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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Labor and delivery"”.
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Hypnosis as an Analgesia in Labor and Delivery
… to sufferers who sought their aid. | In Asia and India, Holy men and Fakirs have used it for centuries to induce trance-like states and develop apparently super-normal powers. | As the Greeks associated medicine with magic it is no wonder that they picked up hypnosis from the Egyptians. …
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The essence of nurse caring during labor and delivery
… to determine the essence of nurse caring during labor and delivery. The works of Mayeroff, Leininger, and Paterson and Zderad were examined in order to focus the study specifically toward nurse caring. Mayeroff explored the general concept of caring. Leininger emphasized the importance of the …
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The stress of fathers during the labor and delivery of their partner
… to expectant fathers during their partner's labor and delivery and how that stress is exhibited. Fathers of healthy newborns at two hospitals in Utah accompanying their partner in labor and delivery were asked to complete the questionnaire within 36 hours after the birth of their baby. The …
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BALANCING COST, HEALTHCARE QUALITY, AND ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IN PREGNANCY, LABOR AND DELIVERY
The field of bioethics gained both social and political recognition in the 1970s as a result of increasing medical technologies throughout the 1960s. The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology was founded in 1927. This led to the first appreciation of obstetrics and gynecology as a specialty …
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The Student Nurse's Change in Knowledge During a Clinical Rotation in Labor and Delivery
… degree student nurse’s clinical experience in labor and deliver affects his or her knowledge of labor and delivery nursing care.</p> <p><strong>Design</strong>: A descriptive, non-experimental pre-test post-test design.</p> <p><strong>Method</strong>: A convenience sample of 45 baccalaureate …
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The Use of ThorazineR (Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride) as an Aid to Analgesia and Amnesia During Labor and Delivery
… of one type or another to relieve the pain of labor. Various medications, such as morphine, DemerolR, scopolomine, paraldehyde, and the barbiturates, have been employed alone or in combination. Because of the depressant properties of these drugs, they cannot be used without due consideration of …
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An exploratory study to determine the role of the instructor during the labor and delivery room experience
Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University
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Relationship of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment During Labor and Delivery on Selected Maternal Morbidity Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
… 100 years to enhance the physiologic process of labor and delivery by normalizing pelvic structures and providing adequate blood supply to the uterus. Since maternal morbidity and mortality is a major health concern for developing countries, it was desirable to explore the benefits of OMT. After …
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It's a birth not a procedure: an ethnographic study of intrauterine fetal death in a labor and delivery unit of an american hospital setting
<p>Life transitions such as birth and death constitute a significant area within anthropological studies of ritual. It is important to investigate how individuals, groups, and communities organize around these events. Birth and death can be considered as <i>rites of passage</i> that mark key life …
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Exploring the Relationships of Power, Attitudes regarding Intermittent Fetal Monitoring, and Perceived Barriers to Research Utilization with a Labor and Delivery Nurse's Attitude toward Patient Advocacy
… continuous fetal monitoring (CEFM) with low risk laboring women. CEFM is associated with worsened outcomes for the low risk laboring woman with no benefit to the newborn. In addition, this routine practice does not allow most laboring women the right to make an informed choice regarding treatment …
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Coping With Labor Education for Nurses
<p>The “Coping With Labor Education for Nurses” education plan is substantiated by data from the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) vaginal birth initiative toolkit and other research. Evidence-based data from multiple sources indicates that improving how labor support is …
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Teamwork and Postpartum Hemorrhage
<p>The Women and Children’s Department isa maternity unit that provides service to three distinct but related patient care groups, the antepartum/intrapartum and postpartum woman and newborn. The unit also includes a neonatal intensive care unit and pediatric department. The focus on the unit is …
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Managing Ambiguity: Nurses Caring for the Mother of a Stillborn Baby
… The aim of this study was to describe and conceptualize the experiences and processes involved when labor and delivery nurses provide care to women experiencing<strong> </strong>a stillbirth.</p> <p><strong>Background</strong>: The care of a woman experiencing a stillbirth is an …
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Music therapy for pregnancy: A phenomenological inquiry of the experiences of pregnant women engaging in music therapy
… in music therapy for perinatal mental health and aimed to give voice to the experiences of pregnant women in a therapeutic setting participating in creative exploration through music. Data was collected and analyzed from five adult female participants who had engaged in music therapy during …
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A Clinical Investigation of the Use of Promazine Hydrochloride for Pre-Delivery Sedation
The search for the ideal method of analgesia and sedation during labor and delivery still continues for most obstetricians today, as it has in the past. The last few years have introduced several new drugs, among which are those derived from phenothiazine. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) has been used …
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Improving Breastfeeding Rates by Using Glucose Gel to Treat Newborn Hypoglycemia
… rates, decreasing patient satisfaction, and interfering with maternal-infant bonding. To combat this issue, a large community hospital in Southern California used Lewin’s Theory of Planned Change to implement an alternative intervention for the treatment of newborn hypoglycemia. Evidence …
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Impact of a Localized Lean Six Sigma Implementation on Overall Patient Safety and Process Efficiency
… the Healthcare Industry to increase efficiency and patient safety as well as to reduce cost. This research explores the impact of a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) process improvement initiative on the overall process efficiency and patient safety in the Labor and Delivery (L+D) units of a large hospital …
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Categorizing Fetal Heart Rate Variability with and without Visual Aids
… present study examined the ability of clinicians and novices to correctly categorize fetal heart rate (FHR) variability with and without the use of exemplars. Clinicians and undergraduate students were asked to inspect FHR images and determine into which of four categories they belonged. Each …
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Giving Voice To The Values Of Nurses
<p>Problem Nurses working on the frontlines in Labor and Delivery and Radiology face moral challenges in the workplace. It can be difficult for theses nurses to take morally courageous action when they lack the knowledge, skills and confidence to do so successfully. The goal of this DNP project was …
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