Infant, Newborn, Diseases - Nursing
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Rapid sequence intubation in the neonate.

30 May 2009 Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is premedication prior to intubation that includes atropine, a sedative, and a neuromuscular blockage. Rapid sequence intubation is infrequently performed in neonates despite evidence that it is safe and effective. ... Read more...

[Perceptions of newborns' families about the communication of bad news]

27 Feb 2009 The present study aims to describe how families perceive the communication of bad news about hospitalized newborns given by professionals. A qualitative and descriptive study was carried out with families of hospitalized newborns in the neonatal ... Read more...

The dying neonate: family-centered end-of-life care.

27 Feb 2009 There is a need in the NICU for an end-of-life care guideline that nurses can follow when working with dying infants and their families. Maintaining intravenous access to relieve the infant's pain, communicating sensitively to the family, and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Infant, Newborn, Diseases - Nursing'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Rapid sequence intubation in the neonate. 30 May 2009
• Delayed cord clamping: advantages for infants. 30 Mar 2009
• [Perceptions of newborns' families about the communication of bad news] 27 Feb 2009
• Scalp IV or graduation tassel? Differing perspectives of the NICU experience. 27 Feb 2009
• The dying neonate: family-centered end-of-life care. 27 Feb 2009
• News of the Academy of Neonatal Nursing. 30 Dec 2008
• Scientific ways to study intercessory prayer as an intervention in clinical research. 30 Dec 2008
• [Care practices for neonates while setting up a neonatal unit in a university hospital] 29 Nov 2008
• Differences in short-term neonatal outcomes between discordant twins. 29 Nov 2008
• [Cyto... What??] 30 Jul 2008
• Nursing intuition and avoiding the cascade to a crisis. 29 Jun 2008
• Acute care of high-risk infants. 29 Apr 2007
• Water birth for women with GBS: a pipe dream? 30 Mar 2007
• Observational sickness assessment by the NICU staff nurses. 30 Jan 2007
• Off-label therapies for newborns. Miracles or mistakes? 30 Mar 2006
• An evaluation of bubble-CPAP in a neonatal unit in a developing country: effective respiratory support that can be applied by nurses. 30 Nov 2005
• Special care baby charter: an exercise in the obvious? 30 Oct 2005
• Nuchal cord management and nurse-midwifery practice. 30 Aug 2005
• The role of the neonatal intensive care nurse in decision-making: advocacy, involvement in ethical decisions and communication. 30 May 2005
• [Urgent vital signs in the first month] 30 Jan 2005

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Technical information about 'Infant, Newborn, Diseases'

Definition: Diseases of newborn infants present at birth (congenital) or developing within the first month of birth. It does not include hereditary diseases not manifesting at birth or within the first 30 days of life nor does it include inborn errors of metabolism. Both HEREDITARY DISEASES and METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS are available as general concepts.

Descriptor UI: D007232

Alternative terms: Infant, Newborn, Diseases;

Related Mesh Headings: Congenital Abnormalities;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C16.614;

Technical Notes: IM GEN only; for specific dis in newborn inf use specific dis (IM) + check tag INFANT, NEWBORN; do not use /compl /congen; check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN: Manual 18.5.10; relation to /congen: Manual 19.8.18, 23.21+; TN 109: relation to other Cat C16 terms