discharge planning for sepsis neonatorum?
hi there.... i really need help on our case study...... please help me do a discharge planning for sepsis neonatorum.....thank you....
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Start with anticipating what the needs of the infant will be once he's d/c'd to home from NICU. Will he need nutritional support, continued medical care from specialists, medications, home health, continued ventilation or supplemental oxygen supplies? Any other DME or other equipment? Who will be the primary caregiver? Will there be a backup to provide respite? What about the family? They may have knowledge deficits, fears and other concerns that need to be addressed. The parents may need to be educated/trained in the care of the infant and the infant's needs. The family needs a support network and resources to turn to when needed.
Click on this link: http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detailb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCFD61KAC&sub_cat=26 and scroll down to DISCHARGE PLANNING. Read it.
Also click on http://www.stratishealth.org/index.php?submenu=HCP_PerformQualityImp&src=gendocs&link=DischargePlanningQualityResourceKit&category=Health+Care+Provider then scroll down to Successful Strategies and you will find much help in how to plan, what to ask about and what to include in your assessments.
Please do let me know if this is of help to you. If for any reason you can't get to these websites, run a search for "hospital discharge planning worksheet" and on the first list of websites you see, #1 should be StratisHealth: Discharge Planning Quality Resources ToolKit. Go here and scroll down to Successful Strategies. The other site is #10 on the list of websites. American Academy of Pediatrics National Center of Medical Home... Scroll down until you see something useful. (
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Microbiology... infections?
Which of the following is not transmitted by the respiratory route?
6) _______
A) Cold sore
B) Chickenpox
C) Smallpox
D) German measles
E) None of the above
7)
Which of these is not caused by herpesvirus?
7) _______
A) Shingles B) Keratoconjunctivitis C) Smallpox D) Chickenpox E) None of the above
8)
Thrush and vaginitis are caused by
A) Chlamydia trachomatis. B) Candida albicans. C) Herpesvirus. D) Streptococcus pyogenes. E)Staphylococcus aureus.
9) The greatest single cause of blindness in the world is
A) Keratoconjunctivitis. B) Pinkeye. C) Trachoma. D) Neonatal gonorrheal ophthalmia. E) Inclusion conjunctivitis.
10) Which of the following is not a cause of ringworm?
A) Tinea capitis B) Epidermophyton C) Trichophyton D) Microsporum E) None of the above
11) Newborns' eyes are treated with an antibiotic when
A) Always. B) The mother is blind. C) N. gonorrhoeae is isolated from the eyes. D)
The mother has genital herpes. E) The mother has gonorrhea.
12) A possible complication of herpetic keratitis is
A) Fever blisters. B) Encephalitis. C) Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. D) Congenital rubella syndrome. E) None of the above.
13) Which of the following is sensitive to penicillin?
A) Herpesvirus B) Chlamydia C) Candida D) Pseudomonas E) Streptococcus
14) Which region of the skin supports the largest bacterial population?
A) Forearms B) Axilla C) Scalp D) Legs E) All are equal
15) Which infection is caused by S. aureus?
A) Sty B) Furuncle C) Pimples D) Carbuncle E) All of the above
16) Which of the following is not a characteristic used to identify S. pyogenes?
A) Group A cell wall antigen B) Group M proteins C) Beta-hemolytic D) Coagulase-positive E) None of the above
17) Which of the following is not a causative agent of conjunctivitis?
A) Neisseria gonorrhoeae B) Chlamydia trachomatis C) Adenovirus D) Herpes simplex E) Hemophilus aegyptii
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6. E
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. E
12. D
13. E
14. B
15. C
16. B
17. E
AM I taking this test for you? I answered this because I like learning stuff then seeing how much I know. (
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Microbilogy.. Bacteria and viruses?
Which of the following is not transmitted by the respiratory route?
6) _______
A) Cold sore
B) Chickenpox
C) Smallpox
D) German measles
E) None of the above
7)
Which of these is not caused by herpesvirus?
7) _______
A) Shingles B) Keratoconjunctivitis C) Smallpox D) Chickenpox E) None of the above
8)
Thrush and vaginitis are caused by
A) Chlamydia trachomatis. B) Candida albicans. C) Herpesvirus. D) Streptococcus pyogenes. E)Staphylococcus aureus.
9) The greatest single cause of blindness in the world is
A) Keratoconjunctivitis. B) Pinkeye. C) Trachoma. D) Neonatal gonorrheal ophthalmia. E) Inclusion conjunctivitis.
10) Which of the following is not a cause of ringworm?
A) Tinea capitis B) Epidermophyton C) Trichophyton D) Microsporum E) None of the above
11) Newborns' eyes are treated with an antibiotic when
A) Always. B) The mother is blind. C) N. gonorrhoeae is isolated from the eyes. D)
The mother has genital herpes. E) The mother has gonorrhea.
12) A possible complication of herpetic keratitis is
A) Fever blisters. B) Encephalitis. C) Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. D) Congenital rubella syndrome. E) None of the above.
13) Which of the following is sensitive to penicillin?
A) Herpesvirus B) Chlamydia C) Candida D) Pseudomonas E) Streptococcus
14) Which region of the skin supports the largest bacterial population?
A) Forearms B) Axilla C) Scalp D) Legs E) All are equal
15) Which infection is caused by S. aureus?
A) Sty B) Furuncle C) Pimples D) Carbuncle E) All of the above
16) Which of the following is not a characteristic used to identify S. pyogenes?
A) Group A cell wall antigen B) Group M proteins C) Beta-hemolytic D) Coagulase-positive E) None of the above
17) Which of the following is not a causative agent of conjunctivitis?
A) Neisseria gonorrhoeae B) Chlamydia trachomatis C) Adenovirus D) Herpes simplex E) Hemophilus aegyptii
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can severe eyeball laceration be effectively repaired & blindness be circumvented?
Dear all,
My nephew was involved in a motorcycle accident last Monday. The impact on his left eye resulted in laceration at the back of his eye which covered almost 50% of his eyeball. I was told that most of the contents of his eyeball was expelled.
The Opthalmic surgeons managed to sew back his eyeball. The optic nerves doesn't seem to be affected, but the prognosis was that he will be blinded and his condition is totally irreversible.
They are more concerned about the possibility of sympathetic ophthalmia right now.
Is there any chance that there are techniques, procedures or new technology that may assist him to regain at least partial sight on his left eye.
Thank you.
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