of religion‚ family‚ loyalty‚ compassion and honesty. It also taught me that all things worthwhile require hard work. Becoming a Neonatal Nurse through school will prove challenging and intense‚ but has the lifelong reward of a career that has meaning and value to me. My goal is to become a Neonatal nurse specialist to obtain professional‚ hands on experiences in Neonatal care units. My interest in nursing started when I was 6 years old‚ when I volunteered to help my aunt at the clinic she worked
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the brain (2). The bacteria can cause diarrhea‚ septicemia‚ neonatal meningitis‚ and brain abscesses (3). Many of these infections and diseases lead to fatality (3). Depending on the infection developed from C. freundii‚ a variety of different symptoms can be developed. The first is diarrhea‚ in which toxins from C. freundii are found within the gastronomical tract (4). The most common symptoms of C. freundii are those related to neonatal meningitis (5). Fever‚ an altered sensorium‚ and rushed breathing
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article went into how eighty full-term newborns were followed from 3 days until 6 years. Neonatal behavior was assessed by the Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale at 3 days postpartum‚ infant mental and psychomotor development was assessed by the Bayley Scales for Infant Development at 4 and 12 months‚ and child intelligence was assessed by the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence at 6 years. Neonatal general irritability was the predictor of mental development at 12 months. Self-regulation
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Abstract Sepsis remains one of the most deadly diseases in the country. According to the literature‚ a majority of sepsis cases filter though the Emergency department. The diagnosis and treatment of sepsis are complex and the barriers to improving these things are even more intricate but the fact remains that improvement of sepsis care begins in the ED. Early recognition of sepsis using the SIRS criteria followed by multidisciplinary rapid response diagnostic testing and treatment are the keys to
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A NICU nurse is a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse. These nurses take care of either premature babies or babies that are born that need medical attention right away. Nurses working in this unit will be giving the baby oxygen if needed and feed the intravenously also if needed
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and the ability to keep cool and calm in a highly stressed environment. The different areas in the ED. The ED consist of many different area assigned to treat different level acuity of patients. The areas that are present in my ED are: Resuscitation Room or “Resus” (P1) – this is the area where the most critically injured and seriously ill patients will be cared for in individual panels. The staff to patient ration usually will be about two patients to one nurse. The ED is equippped to treat
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Persons who are infected with Bloodborne Pathogens such as Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) may not show symptoms and may not know they are infectious. For this reason‚ all blood and body fluids should be considered Infectious‚ and all precautions should be taken to avoid contact. This simple rule is known as "Universal Precautions." Bloodborne Pathogens can be transmitted when blood or infectious body fluids come in contact with mucous membranes (eyes‚ nose‚ and mouth);
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hospitalares. Diabetes gestacional. Análise custo-benefício. Custos de cuidados de saúde. Custos e análise de custo. abstract CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Pregnancies complicated by diabetes are associated with increased numbers of maternal and neonatal complications. Hospital costs increase according to the type of care provided. This study aimed to estimate the cost-benefit relationship and social profitability ratio of hospitalization‚ compared with outpatient care‚ for pregnant women with
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NURSES’ ROLE TOWARDS THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS The United Nation’s member states Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for 2015 include reducing maternal and neonatal mortality rates‚ infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Significant progress has been made and the member states particularly developing countries made substantial headway so far in attaining these goals. In the Philippines‚ one of the main reasons for the country’s relentless pursuit of ensuring access
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WHO model formulary‚ 2004 . Geneva: World Health Organization‚ 2004. Print. 18. Milne‚ George W. A.. Gardner ’s commercially important chemicals: synonyms‚ trade names‚ and properties. Hoboken‚ N.J.: Wiley-Interscience‚ 2005. Print. 19. Neonatal formulary 5 . 5th ed. Malden‚ Mass.: Blackwell Pub.‚ 2007. Print. 20. Page‚ C. P.‚ and Peter J. Barnes. Pharmacology and therapeutics of asthma and COPD . Berlin: Springer‚ 2004.
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