would enjoy doing for the rest of my life‚ or until retirement. What should I do now? What do I need to do to get there at this point in time? For a few years now‚ I have been considering a career in neonatal nursing or a career in pediatric psychology. As of today‚ I think that a career as a neonatal nurse practitioner would be better suited for me. As a pediatric psychologist‚ I would help children with their decision-making and social skills which will help them be successful in their day to day
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The purpose of this assignment is to explore the issue surrounding screening and examination of the new born from birth. The article will look at why we perform this examination following birth and will pay particular attention to the examination of the eye. It is documented that the purpose of the first examination of the new born is to confirm normality and to provide reassurance to the parents (MacKeith‚ 1995‚ Hall‚ 1999) and also to identify any apparent physical abnormality (Buston and Durward
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ethics in which are used to regulate common standards through out the work field. Code of Ethics of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses is recognized for outlining the nursing outlooks and encouraging the growth of professional ethics by providing excellent principles to serve as models. “The goal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) is to enable neonatal nurses to alleviate suffering and protect‚ promote and restore health to infants and their families.” (NANN) Having a code
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Ashley Teschendorf English IV Mrs.Bee Outline Thesis Statement: The birth of every child is a complex process. Neonatal nurses have been around for decades to be by a patient’s side during the birth of a newborn child. Neonatal nurses take care of premature babies during the duration of their stay at a hospital. Neonatal nurses can also be categorized as neonatal or pediatric nurses depending on the age group they serve. I: History A: Kennedys baby Patrick’s death. B: How it evolved
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The website of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) explained thoroughly the job description of a neonatal nurse. For example‚ the website explained how neonatal nurses patients are infants that are either born healthy or “…infants born with a variety of problems ranging from prematurity‚ birth defects‚ infection‚ cardiac malformations‚ and surgical problems”(What Is Neonatal”). I used to think being a neonatal nurse was not as emotional as other nursing jobs such as an emergency room
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could intensify Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome for a baby. Even though there is no evidence that nicotine‚ amphetamines‚ cocaine and marijuana causes Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome but they may contribute to the severity of the baby’s symptoms. "Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome." MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. N.p.‚ 3 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 Feb. 2017. . There are a variety of drugs a mother can take to give the child Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. A child that is born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome will
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Being a Neonatal Nurse requires a lot of interaction with people. You interact with babies along with their parents and doctors verbally and non-verbally. Communicating non-verbally in the nursing field is widely embraced. Being a nurse‚ you develop a relationship with your patients. Your body language is important when it comes to speaking with your patients. Paralanguage‚ the way in which you say words‚ is just important as the way you mean it. When approaching your patient‚ your facial expression
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an important role in the hospital when a baby is born. A neonatal nurse takes care of the sick newborns till they are okay to be discharged from the hospital. The sick newborns have to be placed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)‚ they are placed in the NICU for reasons such as they are born prematurely‚ complications during the birth‚ or they show signs of problems during the first couple of days after birth. Although the neonatal nurse takes care of sick newborns their time is also spent
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Neonatal Circumcision: A Benefit to Health? Or Accepted Mutilation? The procedure of circumcision has been around for thousands of years‚ indeed the earliest known Egyptian mummies-who lived around 1300 B.C-were circumcised‚ and there are documented engravings and pictures that show it was commonplace even before that (Dunsmuir et al‚ 1999). In modern times however‚ circumcision is still common in many countries‚ even in countries where there is no religious belief that requires it. It is often
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Journal Critique #2 Sarkar‚ S.‚ & Donn‚ S. M. (2006). Management of neonatal abstinence syndrome in neonatal intensive care units: A national survey. Journal of Perinatology‚ 26(1)‚ 15-7. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211427 The rationale behind this article was to try to manage the neonatal abstinence syndrome of a new born in intensive care. The researchers tried to set up a universal testing to measure the neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). The objective was to get a better understanding
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