Im a 4th year student (school just started yesterday) and my focus is maternity. We are going to present a seminar soon and here are the lists of topics to choose. The one im interested in is perinatal loss and grief but during break i went to microwave my food and another girl took this topic. Later i communicated with her and asked her in a nice way how much is she interested in this topic? she told me to pick another topic and this is topic is boring, i said it is not boring because i can do it in different cultures(how different countries deal with baby loss) and she kept silent. Im like.........."i just sold my idea for free eh?" later she wrote me saying she is not giving up the topic and i have to choose another one and "im sure teacher will help you finding another one"
I am angry, anyway
here are the topics
preterm labour and implications for the infant
management of twin and multiple pregancies/infants implications
post date pregnancies and implications for the infant
group b strep during the perinatal period: antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum
hiv in the perinatal period
mood disorders in the perinatal period
substance abuse in the perinatal period with infant implications
perinatal loss and grief
obstetric emergencies
hypertensive disorders of pregnancy/HELLP Syndrome
gestational diabetes/Diabetes in Prenancy and effect on the Newborn
Preterm Birth and Developmental Issues
Genetic Disorders e.g. down syndrome, trisomy 13, 18, cystic fibrosis, prader willi syndrome
congenital heart defects
DKA in the child or adolescent
repiratory assessment and illness in the paediatric patient
paediatric head injury
fluid and electrolyte imbalance in the paediatric patient
these are the topics, however i feel all of them are factoral and boring and the presentation will be 50 minutes long and ppl will fall into sleep
except the grief and loss, it will be interesting
we can aslo use other topics if we can think of i cant think of any right top on my mind
so i need help, suggestions, and even
if anyone can help me making these boring topics interesting in my presentation that will be great
expecially experienced nurses' ideas are welcomed!
I think we've all been in that kind of situation in nursing school. Don't get too caught up in the competitiveness, though.. It's important to keep in mind that you and all your classmates will very shortly (since you're in your 4th year!) be colleagues in a professional setting. Be as compassionate with your classmates as I'm sure you are with your patients. :)
(and congrats on being almost done with nursing school!)
Thank you for your reply. Yes you are right, I dont consider myself having very good communication skills over all due to my family background. Im very senstivie, easily lightened up, straight forward, etc....doesnt necessary mean i do a bad job on paper but dont have good friends in this program....i feel they isolate me and take advantage of me and i dont really bother to talk to them...now it is almost over and i just tell myself, zipper up my mouth, talk less, do more. Hopefully i will find a hospital that i can fit in later
I think I would choose the twin/multiples topic but I am bias. I recently had twins. There are so many issues with multiple pregnancies that people very rarely hear of natural twin deliveries and complication free pregnancies. How a person looks at and interprets a multiple pregnancy can vary from one person to another. Not sure how or what research you would be able to find, as most research is about all the bad things that can happen, with little room for any positives. I hope you find something just as interesting as your previous topic and I am sure that you will do great, you seem very determined.
I think I would choose the twin/multiples topic but I am bias. I recently had twins. There are so many issues with multiple pregnancies that people very rarely hear of natural twin deliveries and complication free pregnancies. How a person looks at and interprets a multiple pregnancy can vary from one person to another. Not sure how or what research you would be able to find, as most research is about all the bad things that can happen, with little room for any positives. I hope you find something just as interesting as your previous topic and I am sure that you will do great, you seem very determined.
I actually happen to think that group beta strep is a very interesting topic. It seems the HCP take for granted the antibiotics for GBS is the thing to do, when in reality there are many risks, drawbacks, and serious implications of widespread prophylaxis. I did a major project on it this year but you can find more info on CDC website or by searching journals for info on GBS prophylaxis.
I think pre-E and HELLP is very interesting. One of those things that can turn on a dime - Mom can go from being relatively stable and asymptomatic to crashing in a matter of hours.
I work on maternity so obstetrical emergencies, gestational diabetes, and GBS are some of the topics that peak my interest and are pertinent to my practice. But if you wanted to do something different maybe you could do something on infertility. There are so many new treatments out there. If you know couples or could find couples who have gone through fertility treatment you could really bring the emotional aspect of wanting a child into your report. Having real life stories would make an otherwise dry topic interesting provided they are willing to share their experience. Have you started your clinical yet? Maybe you could get suggestions from the nurses if you are comfortable asking them.
I think any of the topics are good but I think that the topic Genetic Disorders e.g. down syndrome, trisomy 13, 18, cystic fibrosis, prader willi syndrome ect would be good, you could bring in pictures and assessment skills as well looking at how diff cultures handle and care for situations. That should keep people awake.
I work on maternity so obstetrical emergencies, gestational diabetes, and GBS are some of the topics that peak my interest and are pertinent to my practice. But if you wanted to do something different maybe you could do something on infertility. There are so many new treatments out there. If you know couples or could find couples who have gone through fertility treatment you could really bring the emotional aspect of wanting a child into your report. Having real life stories would make an otherwise dry topic interesting provided they are willing to share their experience. Have you started your clinical yet? Maybe you could get suggestions from the nurses if you are comfortable asking them.
I see, thank you for your suggestion. Ill communicate with my instructor tomorrow, no ihavent started my clinical yet we are doing theory first then clinical for another 2 months, so im doing 2 condensed courses right now
I think any of the topics are good but I think that the topic Genetic Disorders e.g. down syndrome, trisomy 13, 18, cystic fibrosis, prader willi syndrome ect would be good, you could bring in pictures and assessment skills as well looking at how diff cultures handle and care for situations. That should keep people awake.
thank you for your tipds of suggesting how to make a presentation not boring
i say do preterm labor, just because tons of research google the March of dimes website, they have statistics and stuff for each state, cdc.gov, also stats preterm rates i think by race and age group. Also in college my schoolmate and i did ptl and pro's and cons of infant demise of 22 wkers. ethics of whether or not to rescusitate she did pros and i did cons ... hope this helps all the topics are great if you are doing your clinicals on an ob floor. ask one of the nurses about some info they give to pts. about ptl or the the nurse educator . they should have plenty of hand outs..
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Thank you for your reply. Yes you are right, I dont consider myself having very good communication skills over all due to my family background. Im very senstivie, easily lightened up, straight forward, etc....doesnt necessary mean i do a bad job on paper but dont have good friends in this program....i feel they isolate me and take advantage of me and i dont really bother to talk to them...now it is almost over and i just tell myself, zipper up my mouth, talk less, do more. Hopefully i will find a hospital that i can fit in later