MALARIA IN PREGNANCY
MALARIA IN PREGNANCY; THE NURSES ROLE IN PREVENTION AND CARE
PRESENTED BY
NWAKWUE NNAMDI U
SEMINAR PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR NSS 507 - NURSING SEMINAR
TO THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,
NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
JULY, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page …………………………………………………..………………1
Table of content …………………..…………………...……….…………..2
Abstract ……………………………………………….…..…………..……3
Introduction ………………………………………..…………….………...4
Life cycle of Malaria Parasite ……………….…………………………….5
Clinical Manifestations…………………………………………….……….7
Pathophysiology …………………………………………………………...8
Investigations ……………………………………………..……………….10
Nurses Role in Prevention and care of Malaria in Pregnancy………..……10
Nurses Role in Focused antenatal care ……………………………………11
Nurses Role in intermittent preventive treatment………………..………...12
Nurses Role in the application of LLINs….…………………..…..…….....14
Critical thinking in the management of Malaria in Pregnancy………...…..16
Nursing Management on Admission …………………………..………….17
Nursing Management in Labour …………………………………………..20
Nursing Care Plan …………………………………….…………………...23
Reference…………………………………………………………….…….25
ABSTRACT
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoan (a type of unicellular microorganism) of the genus Plasmodium. Malaria contributes very significantly to maternal and fetal mortality - with at least 10,000 maternal deaths per annum attributable in sub-Saharan Africa. The presentation include headache, fever, shivering, joint pain, vomiting, hemolytic anemia, jaundice, hemoglobin in the urine, retinal damage, and convulsions. Malaria is typically diagnosed by the microscopic examination of blood using blood films, or with antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests. Malaria infection develops via two phases: one that involves the liver (exoerythrocytic phase), and one that involves red blood cells, or erythrocytes (erythrocytic phase). Core Nurses roles in
PRESENTED BY
NWAKWUE NNAMDI U
SEMINAR PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR NSS 507 - NURSING SEMINAR
TO THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,
NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
JULY, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page …………………………………………………..………………1
Table of content …………………..…………………...……….…………..2
Abstract ……………………………………………….…..…………..……3
Introduction ………………………………………..…………….………...4
Life cycle of Malaria Parasite ……………….…………………………….5
Clinical Manifestations…………………………………………….……….7
Pathophysiology …………………………………………………………...8
Investigations ……………………………………………..……………….10
Nurses Role in Prevention and care of Malaria in Pregnancy………..……10
Nurses Role in Focused antenatal care ……………………………………11
Nurses Role in intermittent preventive treatment………………..………...12
Nurses Role in the application of LLINs….…………………..…..…….....14
Critical thinking in the management of Malaria in Pregnancy………...…..16
Nursing Management on Admission …………………………..………….17
Nursing Management in Labour …………………………………………..20
Nursing Care Plan …………………………………….…………………...23
Reference…………………………………………………………….…….25
ABSTRACT
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoan (a type of unicellular microorganism) of the genus Plasmodium. Malaria contributes very significantly to maternal and fetal mortality - with at least 10,000 maternal deaths per annum attributable in sub-Saharan Africa. The presentation include headache, fever, shivering, joint pain, vomiting, hemolytic anemia, jaundice, hemoglobin in the urine, retinal damage, and convulsions. Malaria is typically diagnosed by the microscopic examination of blood using blood films, or with antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests. Malaria infection develops via two phases: one that involves the liver (exoerythrocytic phase), and one that involves red blood cells, or erythrocytes (erythrocytic phase). Core Nurses roles in