Transcathter Management for Neonatal Coarctation Coarctation of the aorta usually affects the aortic aspect of the insertion of the ductus arteriosus (Isthmus). Theoretically‚ it might be explained by a abnormal migration of the ductal smooth muscle cells into the periductal area in early the fetal life. This theory can explain the narrowing and constriction of the aorta in the periductal area. 1 Balloon angioplasty has been used for managing coarctation since early 1980s. There is strong evidence
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Neonatal Nurse Normally‚ when people think of nurse who are not familiar with health care careers‚ think of someone who takes care of the elderly or with adults in the hospital. What many people don’t know that there are several different kinds of nurses in the medical field. Personally‚ I would love to be a neonatal nurse. A Neonatal Nurse is a Nurse specializes with infants who are severely ill or born prematurely and need intensive care. A Neonatal Nurses job duties and responsibilities go way
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Jaundice in Newborns Jaundice is caused by an increase in blood levels of bilirubin‚ which is a waste product made when haemoglobin in red blood cells is broken down. Newborn babies have immature liver enzymes and are unable to chemically transform (metabolise) this bilirubin effectively for later excretion. Babies who are born underweight and those born to diabetic mothers are particularly likely to become jaundiced. Physiological Jaundice A natural build-up of unmetabolised bilirubin is
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settings” ("Neonatal Nurse Practitioner."). There are many different levels in the neonatal field such as level one being just taking care of healthy infants. These days now it has started to decrease because if they are healthy they are more likely to be in the room with their mothers. Level two on the other hand the nurses are having to be more in demand because at this level they are dealing with premature and sick babies and they need more attention. Lastly level
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Nurses play an intricate role in neonatal end-of-life care. While providing care to a family who has made the difficult decision to allow natural death of their infant‚ nurses must be sensitive‚ compassionate and astute to their various needs. Furthermore‚ nurses must recognize the profound impact the time surrounding an infant’s death has on the psychological‚ emotional‚ and physical health of the parents‚ siblings‚ grandparents as well as other members of the family. A holistic nursing approach
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6 Neonatal fluid management Isabelle Murat‚ MD‚ PhD *‚ Alexis Humblot‚ MD‚ Laure Girault‚ MD‚ Federica Piana‚ MD Department of Anesthesia‚ Hôpital d’Enfants Armand Trousseau‚ 26 avenue du Dr Arnold Netter‚ 75571 Paris‚ Cedex 12‚ France Keywords: blood transfusion colloid crystalloids fluid therapy hypoglycaemia hyperglycaemia neonate Perioperative fluid management in paediatrics has been the subject of many controversies in recent years‚ but fluid management in the neonatal period
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(Davis‚ et. al.‚ 1997). This portfolio has been written as a part of the Post Graduate diploma in neonatal intensive Care nursing. The author will begin by providing an overview of reflection and mention the models used to guide this process. For the purpose of reflection the essay shall be written in the first person. I will reflect on one specific incident that I encountered in my experience as a neonatal nurse in one of the maternity hospitals which‚ I will analyse and discuss how it affected my practice
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degree‚ I plan on applying to the nursing program and obtain my bachelor’s degree. You may be asking yourself what exactly is a neo-natal nurse? Well a neo-natal nurse are advanced practice nurses that care for premature and sick newborn in the neonatal intensive care‚ emergency rooms‚ specialty clinics and delivery rooms. They require we give our patients constant attention and we serve as their primary caregivers to premature or ill newborns. The nursing program is in such great demand nowadays
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United States.” Nann.org states that “Neonatal nursing is a subspecialty of nursing that works with newborn infants born with a variety of problems ranging from prematurity‚ birth defects‚ infection‚ cardiac malformations‚ and surgical problems. The neonatal period is defined as the first month of life; however‚ these newborns are often sick for months.” Overall‚ neonatal nurses are very helpful when it comes to preterm babies. I know that becoming a Neonatal Nurse will take a lot of hard work; therefore
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I have always been interested in becoming a nurse‚ because of its versatility. More specifically I have been interested in becoming a neonatal nurse. I have been interested in becoming a neonatal nurse‚ because I have always loved being around babies. There is no other profession where I will have an opportunity to save lives‚ which is why I consider neonatal nursing to be a great career choice‚ because of the ability it gives me to work in my dream job. There are many other careers that exists and
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