith‚ 1995‚ Hall‚ 1999) and also to identify any apparent physical abnormality (Buston and Durward
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ethics in which are used to regulate common standards through out the work field. Code of Ethics of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses is recognized for outlining the nursing outlooks and encouraging the growth of professional ethics by providing excellent principles to serve as models. “The goal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) is to enable neonatal nurses to alleviate suffering and protect‚ promote and restore health to infants and their families.” (NANN) Having a code
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Being a Neonatal Nurse requires a lot of interaction with people. You interact with babies along with their parents and doctors verbally and non-verbally. Communicating non-verbally in the nursing field is widely embraced. Being a nurse‚ you develop a relationship with your patients. Your body language is important when it comes to speaking with your patients. Paralanguage‚ the way in which you say words‚ is just important as the way you mean it. When approaching your patient‚ your facial expression
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Neonatal Circumcision: A Benefit to Health? Or Accepted Mutilation? The procedure of circumcision has been around for thousands of years‚ indeed the earliest known Egyptian mummies-who lived around 1300 B.C-were circumcised‚ and there are documented engravings and pictures that show it was commonplace even before that (Dunsmuir et al‚ 1999). In modern times however‚ circumcision is still common in many countries‚ even in countries where there is no religious belief that requires it. It is often
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Financial and Managerial Accounting (AC 630 B) FALL TERM 2005 Thursdays Instructor: Mr. Andreas Rambow Research Assignment Financial Analysis: Apple Computer Inc. Prepared By: Yeo Bee Lin Date: December 8‚ 2005 Page 1 of 11 Contents 1. Financial Analysis .........................................................................................3 1.1. Company Overview...................................................................................3 1.2. Ratio Analysis ..
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throughout this report you will have a pretty good idea of what I’m talking about. Neonatology is a specialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn babies‚ especially the sick or premature newborns. It is usually practiced in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The basics of neonatologists are newborn infants who are ill or need extra medical care due to a variety of problems. Such as‚ prematurity‚ low birth weight‚ congenital malformations (birth defects)‚ pulmonary hyperplasia
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