OBJECTIVES Neonatal homecare delivered during home visits by neonatal nurses is a common method for supporting families of preterm infants following discharge. Telehealth has been introduced for the provision of neonatal homecare, resulting in positive feedback from parents of preterm infants. While the benefits are beginning to be realised, widespread uptake of telehealth has been limited due ...

Children with single ventricle anatomy are among the most complicated and challenging patients encountered in pediatric cardiology. Current management involves staged surgical procedures, beginning with neonatal palliation and followed by a bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis in infancy and culminating in the Fontan procedure. The Fontan procedure, despite separating the circulation, remain...

Background To study the nursing method of mild hypothermia therapy for moderate or severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in neonates. Methods According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 48 patients were selected from Nanfang Hospital from December 2015 to October 2016 and randomly divided into the control group (n=24) and observation group (n=24). The control group received rout...

We have joined forces to promote the sharing of knowledge and experience with the aim of enhancing paediatric nursing care across Europe. The scientific programme will include distinguished keynote speakers from countries across Europe, as well as oral and poster presentations from paediatric and neonatal nurses who will share with us their research findings, service improvements, empirical kno...

In 2012, the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators launched a project to expand its falls indicator for use on pediatric, neonatal, and psychiatric units. We discuss challenges encountered, argue that schemes for categorizing falls by cause or supposed preventability are not suitable for large-scale efforts to track and prevent falls, express concern about the growing burden of collec...

QUESTION One of my breastfeeding patients is using marijuana to combat chronic pain. Is it safe for her to breastfeed? ANSWER Lactating mothers should refrain from consuming cannabinoids. Advising mothers to discontinue breastfeeding if they cannot stop using cannabinoids must incorporate the known risks of formula feeding. Cannabinoid exposure through milk has not been shown to increase neon...

investigating the effects of the neonatal factors and therapeutic modalities on neonatal mortality in neonatal intensive care unit of shahid motahhari haspital, urmia: case-control group study     mohadesi h [1] , khalkhali hr [2] *, fakor z [3] , azadi j [4]     received: 29 nov, 2012 accepted: 13 feb, 2013       abstract   background & aims : neonate is a vulnerable being and its death depend...

Mental imagery strategy is an effective educational tool to enhance skill performance especially where real practice limited. Aim of the study: Was determine effect implementing mental on nursing students, performance, satisfaction and self-confidence regarding neonatal endotracheal suction procedure. Quasi experimental research design was used. Subjects Method: Eighty pediatric students at thi...

This paper reports a statistical study of mortality in about 2 500 premature mice at birth and during neonatal development. The premature mice were removed by caesarean section and reanimated for 30 min.; surviving mice as well as newborns delivered vaginally on day 20 of pregnancy (control mice) were raised from birth to day 20 by nursing mothers spontaneously delivered at the same time. The m...