Table 21-2 SUMMARY OF NEWBORN ASSESSMENT *MCH pages 479-473 | NORMAL | ABNORMAL (POSSIBLE CAUSES) | NURSING CONSIDERATIONS | Initial AssessmentAssess for obvious problems first. If infant is stable and has no problems that require immediate attention‚ continue with complete assessment. | Vital Signs | TemperatureAxillary: 36.5– 37.5°C (97.7 – 99.5°F).Axilla is preferred site. | Decreased (cold environment‚ hypoglycemia‚ infection‚ CNS problem). Increased (infection‚ environment to warm)
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Running Head: Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Abstract For my research topic‚ I chose environmental problems in prenatal development. I chose this topic because I have a great interest in prenatal development and the care the mother provides that will negatively affect the fetus while it is still developing. Learning about the problems that occur will be an enormous advantage with my future career in nursing. Throughout my
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Progeria 2014 Progeria Submitted To: Ms. Sasmita Swain Submitted by: Aiswarya Mishra BASS 2nd year Roll no 4 Tata Institute of Social Sciences 1 Progeria 2014 Content Introduction 3 Rationale 4 Objective 5 What is progeria 6 Causes 6 Symptoms 8 Treatment 9 Mental condition of children suffering from progeria 11 Mental condition of the family of the patient 11 Some progeria patients 12 Case study 13 Discussion
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EFFECTS OF ATTACHMENT ON EARLY AND LATER DEVELOPMENT There is no doubt that early experience influences later development. This influence could account for individual differences in many aspects such as cognition‚ behaviour‚ social skills‚ emotional responses and personality. Some developmentalists assert that early experience guarantees long-term developmental outcomes or protects against subsequent trauma (Sroufe and Jacobvitz‚ 1989). Early experiences‚ especially emotionally or affectively charged
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“The spirit of sport is the celebration of the human spirit‚ the body and the mind. Doping is contrary to the spirit of sport‚ erodes public confidence and jeopardises the health and well-being of athletes.” -World Anti-Doping Agency. Performance-enhancing drugs are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans(Wikipedia‚2017). When it comes to performance-enhancing drugs in athletics‚ there are mixed views from whether or not it should be allowed. Cycling‚ athletics
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Professional Frameworks in Counselling. Difference and Diversity Assignment. Assignment 5. Unit 2. Counselling in a Diverse Society. D/601/7630 Learning Outcome One. 1.1. Using examples‚ evaluate the relevance of the following in the counselling process:- stereotyping‚ language issues‚ different belief systems‚ family structures‚ family life experiences. Stereotyping. Stereotyping is a natural human activity that counsellors and therapists also do. The value of a stereotype is that it can provide
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The Endocrine System FOCUS: The endocrine system is one of the major regulatory systems in the body‚ along with the nervous system. However‚ the endocrine system responds more slowly‚ and has a longer-lasting‚ more general effect on the body than the nervous system. Endocrine tissues internally produce hormones which are released into the blood‚ where they are carried to target tissue and produce a response. Some hormones bind to receptors on the surface of the cell membrane‚ producing permeability
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Chapter 39 Diuretics Open-Book Quiz‚ Chapter 39 1. Three uses of diuretics include treatment of hypertension‚ mobilization of edematous fluid‚ and used to prevent renal failure. 2. Aldosterone is the principal mineralocorticoid of the adrenal cortex; it stimulates reabsorption of sodium from the distal cortex. 3. Most diuretics share the same basic mechanism of action: they block sodium and chloride reabsorption. The greatest diuresis is produced by those drugs whose site of action
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Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood I. Physical Development A. Skeletal Growth: Between 2 and 6‚ 45 new epiphyses (cartilage to bone growth centers) form and are used to determine skeletal age 1) Teeth: girls tend to lose teeth earlier‚ malnutrition delays their development‚ and obesity accelerates the process a) Exposure to smoke triples the likelihood of tooth decay b) 30% of U.S. preschoolers have tooth decay (60% by age 18) due to poor diet and inadequate healthcare
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Final EXAM 1 Arthritides and Arthropathies To provide a method to logically exercise approach the radiographic findings in arthritis Categories of Bone Disease- common abbreviation is CATBITES C: Congenital (Normal finding) – achondroplasia‚ dwarfism‚ etc A: Arthritides – arthritis‚ spondylitis‚ etc T: Trauma – fractures‚ etc B: Hematological (blood) – osteonocrosis‚ sickle cell‚ thallesemia I: Infection – pyogenic infection‚ TB‚ staph‚ etc T: Tumors - malignancies E: Endocrine‚ metabolic
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