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Abstract:The article reports a study examining the relationship between perceived threat and subjective wellbeing (positive and negative affect) in pregnant women. Subjects were multiparas classified as having low-risk or high-risk pregnancies and receiving prenatal care from private obstetricians. High-risk women were using home uterine activity monitoring and receiving nursing contact by telephone and home visit. By means of repeated measure analysis of variance, significant risk group differences were found in negative affect and degree of perceived threat. The event of the high-risk pregnancy appeared to be stressful to the high-risk group, with high-risk pregnant women indicating more negative emotions. Based on the findings of this study, interventions to assist women in managing stress should be focused on the second trimester. A balance between personal support and technologic intervention is necessary.

ISSN:0893-2190    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

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Pheochromocytoma, a rare finding in pregnancy, is associated with significant risks for maternalfetal morbidity and mortality when undetected antenatally. The disease is commonly mistaken for hypertensive conditions of pregnancy. The advanced practice nurse may play a crucial role in early diagnosis based on a careful history and physical examination, clinical suspicion, diagnostic testing, and patient education. The management of a pregnant woman with pheochromocytoma is individualized for the woman, depending on gestational age, tumor location, and stabilization of the disease. A collaborative medical, surgical, and nursing team approach is needed. Pharmacologic intervention and surgical resection of the tumor(s) are the treatments of choice. Long-term followup is essential to detect malignancy and recurrence.

ISSN:0893-2190    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

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Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy affect approximately 50% to 70% of all pregnant women. Although most cases of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy resolve spontaneously and are not associated with compromised nutritional status, a small percentage of cases progress to hyperemesis gravidarum (severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy). Hyperemesis gravidarum is a serious disorder that can lead to weight loss, dehydration, electrolyte disturbances, and occasionally death if improperly treated or left untreated. The article summarizes recent research on hyperemesis gravidarum, focusing on the definition, etiology, epidemiology, and current treatment of symptoms.

ISSN:0893-2190    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

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The article discusses the importance of implementing a clinical pathway in the neonatal intensive care unit that emphasizes parent education. Through an extensive literature review, a clinical path was developed that incorporates parent education through an individualized, developmentally supportive model of interaction. The clinical path is designed to be utilized as a teaching tool from birth to discharge from the hospital. The path can serve as a guide for teaching and identifying learning objectives along a time line as well as for providing consistent documentation.

ISSN:0893-2190    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

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The article reports a study documenting preterm infants' responses to visual patterns placed in their incubators in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the effects of long-term exposure to the patterns. In the first experiment, 20 preterm infants were exposed to a visual pattern in two conditions, stationary and rotating, during two successive exposure periods. Regardless of condition, the majority of infants looked longer at the visual display during the second exposure period and experienced decreased heart rates and quiet, alert states. In a second experiment, visual patterns placed in 9 preterm infants' incubators on transfer to the intermediate side of the NICU remained in the incubator until discharge. An additional 9 infants served as controls. Infants exposed to the visual patterns experienced fewer state changes and stronger visual skills than infants in incubators without visual displays. These findings, although tentative because of the relatively small sample sizes, suggest that visual patterns may promote behavioral organization and visual skills in preterm infants.

ISSN:0893-2190    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

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The experience of perinatal loss can be devastating for couples who want children. The decision and desire to attempt another pregnancy may be too much for parents to bear, yet the majority of women who experience perinatal loss do become pregnant again soon after the loss. A pregnancy after a perinatal loss can be mentally, emotionally, and physically taxing. The anxiety experienced by mothers during a subsequent pregnancy has been documented consistently by investigators, but less is known about the effects of perinatal loss on parenting subsequent children. Perinatal and neonatal nurses play a critical role in supporting parents during and after a subsequent pregnancy and need an understanding of the research to direct their practice.

ISSN:0893-2190    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0893-2190    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0893-2190    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0893-2190    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0893-2190    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID