I have learned through personal experience that ADHD Starts at an early age. It is usually noticed first in school age children before the age of 7. Dr. Arthur J. Kohn Jr. states that one commonality is that many with ADHD have a father with the same symptoms. This would suggest that the disability is a biological illness. He also states that sociological factors are believed to play a part in the onset of the illness such as; fast paced culture and parenting skills.
(b) Common parts of the brain affected by Cerebral palsy. 1.7 CAUSES OF CEREBRAL PALSY The main cause of cerebral palsy is damage or late development of parietal lobe of the brain which controls the body movements. A child can be affected with CP during the fetal stage or shortly after birth. Major sections of the children are born with congenital cerebral palsy, in which the symptoms may not be detected until the disease is more effective. Acquired cerebral palsy is the condition where the child gets affected after the birth, injuries to the brain at the early stage of the life, infections like meningitis and encephalopathy, brain ischemia, injuries to head and even child abuse are some of the major causes.
After reading the article I would agree that the technology of smart pumps would help in reducing medication dosing error. Infants in the NICU are extremely vulnerable and any mistake can be life threatening. In my opinion, the information in this article would be useful for a Nurse who works with new born infants, even more in the NICU. Works
For this assignment I have chosen to focus on young adults (aged 18-25) with spina bifida ( a neural tube defect) as my daughter now aged 19 years has this condition. Although I have some knowledge and understanding about caring for a child with the condition I am interested to learn more about the challenges this age group faces and the care and support available. In addition as a children’s nurse it will be beneficial to have an insight into adult care to facilitate a smooth transition from children’s services. As there is a huge variation in this condition I will focus on the most severe kind Myelomeningocele where the spinal column does not close during development in the uterus and the skin and muscle remain open resulting in nerve damage.
The inrotduction of new staff was done over a months so CA could get use to them and vicer versa. [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] Describe the different transitions children and young people may experience and how to give adult support for each one. At least six different transitions should be explored in your reply. (explain that ther are a lot of transitions in a child’s life and the differ depending on the childs needs) a change of carer: ca had to experance this when I took over and when another support worker took over me. This has to be done very carefully inorder not to damage
It is real and can be as debilitating as a stroke or heart attack. I would encourage the family member to be patient with their loved one. I would tell them that treating this disorder is a long process that takes many hours of counseling and possible hospitalizations before it will be under control. I would give them names of support groups to attend if they need more encouragement and understanding. I would remind them to be supportive of the patient and not to expect too much of the loved one.
During the moving phase is when the change happens. The staff will be educated on the proper procedures when using electronic medical records and their responsibilities to the patient in accordance with the new procedures. This phase will occur for a couple of months so that any issues that come about with the change can be fixed (Borkowski, 2005). Once all the bugs of been worked out of the process and everything is running smoothly the last step, refreezing will start. Refreezing simply means that the change is fully implemented and permanent (Borkowski,
Infants are thought to first learn in terms of lines and angles and subsequently they put together these stimuli to form objects. Later on, children learn to infer object properties and how to interact with such objects. Another perspective suggests that perceptual understanding is innate, and that evolution enables infants to be born with these perceptual abilities to ensure survival of our species. In terms of pattern vision in newborn infants, empiricists suggest that infants have little to no pattern vision or attention to complex patterns during their first few weeks of birth because the need for visual learning. Along the same lines, the optimal complexity theory suggests that preferred complexity level starts with simple patterns in early weeks and later shifts to more complex patterns as information-processing capacity increases.
Margy Swenson NURS 2010 Pediatric Handout Option #4 Preparing for Your Child’s Hospital Visit Hospitalization can be stressful for both parents and children. It is common to have many questions about your child’s hospital stay. While your child’s doctor will answer questions about your child’s specific medical condition and treatment, this handout is designed to help answer some general questions. What to Tell Your Child Be sure to get information yourself before talking with your child about their illness. If you feel confident and informed, it will help to provide your child with a sense of security.
I chose to write about Case Scenario 1 because I have a son who was diagnosed with ADHD so I can relate to this scenario. When it comes to ADHD with children you really have to look at everything that your child is having trouble with and discuss what options you have to help your child. Having a child with ADHD can be tough, but if you do your research and talk to specialist you are able to get through the struggle. My son was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 5 and he’s now 9. He wasn’t having any difficulty at school so I just let him be his normal 9 year old self.