Newborn screening

learn how to handle challenging situations. I was able to shadow a mother and baby RN. I was able to take newborn vitals, feed newborns, change diapers, learn how to give newborn a bath, learn how to do newborn hearing screening, and learn how to properly care for a perineal tear. At the beginning, I was really nervous to perform some of the tasks because I felt that I might hurt the newborn since they are very tiny and fragile.…

Unmeet Need Here at Sacred Heart Hospital there is a dire need for education for the parents of premature and at risk newborns. Premature and at risk newborns must be handled very delicately because they are particularly fragile at this point of their lives. In order for a parent or family member to interact with the newborn they must be taught how because of their fragile state. The nurses are busy making sure the baby receives all the care it need in order to survive, therefore they do not…

part of normal flora be a killer of the newborns? Grampositive bacterium colonized in 25% of women is THE leading cause of blood infection, pneumonia and meningitis in newborns. GBS can cause babies to be miscarried, stillborn, or become very sick and sometimes even die after birth. Some GBS survivors have permanent handicaps such as blindness, deafness, mental challenges, and/or cerebral palsy. Because of the severity of a GBS infection in the newborn, treatment guidelines have been…

Human Genome Project in 2003, geneticists are now able to use genetic testing to match a genetic disorder with a specific location on a specific gene. There are seven main types of genetic tests that are used today. There is newborn screening, prenatal testing, carrier screening, pre-implantation testing, predictive testing, diagnostic testing and forensic testing. Each of these has a specific purpose and…

Disease Overview Type 1 or classic galactosemia is autosomal recessive disease that has the potential to become lethal. This disease causes the inability for newborns to process galactose within their liver. This can be fatal as rising levels of galactose within the body can be very toxic. Even individuals who survive the high level of galactose would obtain neurological damage. This disease has several variations, however, this particular manifestation is the result of gene that encode for…

Starting with the detection of diseases in newborns an example of genetic screenings success can be found from Phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU forms in approximately one out of twelve thousand live births. A child who hosts PKU shows no sign of problem at birth but if left untreated may suffer seizures and develop behavioral problems and mental retardation. PKU testing started in the 1960's and is now mandatory in the United States. Through this regulatory process PKU has practically been eliminated.…

Policies within an organization guide best practice for individual roles and responsibilities in addition to patient rules and responsibilities. State and Federal policies influence organizational policies. ABC Medical Center has an influence on patients on a micro level with policies they have in place. ABC Medical Centers Human Resources link available to employees allows for access to organizational policies. The Consent Guidelines Policy #7391.4 guides the Consent Policy #9653.5 for…

Testing The first step to finding cystic fibrosis in a newborn is through a mandatory newborn screening to help find babies with certain health conditions and then after you see symptoms, to do a sweat test. In that test, doctors use a stimulation to get the sweat glands to make sweat and finally, they see the chloride levels in the sweat to diagnose cystic fibrosis. Lifestyle People with cystic fibrosis are able to do normal things like go to work and school. They but also might have anxiety,…

care that includes “immunizations, screenings for common chronic and infectious diseases and cancers, clinical and behavioral interventions to manage chronic disease and reduce associated risks, and counseling to support healthy living and self-management of chronic disease” (Prevention). Currently CMS is featuring several health preventive initiatives designed at facing specific challenges in preventive care. The first of these is the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment…

challenges that present itself for an adult with hearing impartment. The issue that requires intervention is that there is a lack of involvement for infants with positive screenings for hearing impairment. Currently, 50% of infants aged 6 months and under with confirmed hearing loss were enrolled for intervention services. Only 50% of newborns who are screened for hearing loss, by no later than age 6 months are enrolled in appropriate intervention services, have audio-logic evaluation by age 3…