Case study 1 Case study-outbreak of MRSA in a neonatal hospital unit 4P: explain possible priorities and responses when dealing with two particular incidents or emergencies in a health and social care setting. 3M: explain why it is important to maintain respect and dignity when responding to incidents and emergencies. 2D: Justify the need to review policies and procedures following critical incidents. Neonatal: Neonatal means new-born it’s a specialised unit for premature babies who
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experiences can help in one’s ideal career. Just having the experience and skills‚ doesn’t get a person into their ideal careers. Many times a person must go through many steps in order to reach their ultimate goal. Every career is different‚ in the Neonatal Nursing career there are certain traits and skills necessary as well as educational milestones a person must have or accomplished in order to work in this career. I am the oldest of five children
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Respiratory problem are often the case in newborns. It accounts for nearly half of neonatal deaths. Research by Kumar & Bhat (1996‚ p.93) states that Respiratory Depression (RD) is a common neonatal problem that generally occurs in preterm infants due to surfactant deficiency which relates to antenatal history of immature lung development and term infants of diabetic mothers. To describe some of the common diagnosis associated with RD are: Transient Tachypnea of the newborn (TTNB) was found
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decided‚ because my career goal is to become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP)‚ that I will investigate the role and job outlook for this position—to educate myself and to produce a source evaluation paper at the same time. Since I have had to look for sources before‚ I know that the online database ProQuest is an excellent way to find reliable and credible sources. The title of the source that I found on ProQuest is called “Working Together: Neonatal Nurse Practitioners in Practice” written by
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History of Pediatric Nursing Pediatric Nurses are defined as nurses who devote their knowledge and skills to caring for children and their families from infancy through late teen years (Pediatric Nurse). Pediatric Nursing did not develop as a specialty in the U.S. until the second half of the 19th century. During this period‚ hospitals did not admit children with communicable diseases because of high mortality rates. Most children were delivered with the help of midwives and cared for by their
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brown color. With jaundice‚ urine may turn dark or brownish in color. Jaundice in newborns most commonly happens because their livers are not mature enough to remove bilirubin from the blood. A mother who has diabetes may cause a baby to develop neonatal jaundice. There are many signs and symptoms associated with Jaundice. The signs and symptoms that adults have when they have jaundice are yellow skin‚ yellow eyes‚ dark or reddish urine‚ bronze skin ‚ loss of appetite ‚ bitter taste in mouth ‚ furry
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Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BP/CR) is a strategy that was identified to promote the timely use of skilled maternal and neonatal care during antenatal‚ labour and delivery and postnatal period. According to Johns Hopkins University‚ JHPIEGO (2004)‚ birth preparedness and complication readiness at the provider level means that midwives and doctors must have the knowledge and skills necessary to treat or stabilize and refer women and new born with complications‚ and they must employ
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Abstract The purpose of this research article is to discuss lower risk drugs such as Methadone and Buprenorphine given to Heroin addicted pregnant patients to create better neonatal and maternal outcomes. This research articles discusses the gold standard of treatment for better neonatal and maternal outcomes. Keywords: heroin‚ neonatal‚ maternal‚ outcomes‚ methadone‚ buprenorphine‚ gold standard treatment A Critique of the Research Article: Methadone/Buprenorphine and Better Maternal/ Perinatal
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Why I Chose My Major Morgan Williams September 3‚ 2014 SOC200 I have chosen to major in the field of Nursing. I chose this major because I love to help people. Becoming a Neonatal Nurse is something that I’ve always wanted to become. Neonatal nursing is particular form of nursing that works with newborn infants that are born with defects or a variety of problems such as prematurity‚ infections‚ or surgical issues. I chose this particular field because I love infants. Being able to
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diffuse patterns as seen in respiratory distress syndrome. CT or MRI may be needed late in the course of a complex neonatal meningitis to document hydrocephalus‚ abscesses‚ or signs of chromic disease (ventricular dilation‚ atrophy‚ etc). Head ultrasound may be used to document ventriculitis‚ ECF‚ or other chronic chnages. Generally imaging does not help much in the initial onset of neonatal sepsis 8. Formulate and discuss the best principles of therapeutic management (including preventive measures)
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