INDEPENDENT NURSE PRACTITIONER (INP) Introduction: A independent Nurse Practitioner (INP) is a registered nurse who has completed specific advanced nursing education (generally a master’s degree or doctoral degree‚ B.sc. or GNM) and training in the diagnosis and management of common as well as complex medical conditions. Nurse Practitioners provide a broad range of health care services. & independent nurse practitioners function independently without physician involvement. Definition : INDEPENDENT
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References: Beddoe‚ A. E. and Lee‚ K. A. (2008)‚ Mind-Body Interventions During Pregnancy. Journal of Obstetric‚ Gynecologic‚ & Neonatal Nursing‚ 37: 165–175. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2008.00218.x Beddoe‚ A Braveman‚ P.‚ Marchi‚ K.‚ Sarnoff‚ R.‚ Egerter‚ S.‚ Rittenhouse‚ R.‚ & Salganicoff‚ A. (2003). Promoting access to prenatal care: Lessons from the California
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References: Bacon‚ L. 2010. Involving supervisors of midwives in student education. British Journal of Midwifery 18 (5): 308-314. Baskett‚ T. 2004. Essential Management of Obstetric Emergencies. 4th ed. Bristol: Clinical Press Ltd. Bick‚ D. 2010. Communication Communication Communication. Midwifery 26: 377-378. Cluett‚ E.R. 2005. Using the Evidence to Inform Decisions. In: Decision Making in Midwifery Practice‚ edited by Raynor
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Psychosocial Aspects of Midwifery Care MW2222 Practicing midwives in our healthcare system today need to have an understanding of political and social factors of their practice in order to provide optimum service for the women and families in their care. The psychosocial needs of the individual should be considered‚ and midwives should contemplate external factors that may affect the woman’s health‚ pregnancy‚ outcome and their home lives. This is why the whole picture of a woman’s life should
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EFFECTIVENESS OF PROPHYLACTIC IRON AND FOLIC ACID IN PREVENTING MATERNAL ANEMIA AMONG VEGETARIANS-A CASE CONTROL STUDY INTRODUCTION: Anemia complicating pregnancy poses a considerable danger to pregnant women and the fetal outcomes. Maternal anemia is defined as presence of less than 9gm% of hemoglobin in blood (Van Hove et. al‚ 2000). There is a significant risk of premature delivery and miscarriage in anemic women. The fetus is also at risk for low birth weight and severe anemia
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http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pre-eclampsia/pages/introduction.aspx. Last accessed 5th Oct 2013. [5] Glinoer‚ Daniel. (2007). The importance of iodine nutrition during pregnancy. Public health nutrition. 10 (12)‚ 1542-1546. [6] Yale Health. (2009). Obstetrics/Prenatal Patients. [Online] Available: http://yalehealth.yale.edu/obstetricsprenatal-patients#About. Last accessed Oct 2013. [7] Murkoff‚ Heidi. (2005). Top Ten Benefits of Pregnancy Exercise. [Online] Available: http://www.whattoexpect.co.uk/
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Pregnancy‚ labor‚ and the period after birth are said to be the most significant life experience that a women and her partner will encounter. This period of one’s life consists of extreme physical and emotional transition with intense hormonal‚ physical‚ and biological changes‚ all of which can have a great effect on the mothers’ health (Zaudeerer‚ 2009). Postpartum is the period after birth‚ during this period approximately 13% of new mothers experience significant symptoms of depression‚ this is
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2005 from the World Wide Web: http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/pregnancyectopic.htm. Mattingly‚ R. (1977). Operative Gynecology. J. B. Lippincott Company. Prichard‚ J.‚ MacDonald‚ P.‚ & Gant N. (1932). Seventeenth Edition: Williams Obstetrics. Connecticut‚ Appleton-Century-Krofts. Speroff‚ L.‚ Glass‚ R.‚ & Kase‚ N. (1994). Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility. Maryland‚ Williams & Wilkins. Ectopic Pregnancy. (2005‚ March). Encyclopedia Britannica On-line. Retrieved March
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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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MSc in Cardiology 2010-2011-CVSM 5001 Basic Cardiology (28 Dec 2010) Objectives of this Lecture Termination of Pregnancy: Ethical and Practical Consideration Tam‚ Wing Hung Associate Professor Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology CUHK 1. Importance of pre‐conceptional counselling for patients with cardiac disease 2. Conditions for TOP 3. Legal aspect of TOP 4. Methods of TOP 5. Risk of TOP: specific to cardiac patient 6. An example of cardiomyopathy Physiological Changes • Increase in the intravascular volume
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