Pros And Cons Of Neonatal Intensive Care Units

more infants are born before full term, and sometimes between 22-24 weeks of gestation. These infants are at the verge of viability and sometimes resuscitation can lead to morbidity or mortality. Whether health care providers resuscitate or not is an ethical dilemma which all health care providers and family members have to struggle with when it comes to the premature baby as small as the viable fetus. Although recommendations have been made by organizations including the American Academy

the Certificate of Need (CON) law in Michigan. In short this CON law requires medical facilities to submit a request to Michigan legislatures in order to expand the facilities and practices. This law pertains to all medical facilities whether they are privately or publicly owned. The problem is, is it ethical for state lawmakers to control how fast and large medical practices, which are for all intents and purposes, businesses, can grown in a capitalistic economy? The CON law in Michigan was enacted

Medical Ethical Dilemma 1. Why did you select this topic? I choose the article, A Medical Miracle Poses Ethical Dilemma written by Anna Gorman and published in the Los Angeles Times. It stood out to me because it dealt with a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) born at twenty-four weeks’ gestation, weighing nine ounces. I want to be a NICU nurse so I am sure I will be faced with an issue similar to this at some point in my career. 2. What are your feelings about this dilemma? Are you for

Preface I chose to do my project on breastfeeding promotion in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) because of two reasons. The first reason is because after graduation I plan to work in the NICU. The second reason I chose the topic is because my nephew was born premature and he was in the NICU. During that time, I watched my sister struggle with providing breastmilk for him. Even though it was something she really wanted to do there was just too many barriers that stood in her way. Unfortunately

birthing pool, and deciding what position or specific area to give birth in is most comfortable and suitable for them Self-Care Movement As time has passed on, many women are beginning to become curious about the care of their own body and their unborn baby. Many women are strong and independent who want the option to take control of their own birthing experience. “The self-care movement began to emerge in the late 1960s as consumers sought to

Health care today strives to delineate their core values in the public eye with clear integrity and with intent to provide health care as stated in their mission, vision, and value statements. These statements are the daily endeavor health care organizations labor over consistently. In Miami, FL there is a state of the arts health care organization know as Jackson Health System. They are a massive health care organization comprised of three major hospitals, the only stand alone level one trauma

“Nurses are a unique kind. They have this insatiable need to care for others, which is both their biggest strength and flaw.” said by Dr. Jean Watson. Nursing takes a lot of determination and compassion for the people they help on a daily bases. People know when they want to become a nurse at a young age, they always have the urge to help anyone that they feel needs them at any moment. Nursing is a fun and adventurous career choice, but remember to consider the things that come with it. When researching

states in the United States, abortion was only used when a person’s life was in danger. Texas, where Jane Roe lived, could not provide her with a legal abortion because her life was not being threatened by the pregnancy. Jane realized she was unfit to care for a child and believed her rights as an American were being violated. “She claimed that the Texas statutes were unconstitutionally vague and that they abridged her right of personal privacy, protected by the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth

nursing practice, there are several different nursing care delivery models being used in various facilities. Some of the models include the following: "case method (total patient care); functional nursing; team nursing; primary nursing including hybrid forms; and nursing case management" (Yoder-Wise, 2015). The goal and purpose of nursing care delivery systems is to serve as a framework for assigning workload (patients) to staff (nurses). Care delivery models are pivotal in nursing practice because

The dependent variable is the amount of morphine newborns require in their treatment of NAS. The independent variable is the opioid drug, buprenorphine or methadone. Extraneous variables in this study could include illicit drug use, nicotine ingestion, depression, exposure to sexual victimization, physical violence, inadequate nutrition on mother, or any other stressors the mother has that could potentially stress the fetus in turn causing different effects on the newborn and NAS. Another extraneous