Culture guides our thinking‚ being‚ and becomes a part of who we. Awareness of cultural diversity is important in all levels of nursing because as nurses we recognize the need for respect and acknowledgement of the entirety of all human beings‚ despite race‚ culture‚ ethnicity‚ religion and heritage. In today’s world contemporary health care setting includes both professionals and patients with diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. In such situations‚ professional nurses in order to provide
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Doctors advise pregnant woman who are using drugs to substitute their drug of choice with methadone treatment because the baby can suffer from severe withdrawal symptoms in the womb. Doctors will closely examine the mother and baby. It is much better for the soon to be mother to be on methadone rather than any other drug because it is less stress on the baby. Some states offer residential treatment‚ homes for the homeless in severe cases. One specific program offers sterilization for men and women
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Preeclampsia‚ also known as toxemia is a complication that occurs in pregnancy‚ usually in women 20 weeks pregnant or more. Preeclampsia is characterized by an increase in blood pressure in women whose blood pressure has been previously normal. Even just a slight rise in blood pressure may be an indication of this condition. Preeclampsia can also cause damage to other organ systems‚ often the kidneys. If it is left untreated‚ it can then lead to some serious complications which could possibly
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A pregnant women and her unborn baby are sensitive to the effects of our environment‚ this include drugs‚ disease and stress. One of the legal drugs that exist is nicotine. Through smoking‚ nicotine is readily absorbed from tobacco smoke in the mouth‚ upper respiratory tract and lungs into the blood stream in which they are carried to all parts of the body (Fried & Oxorn 1980‚ p. 26). Nicotine‚ carbon monoxide and other toxic substance of tobacco smoke is dangerous during pregnancy. Smoking during
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Reference Atkinson‚ J. (2006). Private and Public Protection: Civil Mental Health Legislation. Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press. Fisher‚ J. A. (2006). Procedural Misconceptions and Informed Consent: Insights from Empirical Research on the Clinical Trials Industry. Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal‚ 16(3): 251-268. Flint‚ C. (1991). "Continuity of care Provided by a Team of Midwives. The Know-your-Midwife Scheme"‚ in S. Robinson & A. M. Thompson‚ Midwives Research and Childbirth. London: Chapman
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Becoming a parent is a life changing decision and for some‚ it can be very difficult to have a child of their own. There are many different options‚ from adoption to in-vitro fertilization. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention‚ 6.7 million women between the ages of 15-44 are infertile in the United States. The joy of becoming a mother is a blessing and many of these women end up searching for other alternatives. There has been much debate on the concept of surrogate motherhood
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Diagnosis The assigned clinical experienced was an opportunity to meet and interact with a patient that was scheduled to have a cesarean and to obtain a history. The Patient‚ T is a 27 year old female who is a Multipara and has a history of marijuana use‚ HPV‚ Abnormal Pap smear‚ CIN changes‚ and anxiety with depression. This patient is blood type A‚ RH and G Betta negative. She is also Rubella immune. The first baby was delivered via cesarean at 40 weeks‚ due to fetal distress and cord entanglement
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“Depression is among the most disabling disorders for women in their childbearing years.” (O’Hara‚ 2009) Postpartum depression is not something just to throw over your shoulders and worry about later. It’s a serious illness that needs attention right after the baby is born and even before the baby is born. With over three million cases per year in the United States‚ it’s not known to why this happens to women. Postpartum depression can be anywhere between moderate to severe depression in women
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Isles Bury - 1998 "One more push‚ Queen Esmeralda!" the doctor instructs. She does as he says and he lays a baby on her chest. "It’s a girl!" the doctor says. "Franklin‚ it’s a girl. She here’s‚" Esmeralda says as she wiped happy tears away. She gives her a kiss on the forehead and smiles. Franklin brings a woven blanket made from thick white yarn. Esmeralda hands the baby to him. He lays her down and puts a diaper on her. "First diaper‚" he whispers as he straps it. He swaddles
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Also known as toxemia is a pregnancy complication that can only be resolved by delivering the fetus. The mother’s BP is elevated‚ there is protein in her urine‚ and her organs are being damaged. Preeclampsia usually is diagnoses post 20 weeks gestation which is the age of a viable fetus. If a diagnosis is made earlier than 20 weeks the mother and her physician must decide whether the wait or deliver. Waiting until the fetus is viable is highly dangerous due to the fact that preeclampsia leads
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