Chapter 7 High-Risk Antepartum Nursing Pre-gestational Complications For some women‚ pregnancy represents significant risk because it is superimposed on preexisting illness Cardiovascular Disorders Classifications Risks for woman Risks for newborn Assessment findings Management Nursing actions Cardiovascular Disorders Congenital heart disease is becoming more common as more women are surviving into their reproductive years. Stuff you already know: Normal heart
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(Pgs 37-40) Chapter 4 Conception and Fetal Development (Pgs 45-63) Chapter 7 Families with special reproductive concerns (Infertility) (Pgs 115-129) Chapter 9 Physical & Psychologic Changes of Pregnancy (Pgs 158-171) Chapter 10 Antepartum Nursing Assessment Chapter 11 The Expectant Family Needs and Care(Pgs 195-208)Chapter 13 Adolescent Pregnancy 1. List 5 hormones that are part of the hypothalamic-pituitary cycle and the function of these hormones in the menstrual cycle. Estrogens-control
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Rosdahl and Kowalski TEXTBOOK OF BASIC NURSING PART C – Nursing Throughout the Life Cycle CHAPTERS: Unit 10 The High-Risk Newborn New Terminology ABO incompatibility anencephaly choanal atresia cleft lip cleft palate congenital endotracheal tube epispadias erythroblastosis fetalis esophageal atresia exstrophy galactosemia high-risk newborn hydrocephalus hyperbilirubinemia hypospadias New
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High Risk Pregnancy -pregnant with a concurrent medical disease -with pregnancy related complication -presence of external factor that jeopardizes the health of the mother‚ the fetus‚ or both [pic] Candidiasis (Moniliasis) INCIDENCE: • 75% of women will have at least 1 episode of VVC with 40-45% having 2 or more episodes ETIOLOGIC AGENT: • Candida albicans‚ Candida glabrata MODE OF TRANSMISSION normal flora of the skin & vagina not considered
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On April 4‚ 2017 I had attended a weekly risk management meeting with my nurse manager Linda. I must say that this meeting was a very informative meeting. As we know‚ risk management is a very important department to have throughout each health care facility. They ensure safety for both the nurse and patient. When ask how risk management relates to nursing I was able to discover that risk management relates to nursing by identifying and eliminating potential safety hazards which thereby reducing
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High Risk Pregnancy- is one in which a concurrent disorder‚ pregnancy related complications or external factor jeopardizes the health of the woman‚ the fetus or both. Complications with POWER Dystocia- can arise from any of the four main component of the labor process: Power‚ Passenger‚ Passageway and Pysche. -defined as a long‚ difficult‚ abnormal labor. Causes -Power: dysfunctional labor -Passageway: alterations in pelvic structure - Passenger: fetal
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End of Nursing Degree Reflection Reflecting upon the last three years on this course I feel I have developed my nursing skills and knowledge to a high standard‚ I feel I have also changed as a person. I have had the chance to have experiences upon my placements which will remain with me throughout my nursing career‚ I have had the support from all my mentors whilst on practice and have thoroughly enjoyed all of my placements. I feel I have always linked theory into practice whilst on placements
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Bulletin Number 9‚ October 1999) Antepartum Fetal Surveillance The goal of antepartum fetal surveillance is to prevent fetal death. Antepartum fetal surveillance techniques based on assessment of fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns have been in clinical use for almost four decades and are used along with real-time ultrasonography and umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry to evaluate fetal well-being. Antepartum fetal surveillance techniques are routinely used to assess the risk of fetal death in pregnancies
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Why have I chosen nursing for my current career path? I have lots of reason for choosing Nursing. However the first one that comes to my mind is my children. I want to be able to provide a financially stable environment for my family. Second it is something that I have always wanted to do sense I was in high school. I also feel that I have some great qualities that would work in my favor. I am a very kind and patient woman and have had to deal with a lot of things thrown at me at once and deal with
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High-Risk Family Assessment and Health Promotion NUR/542 Sandra Brown 09/22/2014 High-Risk Family Assessment and Health Promotion Assessment is the first step of the nursing process and a basic nursing skill. Sadly‚ there are too many nurses who fail to realize that addressing the family needs are as important as addressing the needs of the individual patient and that assessment should extend beyond the patient to the entire family unit. This is especially crucial when working with
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