Neonatal intensive care unit

It is seen more frequently in women who have sick infants that stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), in fact mothers of premature infants are 40 percent more likely to develop PPD. This type of depression has severe negative consequences that not only affect the mother but also could have an affect on the child. Symptoms of postpartum…

Is it possible to grow human fetuses outside a mother’s womb? The idea that was once a fantasy in the realm of 1932’s novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, in which human fetuses gestated inside the test tubes; is no longer a simple LSD trip the author had when he conceived this story, but now part of our reality (Paula Mejia, Fetuses in Artificial Wombs: Medical Marvel or Misogynist Malpractice? page 1). So, foregoing of having test tubes, the scientist has created a womb out of endometrial…

expected readmission rates (2,3,4). From 2015 onwards the Dutch Inspectorate of Public Health included hospital readmission rates as one of the indicators to assess patient safety (1). The validity of hospital readmissions as an indicator of quality of care depends on the extent that readmissions are avoidable(5). A readmission is potentially preventable if it is considered to be clinically related to the previous (initial) admission and if there is a reasonable expectation that it could have…

Ectopic Pregnancy Pregnancy takes place when an egg travels out of the ovaries and down one of the fallopian tubes joins with a sperm, becomes fertilized, then travels to the uterus where it grows for the remainder of the pregnancy. However, there are times where the fertilized egg does not make it to the uterus to grow and instead it begins to grow elsewhere, this is called an Ectopic Pregnancy. Ectopic Pregnancy basically means “an out-of-place pregnancy”. About 1-2% of pregnancies are…

After receiving unknown organism #14, many tests were performed to discover the identity. After running a variety of tests, my results led me to believe that my unknown organism was Klebsiella pneumoniae. K. pneumonia produced a negative-rod gram stain. My organism, K. pneumoniae, tested positive for the three main carbohydrates, glucose, lactose, and sucrose. After running tests on these carbohydrates, a pH indicator color change from red to yellow signified a positive result, while remaining…

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is when a child is born addicted to drugs because mother does drugs during pregnancy and then experiences symptoms of drug withdrawal syndrome (Lee, 2014). Neonatal is of or relating to a newborn child (mammal) (Farlex, 2016). Abstinence is the practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something (2016). Syndrome…

For this paper, I will be writing an annotated bibliography for the primary research sources that I am using to complete my PICO brochure. The PICO topic I am using is on the topic of the safety of intermittent fetal monitoring in low risk maternity patients. Source One The International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (IJOG) is a journal that publishes articles in the area of obstetrics and gynecology. They focus on research on international matters. The article I chose from the IJOG is:…

caring means as a nurse. To develop this theory, Swanson studied women in three separate perinatal contexts: women who had miscarried, parents with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, and socially at risk-mothers. When studying these groups, Swanson interviewed each research participant after they had received their nursing care to ask them what constituted caring in their situation. From these interviews, data was gathered and analyzed, and five caring processes were identified.…

Did you know that 353,000 babies are born every day and that every day a mother looks at their newborn and cry in joy?Today you might be getting into fights with your mom, but do you ever think about all the things she had to do for you before you were even born? Courage is when a person is able to go through something hard or go through challenging things with a strong will to conquer the challenge even if they know they might fail.My mom is the definition of courage because she has had to go…

I was able to work at Doctors Medical Center, third floor south; which are manly elderly people. I did enjoy my experience on the third floor but I would not want to work with elderly people anytime soon. I am currently working at NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) with sick or premature newborns. I get to see C-sections and it warms my heart seeing the newborns and getting the news that there are no complications. This has made me want to pursue my goal to become a Pediatrician even…