Newborn screening

Interview: Sickle cell anemia (SCD) is a special form of anemia which is inherited from the parents to the sons, and in which the shape of red blood cells (RBCs) is changed, usually the red blood cells is shaped like round discs, but in sickle cell anemia the red blood cells are shaped like crescent moons, or sickles that leads to the not enough healthy red blood cells which become unable to carry adequate amount of oxygen to the different body organs. Normally the red blood cells are round and…

In the year 1989, the daughter of Renee and David Abshire died at the age of three to an incurable inheritable disease known as Tay- Sachs. The couple believed they would never have baby again, however, in the year 1994 the couple introduced to the world a completely healthy baby by the name of Brittany Nicole Abshire. Brittany was a special child. She was the first child in the world to be successfully screened for the incurable disease Tay-Sachs using the genetic testing method of…

During this trimester the parents will be offered genetic testing and a Down’s Syndrome screening. The foetus’ fingernails and toenails begin to grow and the sweat glands appear. The cerebrum part of the brain begins to expand and the foetus starts having reflexes. The skin is translucent. The foetus begins to grow some body hair and the myelination…

Community Health Philosophy Bhumika Chaudhari Nebraska Wesleyan University Sep 29 2015 The concept of community health nurse is the provision of nursing care for collective people, bound in relationships that are called families, other groups, aggregates, and communities (Holzemer and Klainberg, 2014). Proving nursing care to the clients in community involves additional responsibility of caring for the client as a nurse in community setting. Nurse has that caring nature that she has to apply…

nutritious choices for newborn children, and kids up to age of five. Participants of the WIC program are low-wage people, who are healthfully in danger. WIC’s mission is to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on…

In the photo shown, a neonatal nurse is feeding an infant in the NICU. He was in the third level of the NICU. Although he wasn’t premature, he did have some severe complications. His mother had gestational diabetes, once the cord was cut, the infant’s blood dropped quickly therefore his body couldn’t regulate his blood sugar on his own. The nurses noticed he wasn’t eating so they began to feed him through a tube until he could eat on his own. The infant was also having trouble breathing thus…

parent is unable or unwilling to care for the child and has not made adequate provision for the child's care;  The eldest child appears to be “parentified” and taken on an active role in caring for her siblings. o She (eldest child) has left the newborn on a counter unattended o She had to feed the baby watered down potato chips for nourishment o She makes her siblings lunches for school o She is responsible for the majority if not all of the housekeeping Section 13 (1) (k) if the child has…

the nursing profession is based upon is the value of caring. Caring is a value that I saw used in every situation and experience that I saw while in this clinical rotation. One specific example that I remember vividly was during the time where the newborn I was assigned was upset to be in the nursery and away from her mother. In order to do the hearing screen properly, the baby had to stop crying and fussing around. To calm her, the nurse held…

Blood donation is a safe process as sterile needles are used only once on a patient and is then discarded afterwards. Therefore people should not worry about getting AIDS. It is also a simple three-step process consisting of screening(where the donor is asked to complete and show his or her ID card, then the donor is asked some health story questions then temperature, blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin are checked to ensure donor’s blood is safe to use.), donating (where the…

their child’s disease. What would you say? She would first need to know that PKU is treatable. Treatment of PKU consists of restriction of phenylalanine from the diet in order to maintain toxic levels and some common foods are milk and eggs (Newborn Screening, 2013). Supplementation with other amino acids is essential. Treatment is lifelong and patient must adhere to treatment plan to prevent complications especially individuals who are pregnant. Noncompliance in pregnant women can cause…