The search was conducted (newborn feeding "premature" in
the first week of life) in order to assess nutrition in newborn
and learn about nutrition during the first week of life and what
is the best food in preterm infant valiant hospital generously
almonds-Pediatrics-premature Division.
The period of a newborn is a critical one. This study aims to assess the quality of the performance of the nursing staff in the provision of nursing care for a newborn in the incubator. This is an important and critical procedure for newborns in the
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU. The study included 30 nurses from the nursing staff in the Department of incubators at three hospitals. A questionnaire has been developed consisting of two parts: The first part (I) has questions related to the demographic information of research sample. The second part (II): A checklist was developed by the researcher based on global standards related to some private nursing procedures provided for newborns within the incubator. These measures are: -Washing hands -Clean the incubator -Venous catheter - Taking vital signs ( temperature - Breathe - Pulse ) -Infection control within the incubators -Oxygen therapy – Phototherapy.
Findings show a third of the sample had a weak performance in all nursing procedures, while the remaining third (33%) had an average level of performance.
The present study showed that there is no important significant relationship between the level of performance in the nursing department incubators and both (qualification and years of experience in the nursing department incubators).
The study also revealed the presence of an important significant relationship between the level of performance in the nursing department incubators and both (age and years of experience of nursing staff) for the total nursing procedures
مسح استقصائي لاضطرابات استقلاب الحموض الأمينية عند حديثي الولادة بواسطة مقياس الطيف الكتلوي الترادفي
This study was conducted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unite of Children
Hospital of Damascus University from 1/6/97 to 31/12/97. The study led to the
following results:
1485 admissions over the inducated period resulted in 790 death
cases. The mort
ality rate was 53.19%.
Masculinity, prematurity, low-birth weight and the general bad
condition at admittance are the major risk-factors.
There was no clear effect of controlled or uncontrolled pregnancy,
location of delivery and patient transport on the mortality rate.
Infectious diseases are the main cause of mortality, followed by
respiratory diseases, congenital malformation, neurologic diseases,
surgical conditions and heart diseases respectively.
