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Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - November 16, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals

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Transport of the Neonatal Patient With Persistent Pulmonary HypertensionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article will review the pathophysiology, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment options for a newborn with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, and considerations for infant transport to a higher level of care will be emphasized. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - November 16, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Peter Brust, Marjorie Hamburger, Patricia Larkin Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Neonatal Transport – A Family Support ModuleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes a collaborative effort between hospital staff, outside organizations (especially the March of Dimes), community businesses and neonatal graduate families that resulted in the creation of a family support module for neonatal transport. This family support module is comprised of services and resources that can be customized to meet the needs of the regional population served. The idea that all staff at the referring hospital and regional center must be knowledgeable of the information and services being provided to families is discussed. In addition, the need for regular evaluation of materials/program...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - November 16, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Kathy Duritza Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

The Impact of Air Ambulance Transport on Neonatal OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many referring facilities and transport teams function under the assumption that faster is better. However, data on the benefits of air ambulance (AA) use in neonatal transport are sparse. At our referral hospital in northwest Ohio, we compared the total time from telephone request for transport to arrival in the referral nursery by ground ambulance vs AA for each of our referring facilities and evaluated if this had an impact on patient outcomes. Time from transport call to arrival at the referring hospital was 72 ± 17 minutes by AA and 95 ± 23 minutes by ground ambulance. We demonstrated that although it was approximat...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - November 16, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Cindy Killion, Howard M. Stein Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

High-Fidelity Simulation for Transport Team Training and Competency EvaluationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Neonatal transport teams are challenged to provide high-quality, cost-effective care. Staff unpreparedness and improperly applied neonatal skills and interventions can be associated with an immeasurable increase in adverse outcomes, including pain and suffering, morbidity, mortality, and increased cost. Although historically there has been little consistency in neonatal transport team composition, training, or competency evaluation, this article will demonstrate how the utilization of simulation-based training and competency is beneficial in assuring team members receive and maintain the skills needed to recognize and mana...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - November 16, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Bridget Cross, Diana Wilson Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Maturation of the Cardiac Response to Sound in High-Risk Preterm InfantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Noise is considered a potential source of stress in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU); yet, it is unknown how preterm infants habituate to sound in the NICU. Heart rate responses to sound were evaluated in 12 preterm infants from 32 weeks' gestational age through hospital discharge. Heart rate response changes to auditory stimuli were recorded for 10 habituation and 10 dishabituation trials. Significant heart rate deceleration began to appear by 34 weeks postconceptional age. With weeks 32 to 38 combined, a significant response was noted for the novel response. Responses differed significantly for weeks 34,...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - November 16, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Rosemary C. White-Traut, Michael N. Nelson, Jean M. Silvestri, Minu Patel, Hyejung Lee, Sabrina Cimo, Emily McReynolds Tags: Research Corner Source Type: journals

Obstacles in Providing Neonatal Care in Kurdistan, IraqEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article focuses on Iraq. Newborn and infant health issues are global ones. A different area of the globe will be featured to review issues occurring in different areas of the world, which addresses Newborn and Infant Nursing Review's theme-oriented topic. This month, Iraq will be featured. Our guest authors are Drs Atiya Mohammed and Evelyn Acheson. Dr Mohammed teaches maternity nursing at Sulaimani University in Northern Iraq. Dr Acheson is the assistant professor and director of the International Health Program at the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, Tulsa, OK. This month's article focuses on obstacles to ...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - November 16, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Atiya K. Mohammed, Evelyn Acheson, Carole Kenner Tags: International Connections Source Type: journals

Neonatal Transport: The Family PerspectiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Neonatal transport has evolved over several decades into a highly technical and well-orchestrated event coordinated by several members of the health care team. Although there is still much to be done, advances such as the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program and the new Neonatal Pediatric Transport Certification offered by the National Certification Corporation have aided in standardization and improving competencies. The transport of an infant—be it by air or ground, planned or emergent, can be a tense time for both health care providers and family members. It is not surprising to note that in a review of the literature conducted by St...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - November 16, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Heidi L. Fidler, Jacqueline M. McGrath Tags: Family Dynamics Source Type: journals

Neonatal Transport Crossword: (Multiple word answers include spaces between words)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Guest EditorialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to serve as the guest editor for this edition of Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews. The idea for focusing on neonatal transport stems from my own professional experiences. Most of my neonatal career has occurred within a children's hospital in which no birthing facility has been attached. Therefore, I have seen many infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit by way of transport. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - November 16, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Amy Knupp Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: journals

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The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have guidelines for perinatal care in which they recommend that hospital-based services be organized within geographic regions to provide optimal access to expertise and experience. According to these guidelines, very-low-birth-weight (VLBW; (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - November 16, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Leslie Altimier Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

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Behavioral Signs of Respiratory Instability: The Development and Administration of a Scale to Monitor Signs of Respiratory Distress During Developmental Interventions in Infants With Bronchopulmonary DysplasiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report outlines application and use of the BSRI with two bronchopulmonary dysplasia patients during their inpatient stay. It demonstrates both a favorable and undesirable response to oxygen weaning when comparing the total BSRI score to the patients daily oxygen requirement. This information provided the medical team at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a more complete clinical picture than that obtained from routine physiological variables. It is the developers' hope that the scale ultimately has the potential to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - August 26, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Melissa Hanin, Kelly Susey, Chris Beck, Alfred Gest, Edward Shepherd Tags: Research Articles Source Type: journals

Delphi Survey of Barriers and Organizational Factors Influencing Nurses' Participation in Patient Care RoundsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Each year in the United States, 195 000 individuals die as a result of medical mistakes. Communication among health care providers is repeatedly cited as the core principle in effecting patient care outcomes. Regrettably, well-intentioned nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) often fail to speak up during patient care rounds (PCRs). The purposes of this study were to determine the perceived barriers and organizational factors that influence nurses' participation in PCRs and to determine the health care team member's perceptions of the nurses' contributions to patient management decisions within these rounds. ...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - August 26, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Marlene Walden, Elizabeth “Charley” Elliott, Mary Ann Gregurich Tags: Research Articles Source Type: journals

Back to Sleep: A Culture Change to Improve PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) remains a significant cause of newborn and infant mortality in the United States. Newborn intensive care unit nurses have a unique opportunity to influence infant outcomes through parent education regarding SIDS prevention. Recently, studies have shown that verbal and written education is not enough impact to alter some parental decisions on sleep position. Parents of premature infants are more than twice as likely to place their infants prone after discharge from a neonatal intensive care unit. These data suggest that parents are more likely to practice what they observe health care pro...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - August 26, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Carol Turnage Carrier Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Past Trends and Current ConcernsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis is the most common gastrointestinal emergency in the preterm infant. It is unpredictable, and the etiology is complex and not well understood. Yet, the care of these infants requires astute assessment and management for the outcome to be favorable. No one can predict to whom or when this life-threatening emergency will occur. The purpose of this article is to explore the physiology of the gastrointestinal tract, the pathophysiology associated with necrotizing enterocolitis, the contributing factors needed to confirm the diagnosis, and the plan of care required for these infants. In addit...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - August 26, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Bonnie Hughes, Lois Baez, Jacqueline M. McGrath Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Conflict of Evidence Versus Conflict of Interest?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this article is to outline an approach to managing change where conflict exists between the evidence that applies to one aspect of the change and that which applies to another. Evidence conflicts may arise between aspects of nursing care; the unit environment; the characteristics of the staff that must embrace, enact, and maintain the change; and the characteristics of the leaders who are expected to champion the change. Conflict resolution before implementation of the change project enhances the likelihood of successful and sustained change. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - August 26, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Bonnie L. Magliaro Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Reducing Central Line–Associated Blood Stream Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Strategies for ChangeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article will discuss strategies to reduce or eliminate CLABSI in the neonatal intensive care unit using quality improvement methods within a culture of communication and teamwork. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - August 26, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Caryn Douma Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Staff Nurses Working Together to Improve Care for Late-preterm InfantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Late-preterm infants have unique nursing care needs that require attention for the infant to transition easily to the newborn phase of life. With limited physiological reserves to respond to stress, the focus of nursing care is early recognition of stress and conservation of reserves. Evaluating current nursing practices compared with evidence-based practices can reveal what may seem to be minor practices that can have significant negative effects on care of the late-preterm infant. Involving all members of the health care team to increase awareness of the issues surrounding this unique population can lead to sta...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - August 26, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Brenda Baker, Jacqueline McGrath, Robin Lawson, Theresa Liverman, Stephen Cohen Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Infant Vulnerability and Parent Overprotection: Recommendations for Health ProfessionalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medical risk factors are not the sole predictor of health and developmental outcomes in preterm children. Developmental and health outcomes in preterm children are determined by complex interactions among biological and genetic vulnerabilities, as well as several environmental and psychosocial factors. Among those factors are the mother-child relationship and the maternal psychological characteristics that influence this relationship. A review of the literature offers discussion of two types of parenting behaviors that may affect developmental outcomes in preterm children: (1) the increased parental perception of child vul...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - August 26, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Haifa Samra, Jacqueline M. McGrath Tags: Family Dynamics Source Type: journals

Neonatal Issues in JapanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article focuses on Japan. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - August 26, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Wakako Eklund, Carole Kenner Tags: International Connections Source Type: journals

Neonatal Hot Topics Word SearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Professional Neonatal Nursing: Communication, Collaboration, and TeamworkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When asked to do a Hot Topics journal, my thought was the editorial might be difficult with dissimilar topics connected only because they are topics relevant to current controversy or interest. But as I read the articles submitted for the journal, I soon realized that there is a theme connecting the articles that neonatal nurses may find extremely suitable for negotiating and advocating for patients. I see a thread among the articles that relates to neonatal nursing professionalism and that by using communication, collaboration, and teamwork, we can improve care for our vulnerable patients. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - August 26, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Carol Turnage Carrier Tags: Editorials Source Type: journals

Newborn and Infant Nursing ReviewsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I would like to introduce Carol Carrier as guest editor for Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews' September issue. Carol has been a neonatal nurse for 24 years and neonatal clinical nurse specialist for 18 years. She is currently one of four neonatal clinical nurse specialists for Texas Children's Hospital Newborn Center with140-bed level III and II neonatal intensive care unit in Houston, Tex. Carol serves as a part-time faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing. She obtained her bachelor degree in nursing at the University of Mississippi in Jackson, Miss. She received the Harold Stirling Va...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - August 26, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Leslie Altimier Tags: Editorials Source Type: journals

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Teaching Novice Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurses to Think CriticallyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Neonatal educators and managers face the challenge of engaging new neonatal intensive care unit nurses in consistent, meaningful, and appropriate clinical activities within the constraints of limited orientation time in the hospital. A Critical Thinking Program provides inexperienced nurses an opportunity to pose questions, test skills, and apply concepts and meaning to their newfound knowledge, at a point in time when they are able to better apply this knowledge. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tracy Burch, Renee Napier, Leslie Altimier Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Implementing Best Practices Through Staff Education to Eradicate Gentamicin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care UnitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes practice changes, the evidence obtained to drive them, and their effect on clinical processes during an outbreak of methicillin-resistant S aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Leslie Altimier, Barbara Warner, Margaret Eichel, Laurie Tedeschi, Toni Kamp, Ann Halverstadt, Stephen Blatt, Larry Gray, Carol Henderson Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

The Effects of Simulation on Nursing Students' Critical Thinking Scores: A Quantitative StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Simulation has become the innovative method of incorporating clinical and theoretical knowledge and experiences for nursing students. It is essential for educators to offer strategies that develop students' critical-thinking abilities. This experiment used the Health Sciences Reasoning Test to determine if critical-thinking scores improved in the associate degree in nursing student after exposure to multiple clinical simulation scenarios (Facione & Facione. Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT): a test for critical thinking skills for health care professionals. Test manual. Millbrae, CA: The California Academic Press LLC; ...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Joann Sullivan-Mann, Carrie A. Perron, Angela N. Fellner Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

An Artistic View of PostersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes basic principles of color and design for poster presentations. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Susan M. Ellerbee Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Translating Evidence: Exemplars From an Evidence-Based Practice Nursing FellowshipEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An evidence-based practice project begins with a nurse asking the question—what is the evidence to support this particular clinical practice? If a practice change is appropriate because there is current evidence to support it, an analysis of the clinical environment will assist with developing a plan for practice change. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Patricia M. Selig, Natalie Drawdy, Karen Waymack Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

An Innovative Teaching Approach to Nursing ResearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Creative teaching methods are essential strategies to engage nurses in today's fast-paced work environment. Nurses must balance nursing research with their primary responsibility for patient care. Yet, many nurses do not feel they have the education and skills to conduct research at the bedside. Innovative teaching methods make learning about nursing research fun and applicable for nurses at the bedside. Members from the Nursing Education and Research Council along with the nurse researcher at this community hospital took the challenge. The nurses worked together to develop a mock study that exemplified the research proces...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tracy S. Estes, Carolyn Globig, Patricia M. Selig Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Developing an Evidence-Based Practice Fellowship ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Creating a culture of inquiry and nursing excellence requires support from nursing leadership, access to resources, and engaged staff nurses. Patient care that is based on ritual and routine is rapidly being replaced by evidence-based practice. Yet, nurses report hectic work schedules that leave little time to search for evidence. Other obstacles reported in the literature include, a lack of knowledge and/or skills in research methodologies, and limited access to resources. An evidence-based practice (EBP) nurse fellowship program can enhance professional development through education and mentorship while establishing a fo...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Patricia M. Selig, Tracy S. Estes, Beth Nease Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

A Hospital's Journey Toward a Professional Development ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CHOC Children's at Mission Hospital is a 48-bed pediatric community hospital within a hospital. Our unique environment requires both highly skilled pediatric/neonatal nurses and nurses committed to exceptional professional behavior and professional growth. Looking toward the future, an opportunity was identified to enhance staffs evidenced based clinical practice and professionalism. With the creation of a new Leadership team, strategic goals were developed to create a culture of change. Our vision was to lead staff through motivation while inspiring them to consistently move in a forward direction. We desired to create an...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Elizabeth Drake, Renee Berg Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Creative Educational Methodologies: Using a Childbirth Simulator with Baccalaureate Nursing StudentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes a teaching methodology using a childbirth simulator in the clinical education of baccalaureate nursing students during the pediatric/obstetric clinical course. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Norma Beyer Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Benefits of a Flexible Neonatal Online Nursing Orientation ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Online technologies are becoming widely used to cater to the differing needs of nurses. Traditional training consists of relatively passive exercises in classroom-type settings followed by observation of a preceptor; whereas online learning promotes active learning. Benefits of online learning include deeper learning, increased interaction, increased sense of learner control, economic efficiency, easily updated learning materials, and improved learner satisfaction, retention, and learning outcomes. The increasing cost for orientation is alarming. The cost of nurse turnover along with the high costs of orientation has skyro...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Leslie Altimier Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Supporting the Maternal Experience in the Neonatal ICUEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Our understanding of the development of the maternal/infant relationship is based primarily on the experiences of full term infants and their mothers. Far less is known about the development of the relationship when it occurs between the mother and the high-risk infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). A key component in the development of the mother-infant relationship is responsiveness, each learning to read the cues of the other and each having needs met in response to cues. When the relationship involves a third party, the nurse, and occurs within the setting of the NICU a new level of “mother” work is re...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Brenda Baker, Jacqueline M. McGrath Tags: Family Dynamics Source Type: journals

Neonatal Staff Development in ThailandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article focuses on Thailand. Our guest authors are Prissana Soontornchai and Tipkamon Stitt. Both Prissana and Tipkamon are from Chiang Mai University Hospital and are Regional Network Contacts for the Council of International Neonatal Nurses for Thailand. This month's article focuses on neonatal staff development. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Prissana Soontornchai, Tipkamon Stitt, Carole Kenner Tags: International Connections Source Type: journals

Perspectives of Women About Pain in Neonatal Male Circumcision in Selected Rural Communities in Anambra State Southeastern NigeriaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This descriptive cross sectional study investigated mothers' perceptions about neonatal male circumcision pain using researcher-developed instruments. The data obtained from 184 nursing mothers of neonates show that although 86.93% subjects rated male neonatal circumcision pain as moderate to very severe, the procedure is performed (95.1%) without pain relief given, during or after. The pain caused discomforts for all family members. Babies were pacified with breast milk, touch, or other methods learnt from older women. Of the health care practitioners performing the procedure in the communities studied, 82.5% were nurses ...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Agnes Nonyem Anarado, Josephine Nduka Tags: Pain Column Source Type: journals

Neonatal Staff Development Word SearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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EditorialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
“It's an educational issue!” How many times as leaders have we heard this said, or said this ourselves. We all know the importance of education in our dynamic healthcare environments, yet the education budget is the first to be cut. How can we educate new nurses in basic content, pathphysiology, technical skills, theory and, by the way, teach them to think critically? The theme of this issue is staff development with emphasis on technology enhancements such as simulation training, online education, and critical thinking (). (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - May 27, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Leslie Altimier Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

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Neonatal Opiate Withdrawal: Pharmacologic ManagementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article will describe the signs and symptoms of opiate withdrawal in the neonate, the clinical assessment tools that can be used to observe for neonatal withdrawal, and the possible treatment regimens used to treat neonatal abstinence. (Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews)
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - March 1, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Karen D'Apolito Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Heparin Safety in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Are We Learning From Mistakes of Others?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Current publicity detailing life-threatening heparin errors in neonatal intensive care units have brought attention to the incidence of medication errors in neonatal population as well as contributing factors specifically associated with these errors. With much attention given to labeling of product, internal system deficiencies, and role responsibility of nurse(s) administering the heparin solution, little attention has been given to rationale regarding evidence, or lack thereof, for use of heparin, especially as a flush solution for locked vascular access devices. A brief discussion of use, risks, and precautions with he...
Source: Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews - March 1, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Melissa Otoya Tags: Articles Source Type: journals