...Newborn Care Guide South Tulsa Pediatrics Elizabeth Dunlap D.O. Jerry Freed D.O. Dawn Mayberry D.O. Christine Narrin-Talbot D.O. Office Hours 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday Phone 918-728-2000 Fax 918-728-2001 www.southtulsapediatrics.com To the New Parents [pic] Few things that happen to your baby in the first year are more important than nutrition. As your physician, I would like to share my concerns about feeding your baby. Breastfeeding is the best feeding for your baby. I recommend it for as long as possible, preferably during the entire first year of life. In addition to giving the proper nutrition, it offers protection from disease, and fosters that special closeness between you and your baby. However, if you are unable or choose not to breastfeed—or if you are breastfeeding and have decided to switch your baby to infant formula—I have recommended what I believe to be the best infant formula for your baby. My recommendation is based on a number of factors—the nutrition the formula provides, the ingredients and quality of the formula, and how closely the formula is patterned after breast milk. Also, if I feel your baby has any special feeding needs, I’ve taken this into account when coming to my decision. After careful consideration, I’ve recommended the infant formula that I feel best meets the nutritional needs of your baby for the first full year of life. You can accept my recommendation with complete confidence. Contents [pic] ...
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...Running Head: NEWBORN ASSESSMENT AND CARE PLAN Newborn Assessment and Care Plan Newborn Assessment On 1/29/09, at 0610, 39 week gestational age, 7lb 4.6oz, black male was born to 18 year old mother. Infant born via vaginal delivery with assistance of vacuum extraction, nuchal cord x1 noted. Mother received adequate prenatal care beginning at 8weeks. Prenatal medications included Iron supplements and prenatal vitamins. Prenatal complication included pregnancy induced hypertension. Onset of labor 0647, full dilation 1705, and delivery of infant at 1810. Apgar scores 6/8.Weight 3305gms, length 20 inches, head circumference 12 inches, chest circumference 12 ¾ inches, abdominal girth 12 inches. The infant is alert and active. Anterior fontanel is soft and flat. No oral lesions. Head caput/ molding, elongated with edema, abrasion noted from suction. Color is pink and changing all over (African American.) Skin is warm, dry, and well perfused. No rashes, vesicles, or other lesions noted. Birthmark present on forehead approximately 2cm. Bilirubin test ordered. Lanugo present. Hair pattern is scattered evenly all over, fine texture and moderate amount. Eyes symmetrical and in midline. No discharge present from eyes. Eyes move from left to right and sclera is white. Eyebrows are fine and symmetrical. Nose is patent and midline. Ears present symmetrically. Mouth midline. Gums and tongue pink and moist. Cheeks symmetrical with no lesions. Saliva present. Chin well aligned on face...
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...Knowledge and Conformance of Delivery Room Staff on Essential Newborn Care Protocol A Thesis Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of University of the Visayas Cebu City, Philippines In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in Nursing Major in Maternal and Child Health Nursing by MAY PRINCES T. ABUCEJO, RN August, 2012 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE INTRODUCTION Rationale of the Study The Child Survival Strategy published by the Department of Health has emphasized the need to strengthen health services of children throughout the stages. The neonatal period has been identified as one of the most crucial phases in the survival and development of the child. The Millennium Development Goal Number four (4) of reducing under five child mortality can be achieved by the Philippines, however, if the neonatal mortality rates are not addressed from its non-moving trend of decline, MDG 4 might not be achieved (http://www.doh.gov.ph/node/2664). Based on health statistics, the Philippines is one of the 42 countries that account for 90% of under-five mortality worldwide. Eighty two thousand (82,000) Filipino children under five years old die every year. Thirty seven percent (37%) or 40,000 of them are newborn. Majority of them (3/4) die within the first two days of life, mostly from preventable causes. The high mortality and morbidity rates in newborn are directly related to inappropriate hospital and community practices...
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...FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF LIFE AND HEALTH SCIENCES NURSING PROGRAM COURSE TITLE COURSE CODE: Nursing Ethics/ NURS-121 INSTRUCTOR NAME: Ms. Savoula Ghobrial STUDENT NAME: Amal Alzubi Introduction 1. What is Suicide? ”Suicide” is difficult to define. This is because it is a value-laden term. Whenever we apply the label of “suicide” to an individual’s death, we typically presuppose a number of significant moral issues. To see the problem, let’s posit a definition: Suicide: Is the intentional and voluntary taking of one’s own life. At first glance, this is a simple and appealing definition. It seems to capture the core phenomenon of self-killing pretty succinctly. There are, however, all sorts of cases that would test the limits of this definition. Consider the “voluntariness” requirement. Many people may take their lives under conditions of coercion, duress or necessity. Does that mean they don’t commit suicide? Take the example of Hitler. He killed himself in order to avoid the humiliation of execution. Was his decision voluntary? What of the Japanese Samurai, who had a form of ritual self-killing (known asseppuka or hari-kari) that they used to “die with honor” rather than fall into the hands of their enemies? Or the soldier who throws himself on a grenade in order to save his comrades? I suspect we would say that each of these counts as an example of “suicide”, but depending on how we understand the voluntariness condition; they may not meet...
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...been many things that happen to the child but nothing happen and she should be happy with the outcome. The court can’t offer you money to help you raise a child, that’s her job even though she is not the reason the baby came. 2. I would not agree with the court when it comes to not rewarding money for educating and raising the child. The court doesn’t know if Seslar was mentally ready to have this baby. It could be really hard in her life right now, maybe that’s the reason she wanted to have a procedure to stop having children. The court doesn’t know her circumstances so maybe that’s the reason she decided to sue. I think that I would also choose to disagree with the court’s decision based on the amount of money it would take to raise a newborn child. I think that the people...
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...resources they needed to survive. One night for the celebration of a new born baby in the village they were having a ritual. The ritual consisted of a bonfire and dancing as they worshipped the gods and thanked them for the newborn. One lonely coyote that had been alone for quite awhile noticed a fire in the distance and decided to draw closer for he was curious. He got as close as he could without drawing attention or giving himself away. Coyote observed the situation at hand. He saw the Indian baby all tucked away in his mother’s arms and thought to himself what a good meal that would be. The sly and sneaky coyote quickly made a plan of attack. He would make a distraction by howling as loud as he could and then charge to the village and grab the babe and take off. Coyote knew it was risky but he had faith he could get away with it. He let out a howl and a couple yips and then knew it was time. He made his charge. Everyone started to scream out of shock and terror; he caught the mother off guard and swept the baby boy out of her arms. But, he hadn’t made it out yet. A group of the warriors surrounded him; he tried to bolt and successfully got through their legs. The men were on his tracks though. The Iroquois were not foolish and would not give up finding the newborn. They kept chasing coyote and finally wore him out. He had given up. Coyote surrendered the baby boy and knew what he had coming to him,...
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...Requiring Newborn Screening of Critical Congenital Heart Disease Date With the numerous technological advances that have occurred in today’s health care system, one would think newborn screening would be required in Maryland for the most common birth defect in the United States, critical congenital heart disease (CCHD), but only just this year has the state considered the requirement (Department of Legislative Services, Office of Information Systems [DLSOIS], 2011). Critical congenital heart disease, a disorder in which an infant’s heart or blood vessels near the heart develop abnormally before birth, affects approximately 8 out of every 1,000 infants each year in the US, amounting to around 36,000 infants (DLSOIS, 2011). CCHD is the leading cause of death among infants within the first year of life, amounting to nearly 40% of deaths, often due to the fact that a large number of infants with this disease go undetected (Martin, Bradshaw, & Wright, n.d.). Although some babies are diagnosed with congenital heart disease shortly before or after birth, many diagnoses are not made until days, weeks, or months later; sometimes not at all. Many benefits are associated with implementing CCHD screening, many treatment options are available for those diagnosed with CCHD, and a bill is being proposed to the State of Maryland’s General Assembly about including this screening in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Newborn Screening Program (DLSOIS, 2011). The benefits...
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...Cystic Fibrosis Latisha Long HCS/245 March 26, 2012 Cathy Coyle Cystic Fibrosis In today’s society there are many diseases out there. It is to contract these diseases by coming in contact with a carrier. People who are into sharing dirty needles, having unprotected sex, or not being able to maintain a healthy and clean environment, can become infected with these transferable diseases. There are some diseases out there that you can inherit; one in particular that stands out is Cystic Fibrosis (CF). CF is a life threating disease; there are 1,000 new cases each year. With the new treatments and studies, people are living longer with CF. Before people with CF were only living into the early years of their childhood, and now they are living well past their 30s. CF is an inherited disease that affects the lungs and digestive system. A defective gene and its protein cause the body to produce an abundance of thick sticky mucus in the lungs. The production of this mucus causes the lungs to clog and can lead to life threating infections. CF can also cause the pancreas to obstruct and stop enzymes, which allows the body to absorb and breakdown food. This can cause slow growth and malnutrition in the body, and the sticky mucus can block the airway which makes it difficult to breath causing this disease to be life threatening. People with CF have shorter life expectancy, because of the way CF controls the body. The treatment for CF is improving every day...
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...Crime Scene Investigation On Friday, there was a house that had been broken into, and many things were stolen. It was revealed that the crime was committed at night, and the house belonged to someone named Billy Albert. Who is the thief guilty of this crime? Suspects (and blood types): Danny Brown (O) Peggy Brown (O) James Thomas (A) Ricky Green (A) Christopher Albert (B) Clues: Billy is close friends with siblings Danny and Peggy. James and Billy are best friends. James is a taxi driver, living on a low income and always asking Billy for money, who was always happy to help his friend. Christopher, Billy’s brother, didn’t seem to like him very much. They were always competing with each other to be the most successful businessman. Ricky is Billy’s business partner. Ricky stated that he was in his office working late at night. Hayley, a coworker of Billy’s, confirmed that Ricky was indeed in his office and not with Billy during the night of the robbery. James claims he did not see Billy at all that night, refusing to answer any other questions. James also seemed angry that his friend had to go through such a terrible thing. Christopher said that when he left Billy' house at around 11 pm, he saw James walking towards the house. When Christopher was questioned, he said he was having dinner at Billy’s house at around 8 pm. Christopher also revealed that Danny and Peggy were at Billy’s house and they were enjoying a fun night together playing games. Danny and Peggy...
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...FOR ENSURING NEWBORN SCREENING Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Newborn Screening Act of 2004." SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to protect and promote the right to health of the people, including the rights of children to survival and full and healthy development as normal individuals. In pursuit of such policy, the State shall institutionalize a national newborn screening system that is comprehensive, integrative and sustainable, and will facilitate collaboration among government and non-government agencies at the national and local levels, the private sector, families and communities, professional health organizations, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations. The National Newborn Screening System shall ensure that every baby born in the Philippines is offered the opportunity to undergo newborn screening and thus be spared from heritable conditions that can lead to mental retardation and death if undetected and untreated. SEC. 3. Objectives. - The objectives of the National Newborn Screening System are: 1) To ensure that every newborn has access to newborn screening for certain heritable conditions that can result in mental retardation, serious health complications or death if left undetected and untreated; 2) To establish and integrate a sustainable newborn screening system...
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...Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health Authorization to Obtain Newborn Screening Results and for Disclosure of Protected Health Information Fax form to the Department of Health’s Bureau of Family Health Newborn Screening Section at 717-213-3784 1. I authorize the Pennsylvania Department of Health (Department) to use/disclose individual newborn screening information/results obtained from the records of: (Please Print) Name at Birth: ___________________________________________________________ Date of Birth: __________________________ Sex: M F Telephone:__________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________________ Hospital of Birth: _________________________________________________________ Mother’s Full Name: ______________________________________________________ Mother’s Maiden Name: ____________________________________________________ Last 4 digits of Mother’s Social Security Number: _______________________________ 2. Reason for disclosure of Department Newborn Screening Results:(Describe each specific purpose – such as: use for direct patient care or college application) _College Application__________________________________________________________________ 3. I understand that: a. This authorization may be revoked at any time by writing to the Department except to the extent that information has already been disclosed. If information has already been disclosed...
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...generations was completed on my patient while conducting the fifteen minute family interview. The findings show that the mother of the newborn is twenty five years old and has no chronic conditions. Her partner is also twenty five years of age, and was diagnosed with Asthma a couple of years ago. The mother of the newborn and her partner are not married but have had three children together including the newborn baby. The newborn baby has two brothers that are healthy. One is two years of age, while the other is eleven months old. The newborn baby also has a brother who is five years old from another relationship that her mother has had. The newborn’s paternal grandmother is forty seven years of age...
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...professionals, there is an ethical obligation to provide the best possible care to our patients. Abuse in healthcare is a frequent reality, whether it is elder, sexual, physical, child or substance abuse. In the case of any abuse, the nurse has a duty to protect the patient by “ensuring that abuse is prevented, or stopped and reported” (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2006, p. 9). In order to deliver superlative care to a patient, the College of Nurses of Ontario Standards of Care (2006) describes accountabilities for the nurse-patient relationship, including protecting the client from abuse. The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of abuse as it relates to professional caring and protecting the client....
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...MEMORANDUM To: Anna Rieve From: Kristi Helmer Date: November 5, 2015 Subject: Audience Analysis Memo I have chosen to contrast two websites that deal with Women’s Health, more specifically health during pregnancy, childbirth, and newborns. The websites are BabyCenter.com (http://www.babycenter.com/) and the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (https://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/). The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is a website that promotes an organization. “Promoting the health of women and newborns” is the mission statement of this organization. (AWHONN, 2015) The primary audience for this website is obstetrical and neonatal professional nurses and nurse practitioners. It is an...
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...IMPACT OF MALE INVOLVEMENT IN MATERNSL AND NEWBORN HEALTH IN MYANMAR Ms. KYI KYI HLYAN WIN Abstract Increasing male involvement in family planning may improve the maternal and newborn health outcomes. However, it is difficult to measure, and further research is necessary to find out the barriers for men participating in maternal and newborn health, and to describe the target groups for interventions. Using the data from non-government organization in Myanmar, this study aimed to define appropriate indicators of male involvement in MNH, and determine the factors correlated to male involvement for improving family planning usage and reducing maternal mortality and children mortality rate in Myanmar. Table of Content Introduction................................................................................................................ 2...
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