Tummy time is laying babies on their stomachs for brief periods while they're awake. It's an important way to help babies strengthen their neck and shoulder muscles, and improve motor skills. Be sure to stay with your baby and watch closely during tummy time.
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What are floppy muscles?
Low muscle tone is used to describe muscles that are floppy, which is also known as hypotonia. Children with low muscle tone may need to put in more effort to get their muscles moving properly when they are doing an activity. They may also have difficulty maintaining good posture when sitting or standing.
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The umbilical cord is a bundle of blood vessels that develops during the early stages of embryological development. It is enclosed inside a tubular sheath of amnion and consists of two paired umbilical arteries and one umbilical vein.
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What is the Ramsay Sedation Scale?
One of the most commonly used measures of sedation is the Ramsay Sedation Scale. It divides a patient's level of sedation into six categories ranging from severe agitation to deep coma. Despite its frequent use, the Ramsay Sedation Scale has shortcomings in patients with complex cases.
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salem sump tube
What is the purpose of a Salem sump tube?
Salem-sump: is a two-lumen nasogastric/orogastric tube. The dual lumen tube allows for safer continuous and intermittent gastric suctioning. The large lumen allows for easy suction of gastric contents, decompression, irrigation and medication delivery.
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penicillin desensitization
Desensitization can be done for people who are truly allergic to penicillin but require treatment with it or a closely related antibiotic. Desensitization refers to a process of giving a medication in a controlled and gradual manner, which allows the person to tolerate it temporarily without an allergic reaction
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scope of practice
#delegation
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#LPN
#UAP
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