Neonatal intensive care unit

came to the conclusion I was in active labor and would be delivering my son early. This hospital was unable to care for my child being such an early gestational age so I was rushed by ambulance with sirens and lights to a hospital 45 minutes away. Not even ten minutes after arriving I was delivering my gorgeous 3 pound 1-ounce little boy, who spent roughly 9 weeks in the neonatal intensive…

weighed 3 pounds 7 ounces. Maria was sent to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at St. Christopher’s because she was premature and she was struggling with respiratory distress. She was born into a Puerto Rican family. Her parents are Crystal Brown and Kevin Morales, and she has six older siblings. Her father works as a full-time manager at a clothing store and her mother stays home to take care of the children. Crystal Brown works hard to take care of each of the seven children and makes…

reasons as to why health care workers do or do not get immunized with the influenza vaccine. The article “Requiring influenza vaccination for health care workers: seven truths we must accept”, written by G. A. Poland, P. Tosh, and R. M. Jacobson identifies seven reasons why it is imperative to require all health care employees to receive the vaccine.(Poland, Gregory A.; Tosh, Pritish; Jacobson, Robert M. 2251) The article attempts to persuade the health care system and health care workers that…

Role of clinical nurse leadership in improving patient care Jill Murphy and colleagues describe how clinical leadership has been defined and developed among nurse leaders in the Republic of Ireland summary Leadership in nursing plays a crucial part in the provision of good patient care. However, the terms ‘nursing leadership’ and ‘nursing management’ are often confused. This article discusses the difficulties in defining ‘clinical leadership’, outlines its development in the Republic of Ireland,…

to their lack of time to develop in the womb. Characteristics such as underdeveloped muscles and organs, trouble breathing, and low body weight can all be present. These contributing factors result in a longer stay at the hospital in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). During this time oromotor skills and suck patterns are monitored and treated if necessary. A case study concerning a preterm infant named Leona illustrates difficulties that many babies of this nature experience. Leona was…

Registered Nurse A nurse is a health care provider in charge of her patients all around health. As a registered nurse a typical day would include: performing physical exams, giving the correct dose of medications, caring of patients wounds, watching over patients, record observations, monitoring medical equipment in use by the patient, assisting in testing and concluding the results (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, 2014). Different fields of nursing require different day to day activities. A…

the triumphant shouts of playing children. From a back bedroom the lovely but imperfect melody of an instrument being practiced provides a soundtrack for my life, 10 years from now. Instinctively I understand that my ‘official’ career is in Critical Care nursing; though in the days of the dream, I only work part-time. I have a large family, violin students, and books to write. I’ve traveled the world and seen extraordinary, humbling things. Pleasant as the experience was, the vision also made me…

How Much Effort is Required For a Nurse? Walking in the hospital is easy to do, but knowing about the people who are taking care of patients is completely different. Healthcare professionals had a long journey before becoming a health care provider for those who are in need of medical services. They are always there when you need them in an emergency, and sometimes we may not appreciate that as much as we should. Becoming anything in the medical field is a long journey, which in the end is…

The person I have chosen to interview is Anita Nelson at Mercy Medical Center located in Baltimore, Maryland. Here she is the Mother/Baby delivery Social Worker inside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Mercy Hospital mission is to provide excellent clinical and residential services within a community of compassionate care. Their values include prayer, dignity, hospitality, justice, excellence and stewardship. Since 1874, the healthcare ministry of the Sisters of Mercy has touched millions of…

The neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, was chosen for this study due to the paucity of formal research on the topic and for the varying degrees of emotions between mothers of these special babies. To explain, there has been some degree of formal research on this subject. For example, a few studies have been published in the Journal of Perinatal Education. In one study, it is reported that mothers of NICU moms generally have a hard time forming a bond with their baby due to the separation at…