Sepsis in the neonate.
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am
; 21(1): 121-41, vii, 2009 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19237048
ABSTRACT
In the neonatal intensive care unit, critical care nurses who are not advanced practice nurses cannot make the medical diagnosis of infection/sepsis in the neonate. Even so, the critical care nurse has a critical role in dealing with sepsis infection. The nurse must (1) have a high index of suspicion about the risk of infection, (2) be able to recognize septic/infected newborns, (3) report related concerns to the physician or advanced practice nurse, and (4) advocate on behalf of the infant to ensure a timely diagnostic workup and empiric antibiotics. This article is a guide for understanding issues related to sepsis in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal
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Enfermería Neonatal
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Sepsis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article