Blog Posts on maternal and child nursing
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How to Tell If a Breast Cyst is Cancerous by Memoir Of A Schizo on May 21, 2012According to statistics, one out of every eight women suffers breast cancer (CA). Early detection and being familiar of the signs is really essential. The usual symptoms of a cancerous breast cyst were as follows: pus like discharge from the nipples,...
Guide for Home Delivery by Memoir Of A Schizo on Feb 22, 2012Home Delivery Kit This kit should at least contain two pairs of clamps (or strings) to tie or clamp the umbilical cord with, a pair of scissors (if not available, may use a new and clean (boiled) razor blade to be used for cutting the umbilical cord,...
Nursing Care During Child Birth by Memoir Of A Schizo on Feb 22, 2012All birth attendants shall ensure clean and safe deliveries at home or at the facilities (RHU/hospital). Home Delivery Home deliveries for normal pregnancies attended by licensed health personnel shall be encouraged. Trained hilots (TBAs) may...
Nursing Care During Pregnancy by Memoir Of A Schizo on Feb 21, 2012All Rural Health Units (RHUs) and Barangay Health Services (BHS) should have a master list of pregnant women in their respective catchment areas. Barangay Health Workers (BHW), Traditional Health Attendants (TBAs) or hilots and other community member...
Nursing Care Plan | NCP Preterm Infant by Memoir Of A Schizo on Jan 18, 2012Any infant born prior to completing 37 weeks’ gestation is identified as premature. Thus, the level of development and maturity, and often the degree of complications, varies within this group, dependent on the length of gestation. NURSING...
Nursing Care Plan | NCP Stage III of Labor Placental Expulsion by Memoir Of A Schizo on Jan 18, 2012Stage III of labor begins with the birth of the baby and is completed with placental separation and expulsion. Lasting anywhere from 1–30 min, with an average length of 3–4 min in the nullipara, and 4–5 min in the multipara, this stag...
Nursing Care Plan | NCP Teen Pregnancy by Memoir Of A Schizo on Jan 17, 2012Statistics for 1995 reveal that 56.9 babies were born for every 1000 females between the ages of 15 and 19. Although these rates appear to be dropping, pregnant adolescents are at risk physically, emotionally, and socially. The impact of ad...
Nursing Care Plan | NCP LABOR Stage II (Expulsion) by Memoir Of A Schizo on Jan 17, 2012Stage II of labor, the stage of expulsion, begins with full cervical dilation (10 cm) and ends with the birth of the newborn. Maternal efforts to bear down occur involuntarily during contractions that are 1.5–2 min apart, lasting 60–90 ...
Nursing Care Plan | NCP Child with Special Needs by Memoir Of A Schizo on Jan 16, 2012The birth of a child with special needs, regardless of whether the condition is temporary or permanent, creates unique concerns for the family, who mourns the loss of a normal, healthy child. Conditions range from prematurity, growth deviat...
Nursing Care Plan | NCP Preterm Labor by Memoir Of A Schizo on Jan 16, 2012Preterm labor refers to labor that occurs after the fetus has reached the period of viability (at least 20 weeks’ gestation but before the completion of the 37th wk). Carrying the pregnancy to term may be contraindicated if associated cli...
