Neonatal intensive care unit

about 1.4 million healthcare associated infection (HCAI) cases at any given time,” and are major sources of morbidity and mortality worldwide (World Health Organization, 2009). The spread of microorganisms causing HCAIs are frequently linked to health care workers and poor hand hygiene, therefore, hand hygiene is considered to be the an essential infection practice in protecting our patients and ourselves. According to the Center Disease Control (CDC), there are numerous variables surrounding…

org/assets/1/6/CLABSI_infographic_final.pdf Legemaat, M. M., Jongerden, I. P., Rens, R. M., Zielman, M., & Hoogen, A. V. (2015). Effect of a vascular access team on central line-associated bloodstream infections in infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit: A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(5), 1003-1010. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.11.010 Perin, D. C., Erdmann, A. L., Higashi, G., & Sasso, G. T. (2016). Evidence-based measures to prevent central…

Hello I am Marcus Mims and I am from Glen Ellyn. Throughout my life their are many of things that have drew my interest towards medicine . One of the first things that made me interested in medicine is like my life story, because my life has has hugely been effect by medicine. To begin my life story, I am a twin which as effected my life a lot. I was born premature at 26 weeks, weighing only 1 pound 8 ounces spending 68 in the NICU. This time was difficult for my parents but they never gave up…

pre term time which involves the negative or traumatic birth experience and the hospitalization of the baby in neonatal intensive care unit can be a stressful time for mothers causing psychological distress which is associated with subsequent emotional and behavioural problems of the child (Miceli et al, 2000). The physical separation also hinders mothers from form secure attachment with their babies. Secure attachment can be the foundation to a child development in terms of their biological,…

Preterm labor is the most common cause of infant death and is the leading cause of long-term disability related to the nervous system in children. There are different names for this sometimes-devastating birth; premature delivery, early labor, and preemie for those infants born before forty weeks. Preterm is characterized as infants conceived alive before thirty-seven weeks of pregnancy are finished. Why is this called preterm birth? Let me explain this among other things, about preterm labor. I…

I had grown tired of waking up in this cold and sterile environment of the hospital NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). As every morning nurses were bustling, getting the first round of vitals on each tiny patient, updating health profiles, and getting prepared for new arrivals to the NICU. Today came as a relief escaping the bleak hospital halls for the comfort of home, no more monitors, tests, or paperwork. Bringing my precious baby home after forty-four days was long awaited; once home I…

known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at less than 37 completed weeks of gestational age. Theses babies are known as “preemies”(“March”). NICU Manager Hope Garcia of South Carolinas Spartanburg Regional medical center states that the unit cares for 450 preterm babies each year. “Preterm birth is a huge problem, especially in the county. Preemies are very expensive, suffer through long and short term effects, also have a huge increased death rate” (Garcia). In South Carolina,13.8% of…

The year was 1988 when a couple, currently living in the state of Delaware, were expecting their second child. As the mother delivered her baby, the medical staff froze in silence. The newborn infant was rushed to the neonatal intensive care unit where her condition was to be fully assessed. The baby girl was born with Spina Bifida, a congenital birth defect. Back then, medical technology did not have the ability to detect this particular birth defect. However, times have changed. Medical and…

Cerebral palsy is a group of permanent movement disorders that tend to develop in early childhood. The disorder originates in the cerebellum, which is located dorsally to the superior part of the brain and is composed of two hemispheres. In a healthy body, the cerebellum receives information from the spinal cord and then regulates motor movements. The cerebellum is composed of about half of the brain’s neurons. This does not mean that the disorder cannot develop in adulthood, however cases such…

New technological tools have the capabilities of improving the healthcare of patients while simultaneously saving lives. One saved the life of my sister, who if was born before the days of the modern neonatal incubator would have had a harder time recuperating from her onset of breathing problems after birth. Not unlike mine, there are copious survival stories aided by the use of a tool which leads me to support the advancement of technological tools in medicinal practice, rather than those who…