their licenses every 2-3 years. Step Three: Licensed RNs may apply to work in hospital labor and delivery units‚ clinics‚ physician offices‚ maternity centers‚ and birthing centers. Labor and delivery nurses may also be required to have knowledge of neonatal resuscitation and fetal monitoring. Some employers may require experience as a staff nurse prior to being hired as a labor and delivery nurse. Step Four: After meeting the required hours of work experience in labor and delivery‚ RNs may apply for
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A STUDY OF THE CAUSES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN RURAL AREAS IN UGANDA CASE STUDY: MITYANA HOSPITAL BY SEMPA FATUMAH 10/U/4724/BEK/PD A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTIC IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS OF KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY. FEBUARY 2012 List of acronyms ➢ MMR- Maternal Mortality Rate ➢ IMR
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Since I was a little girl my dream job was to be a Neonatal Nurse but as high school was coming to an end and college was approaching‚ I decided last minute to switch to Dental Hygiene. I chose not to major in nursing because the program seemed impossible to get into‚ and I wasn’t sure that I wanted to be a nurse for the rest of my life. Also if I were to be in a Nursing program I would have to do so much other tasks that are not involved with Neonatal Nursing that the time spent in college would be
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mother and baby are transferred to a mother-baby care unit room on floors 3‚ 4‚ or 5 for 40-44 hours Step 8 – If the birth mother has complications‚ she is taken to an operation room or ICU unit. Complications for the infant should be kept in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NIUC) before
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Transitioning from childhood to adulthood is a process. Sometimes this stage in life is marked with certain symbols to show that the process is complete. Most of the time it is an accomplishment that you or your family been waiting for you to complete. For some people it may be something as little as winning a football championship and for others it could be graduating college. In my case junior year of high school would set the mark. Receiving my certified nursing assistant license was the most
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Durward 2001). However the question that we may wish to consider is ‘what is normal in a neonatal who is undergoing major physiological adaptations to extra uterine life (Blackburn and Loper‚ 1993) ? How as midwives can we fulfil this expectation of norm‚ when there is‚ as Hall (1999) suggests no confirmation of normality available ? Nevertheless a thorough search of the literature suggests that the neonatal examination is universally accepted as ‘good practice’‚ and any deviation from this practice
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INTRODUCTION Iodine deficiency disorders are still very much prevalent in the world today. Two billion people‚ estimated by the WHO‚ still lack a sufficient level of iodine in their diets which leads to a range of disorders known as iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). So what is iodine? Iodine is an essential micronutrient in the diet which is used by the thyroid gland (located in the throat) to produce thyroid hormones which help control the body’s metabolism. The two most important thyroid
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P.‚ Haas‚ J.‚ Salman‚ L.‚ & Larson‚ E. L. (2006‚ August). Impact of staffing on bloodstream infections in the neonatal intensive care unit. JAMA Pediatrics‚ 160(8)‚ 832-836. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.160.8.832 Montalvo‚ I. (2007‚ September). The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI). The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing‚ 12(3). Retrieved
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The word jaundice is derived from a French word called as jaune‚ which means yellow. It is a very common condition which is seen in newborn babies which can be treated by exposing them to sunlight. It is also known as yellow skin or eyes disease. It turns your skin‚ mucous membranes‚ sclera (the white of your eyes) into a single yellow color. This yellow pigment which is seen on your skin is due to bilirubin which is a byproduct of old red blood cells. If you are affected by jaundice consider it
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Infant Mortality in the United States Trends in infant mortality are considered to be a barometer of technology and an accurate indicator of the health of a society. Despite technological excellence and numerous social programs offered throughout the country‚ the infant mortality rate (IMR) in the United States continues to be a national concern. For many‚ "infant mortality" brings to mind the deprivation and poverty found in third world countries. Yet in the United States
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