Electronic Intensive Care Unit

Quality and Safety in Neonatal Care in Nursing Practice Infants within the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are one of the most vulnerable patient population in the hospital. The quality and safety of these patients are at top priority because of their immune systems have not fully developed yet causing them to be at the highest risk for infections. According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM, 2001), quality is defined as “the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase

education and provide holistic care for each patient that they encounter. Additionally, a specialized branch of nurses, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses are committed to the care of the smallest and most vulnerable of patients: newborn and premature infants. These highly-trained NICU nurses care for babies suffering from critical health conditions, and they function as each baby’s comforter, primary caregiver, and advocate. Moreover, Neonatal Intensive Care

Working in a neonatal intensive care unit has been a learning experience filled with a roller coaster of emotions. So many emotions have passed over me through different situations that I have encountered in my three years of working in this type of unit. When I first began my journey in becoming a NICU nurse I was exposed to many things that a registered nurse may not encounter unless they are in an intensive care unit setting. For example, I needed to learn to work with ventilators, medication

larger group owes its individual members in proportion to the individual’s needs, contribution and responsibility, the resources available to society or the organization, and society’s or the organization’s responsibility to the common good. In health care, distributive justice requires that everyone receive equitable access to basic healthcare necessary for living (uco.edu. Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare/Ethical

February 6th, 2017, but instead, he came 2 months early. Since he was born that early it put him in the category of a preemie, which means when a baby is born before the optimal birth weeks to be born. When my mom then gave birth the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses came to take him. Since he was so early she couldn't hold him, he had to be taken and hooked up to machines. In order to save his life he needed to be rushed there, “it was the hardest thing to do” my mom said because all she wanted

including labor and delivery and postpartum, but ultimately enjoyed spending most of my time in there Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). While providing care to one specific child I was encouraged by my instructor to help provide instruction to the parents in several different areas, but as I worked with mom and dad to help take care of the baby I noticed some deficients in the knowledge of care for their child. The most being about bonding with their child since the child was to remain in an isolette

Session Three Goal- Work through possible comparison of babies, progression and regression while in the NICU. Group members are struggling with the many facets of having a NICU baby. This session will deal with some of the very common issues. Parents of NICU babies are often worried about how slowly their child may be progressing in comparison to other babies. This session the group will work through some of those progressions and regressions and help the parents to cope with this. Parents are

Throughout my time on the Mother Baby Care Unit, I have faced many instances in which I have been able to reflect on both my patients and the care that I was providing them. One situation in particular that I found myself critically reflecting upon involved a new mother who was feeling slightly stressed about being discharged as her newborn son would not be going home with her. For confidentiality reasons, this patient will be given the pseudonym of Kayla for the remainder of this reflection. Kayla

(“Rasmussen College”). Most neonatal nurses work in a typical hospital environment – usually in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or maternity ward. (“Rasmussen College”). However, not all neonatal nurses work in such intense settings. Some care for healthy babies in mother-baby nurseries, and others work in clinics or home healthcare to provide follow-up care for infants. (“Rasmussen College”). Neonatal nurse will have a variety of job duties throughout the day. They may do anything

our apartment as prepared as possible. The hospital called a free taxi for us and we put Svanja in a carseat for the first time. She felt so fragile I was hesitant to tighten the straps. After we got back to our apartment we slept in shifts to take care of her until it was time to go back to America. All in all, it was one of the most stressful times of my life, but also one of the happiest. Holding my infant daughter and realizing how fragile she is, and how it is my responsibility for her well