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neurological assessmentthe neurological assessment is made up of eight neurological criteria which have high significance with gestational age fig 32
research to improve health care deliverytoday much of health care delivery system remains imitative and intuitive rather
assessment of new bornthe main purposes arei to identify normal characteristics in the neonateii to identify existing abnormalities ii anyiii to
infusion pumpas youhave learnt earlier the amount of fluid to be administered to neonate is based on the neonates weight and physiological status
phototherapy unitprinciple photoisomerisation and photo-oxidation changes indirect bilirubin into water soluble substanceoperational
radiant warmera radiant warmer is a device used to maintain the body temperature of the newborn and thus play an essential role in influencing
importance of research in nursingit is the responsibility of the nursing profession to discover verify structure and restructure the
weaning the infant from the incubatorwhen heater output reading is minimal or nil it suggest that infant is capable of generating enough metabolic
incubatorthe incubators are essential to provide an ideal micro environment the main functions are isolation maintenance of thermo neutral ambient
definitionwe will first define the term research before explaining the term nursing research research is a scientific process it is
personnelit is important that while allocating nursing medical and paramedical staffs the needs of the neonatal unit should not be ignored the
physical layoutin this section we shall focus on location floor plan ventilation lighting environmental temperature and humidity acoustic
evaluationthis is the last step in nursing process throughout care you constantly evaluate the progress the client has made towards reaching the
implementationthe planned goals and strategies are translated into nursing intervention by means of the nursing care plan it is essential that
tertiary preventionin tertiary prevention emphasis is placed on reducing disability resulting from illness tertiary prevention often means long
practical points in preparation of nursing care planyou first review the nursing diagnosis then assign this priority or the order in which these
secondary preventionthe various aspects of secondary prevention are 1 early diagnosis and case finding this can be achieved by
nursing diagnosisnursing diagnosis are judgements or conclusions reached by you after analyzing the data base that indicate a potential or actual
family centred activities to ensure harmonious relationshipbetween various members of the family attitudes of mutual trust love and respect
data gathering it is the gathering of information about clients physical heath mental outlook social circumstances family and community life and
primary preventionprimary prevention should have the following goals i ascertaining at the risk population and the high risk situations
assessmentthis includes the data collection nursing history and physical assessment comparison of data with the normal and analysis of the data
definition of nursing processaccording to who 2977 the nursing process is a term applied to a system of characteristic nursing interventions
levels of prevention and role of a nursecaplan describes the levels of prevention as follows 1 primary prevention it is concerned
meningocelein this the meninges protrude through the opening in the vertebrae generally in the lower back the sac contains meninges and