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Baby Flat Head Syndrome and prevention from Pediatric Nurse Perspective

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     Flat Head Syndrome in babies became an after-effect of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) prevention campaign “Back to Sleep,” launched in the USA. This campaign promoted babies sleeping on their back which led to a remarkable reduction of mortality due to sudden death among infants. This intervention was generally accepted by many but required certain modifications in order to prevent deformation of the cranium (head).      Some parents who are afraid of SIDS, never put their infant in the prone position which led to an increase in the risk of Developmental Plagiocephaly (Ohman, 2013) or commonly known as Flat Head Syndrome. With the “Back to Sleep” movement, parents were advised to put their baby in the supine position and never in prone position to reduce SIDS. Less than a decade later, mortality rate due to SIDS significantly decreased by 40% in countries that implemented the “Back to Sleep” approach in preventing sudden death among infants.      Thus, a new campa
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A Glimpse at Spina Bifida

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“I just believe in myself and give the rest to God. I think you build your strength as you go. You become tougher each day. You realize you can do certain things that no one else thinks you can. I don’t like having spina bifida, I just accept it. I am positive and get through each day. What else can I do?” (from someone with Spina Bifida, taken from “Transition in young adults with spina bifida: a qualitative study” of Child: Care, Health & Development journal, published in 2011) What is Spina Bifida? Spina bifida is a birth defect that begins with the failure of the neural tube closure during that critical development when the baby is still a fetus. It becomes a chronic health problem as the child grows and they usually experience difficulty with urination and defecation and respiratory problems. Others with Spina Bifida have skin breakdown and difficulty in movement. Spina Bifida is a complex health condition that can involve life-threatening complications
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New Nursing Role: The Clinical Nurse Leader

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As the nursing profession continues to promote quality and safety as well as efficiency and cost effectiveness, new options among the entry-level master’s degrees arise in today’s health care. One of that is the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) role. To decrease cost without compromising quality is the whole point of adapting the CNL role. This innovative role will allow the delivery of quality care at the bedside in a complex and sometimes dysfunctional health care system. Nurses who have the nursing leadership knowledge and management skills will meet this goal. Read more of this article at  http://www.nursingscholarship.us/blog/new-nursing-role-the-clinical-nurse-leader/
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How to be a “smexy” mom for your toddlers

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I believe that experience is always the best source of lifetime learning. Mothers who have truly experienced what it's like caring for their children are the most credible sources. Adding to mothers' experience, I'd like to share some things I know about staying smart and sexy for you and your family. I guess it is every mom's dream to stay fit and sexy even after she has given birth. I know one close friend whose dream is to be a hot momma  and she is actually living that dream now. In caring for children, mothers must never forget to also take good care of themselves. Young children must have proper nutrition because, without it, their growth and development can be greatly affected. As a mother, you must take an active role in the development of your children. This responsibility can be fulfilled ideally if you know how to be smart and sexy or a “smexy” mom. The many things that your children learn in the early years of their life can shape his/her thin
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Culture of Care and Respect to reduce Medication Errors

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        I have always been the meticulous one when it comes to medicating patients. Even when I was working as a staff nurse in a tertiary hospital, I made it a point to always apply the 3 checks principle and the Rights of Drug administration. I have been trained not to do short-cuts even when others are doing it. Sometimes, it takes real guts to be "the different one" when it comes to an environment where some people around you are not doing the ideal standard procedure. You have to be strong enough to stand firm in the face of ridicule and gossips. But then again, each one of us nurses are uniquely imperfect as human nature defines us all. There is always that experience when you look back and smile at your own human flaws. We make mistakes but it is always good to learn from them and not repeat them. Medication errors scare me and I have to admit that when it comes to medication administration, I strive harder than hard to be perfect.          Medication errors, stil
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SEO Made Easy for Beginners

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               SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization which is now considered the best practice in making a website marketable. This means allowing many visitors to your website coming from search engines. This is a strategy that allows more traffic from commercial search engines like Google, Yahoo, Baidu, or Blekko. SEO is simply a technique used to make search engines understand the structure of your website. Use SEO to help you increase your business opportunities.              Anyone can use this technique. You just need to understand the basics and a little information necessary to improve your site’s traffic. If your website now is currently in the #20 on Google search and you want to be in #1, your site needs SEO. If you want your business site to get noticed on the web, you will need to make use of the right strategy.             Most internet users primarily navigate the web through the use of search engines. These commercial search engines provide traffic or pe
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Pursuing a Career as Nurse Educator

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Nurse Educators shape many nursing students’ lives in this planet and they are the guardians of the nursing profession’s standards. It is never an easy job but it can be the most fulfilling career any qualified registered nurse can pursue. The future nurses become the reflection of today’s nurse educators. Perhaps you can take part in molding the next generation of nurses by choosing to be a nurse educator too. Read more of my blog post at  http://www.nursingscholarship.us/blog/pursuing-a-career-as-nurse-educator.html
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