Prenatal diagnosis

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is one of the major concerns prenatal medicine is facing. It’s a huge problem, which needs to be stop. The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome states "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the name given to a group of physical and mental birth defects that are the direct result of a woman's drinking during pregnancy". Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the only disease that is one hundred percent preventable if the mother refrains from drinking while pregnant. Drinking liquor at…

Working on a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in a large teaching hospital, there is a complex system of health care workers that make up the team assigned to a patient. Intern’s, resident’s, fellow’s, attending’s, new nurses, experienced nurses and other health care providers are all a part of a patient’s care team. The parents of these children tend to be available and present for the greater part of every day and they want to be part of the team caring for their child. Empowering parents goes a…

“The nursing process is a systematic method that directs the nurse” through various steps in caring for patients (Taylor, 2011). The nursing process has five parts consisting of assessment, analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. These parts are not always as separate as they may seem. Sometimes some of the various parts are done simultaneously. All the parts work as a unit to strive to bring the patient to the healthiest state for that patient. The nursing process is based on a loop…

currently one of the accepted causes of a painful foot condition known as Morton 's neuroma [MN] (Rout et al., 2009). For this week 's discussion, the author wishes to discuss the two diagnostic imaging commonly employed by clinicians in confirming the diagnosis for MN. The research article by Fazal, Khan, and Thomas (2012) shall serve as the springboard for the discussion on the use of ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in MN. Fazal et al. (2012) characterized MN as a…

M.G. is a 10-year old African American female presenting to the clinic with her mother. She is clean and intact, well nourished and in no apparent distress. She has been getting allergy shots due to eczema, but the mother wishes to stop them due to lack of improvement in her condition. She had been prescribed with tea tree oils, which she used twice daily until it ran out three months ago. She has also been having daily baths with dove and herbal soaps and bath salts twice a week. She has also…

Wall of Silence Journal Entry One Medical errors occur every day whether it is from a nurse or physician and because of it’s occurrence, it is publicized and raises concern in the community. My level of awareness was little despite hearing stories on social media and from people around me. As I became a nursing student, I realized that medical errors happen more often from common mistakes that are preventable and nothing is done to solve it. Gibson and Singh (2003) mentioned, “hospitals and…

Culturally Appropriate Care Planning Tabytha Balash Ohio University  Culturally Appropriate Care Planning It has been stated for several years, that our society is a melting pot, made up of different cultures and sub-cultures. Due to the large number of cultures in today’s society, it is impossible to know or understand every culture and sub-cultures beliefs, and practices. Nursing care, like our society, has become more culturally diverse, causing nurses to adapt their assessment skills to…

In many healthcare settings, different healthcare professionals tend to come together to treat patients. This is especially true for those needing preventative measures to avoid injuries, or to rehabilitate after an injury has occurred. For example, someone who has suffered a shoulder injury at work might go to the doctor’s office where they see a nurse, and their physician, who then refers them to a physical therapist (PT). For any healthcare setting with different professionals working…

diagnoses could be ineffective protection related to an abusive father as evidence by past history of abuse and current bruising. An actual nursing diagnosis could be impaired verbal communication related to the trauma of the abusive incident as evidence by unusual behavior, lack of eye contact, and denial of the incident. A potential nursing diagnosis is a risk for other-directed violence related to an abusive father becoming angrier. Finally, a collaborative problem would be risk for…

Wall of Silence Journal 1 Describe your level of awareness of the prevalence of medical errors before this course and reading part 1. The healthcare field is one of the utmost respected fields one could work in. Nurses are the most trusted workers in the country and are expected to advocate and protect their patients. Nurses also spend most of their time at work administering medications which plays a key role in the reduction of medication errors. My idea of medical errors has been based off…