Neonatal intensive care unit

incurred also range from 30 to 34 billion US dollars. It is interesting to note that a majority of these infections can be avoided by practicing health hygiene. Claims that proper hand hygiene practices do help to reduce infections related to health care are supported by evidences that can be termed as critical epidemiologic. Organizations such as the World Health…

hardworking man, started to cry. None of us has ever seen him cry before, which made us cry even more. My brother was a blessing to everyone. Once everyone left, the nurse told us Rylan was abnormally cold so they had to take him to the NICU, neonatal intensive care unit, to treat him so he could go home as scheduled. Everyone was nervous, having a baby in NICU was not the best thing. My mom just wanted to sleep, her eyes had black rings around them and she could…

In vitro fertilization (IVF) has revolutionized the treatment of infertility in women over the last fifty years. This process requires removing eggs from a woman’s body and fertilizing them with sperm outside of the body: in vitro. Babies born from this procedure are commonly referred to as “test tube babies.” The idea of IVF has been around for a very long time, but was not able to be implemented successfully until the discovery of sperm capacitation in the early 1950s. However, even after this…

After graduating from Central Texas College, in 1996, with a certificate in Health Information Management, I began working as a transcriptionist for a small psychiatric practice. In this position I was responsible for covering the front desk and transcribing dictated reports. I remained in this position for about four months before moving to Seattle later that year. Upon my return to Seattle, I worked for about a year with Good Samaritan Mental Health Services as a front office receptionist…

Having recently completed the largest expansion projects in its history, Summerlin Hospital Medical Center now includes pediatric care services to their Pediatric Care Unit (PCU), advanced cardiac and surgical procedures such as open heart and robotic surgery services. The expansion also included the addition of a six-story tower that contains 173 additional private patient rooms, an expanded emergency…

in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit), or you have a sick or colicky baby, and generally if you just tend to have a lot of stress in your life. Most women usually expect the days and weeks following the birth of their child to be a happy time. New moms do not usually plan for the stresses and responsibility that a new baby brings they don’t plan to have a baby up screaming all hours of the nights for no apparent reason or to have troubles feeding, burping, or changing. Taking care of a…

course that teaches such things as accountability, staff development, conflict management, teamwork, how to develop a vision for the department and/or organization, and finances. This course will be completed in January of 2017. My career in health care service delivery spans over 20 years and has allowed me to grow in many areas. I became interested in administration, not because it was a natural progression to the next level. A teacher once told me that I should strive to be a change agent…

collecting and analyzing millions of data points from a neonatal intensive care unit, one study was able to identify factors, like slight changes in body temperature and heart rate serve as early warnings signs an infection may be taking root” ( “Fact Sheet” ). Although doctors use their patients’ privacy, it helps prevent diseases from developing any further. It also helps doctors notice the signs of a disease “taking root,” allowing doctors to take care of people at an early stage.…

Katrina struck the city. Time, space, communication, and identity are portrayed throughout the book. These four factors are important in inter-ethnic relationships between patients and health care providers. Being able to identify these factors in a clinical setting, health care providers can provide more efficient care for all patients. Time Time is an important factor throughout the crisis. For instance, an anesthesiologist Paul Primeaux was at the helipad and gave a friendly…

Pam still smokes, has a stressful job, and is a mother of 3 children it is possible her blood pressure may be high. Pre-eclampsia is having high blood pressure while being pregnant and “is associated with increased risk of preterm birth, neonatal intensive care unit admissions and fetal death” (Kuhrt). Although Pam is at a normal healthy…