case study 1461
Assignments, Chapter 27, Nursing Care of the Child Born With a Physical or Developmental Challenge
- Use the following terms for physical challenges in a report that discusses the manifestations or s/s of these disorders:
- Cleft palate
- Developmental hip dysplasia
- Hydrocephalus
- Omphalocele
What are the nursing care for these challenges bearing the newborn and family in mind?
- Make a list of nursing diagnoses and expected outcomes for the following patients:
- A newborn is born with syndactyly.
- A newborn is diagnosed with atresia.
- A newborn is diagnosed with a volvulus.
- Use the Internet to research a congenital anomaly or physical disability in a newborn. You might want to use the following conditions from the textbook:
- Ankyloglossia
- Thyroglossal cyst
- Pierre Robin syndrome
- Prepare a list of nursing implications appropriate for a newborn with the congenital disorder you researched.
- Make a list of all the assessments performed in newborn with congenital disorder. discuss briefly the nursing interventions for such disorders and expected outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions.
- How would a nurse care for such newborn and his/her family?