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Help, I am a senior nursing student trying to complete my OB rotation, and I need help! I am really having a hard time with coming up with appropiate NANDA nursing diagnosis for normal healthy infants. I would greatly appreciate any help and advice you experieced OB nurses have that are familiar with NANDA,NOC, and NIC. Thanks ahead of time, I know you guys will come through for me!

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Specializes in NICU.

I'm not an OB nurse, but how about

Effective breastfeeding rt to normal oral structure

Risk for sudden infant death syndrome

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Just finished my OB rotation. Healthy newborns won't have many diagnoses, mostly risk fors. Here are some we have used:

  • Readiness for enhanced parenting r/t bonding and attachment amb parents attentiveness and cuddling of child
  • Readiness for enhanced nutrition r/t infant's viability outside mother's womb amb baby's rooting, suckling and swallowing sounds
  • Effective breastfeeding r/t infant's successful latching on and positioning amb baby's swallowing sounds and wet and dirty diapers every three hours
  • Risk for infection r/t inadequate acquired immunity
  • Risk for hyperthermia r/t depleted sources of subcutaneous fat
  • Risk for suffocation r/t reduced motor abilities
  • Risk for aspiration r/t depressed cough/gag reflex
  • Risk for sudden infant death syndrome r/t presence of risk factors such as sleeping in prone position, loose articles in sleep environment and infant overheating
  • Risk for delayed development r/t affect of racial/ethnic differences between mother of Hispanic origin and American father
  • Risk for impaired parent/infant/child attachment r/t anxiety associated with new father's role


Good luck. Happy assessing and careplanning!

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

Your OB text should already have help for you in this area.

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Specializes in Nothing but ER.

Thanks for your suggestions guys! And smiling blue eyes thanks for your suggestion regarding the textbook! Actually I posted on here because my text is rather vague on specific diagnosis. Thanks again

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

My old OB text had pull-out careplans in it. I am surprised yours was not more helpful. Anyhow good luck!

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Specializes in cardiology, psychiatry, corrections.
Just finished my OB rotation. Healthy newborns won't have many diagnoses, mostly risk fors. Here are some we have used:

  • Readiness for enhanced parenting r/t bonding and attachment amb parents attentiveness and cuddling of child
  • Readiness for enhanced nutrition r/t infant's viability outside mother's womb amb baby's rooting, suckling and swallowing sounds
  • Effective breastfeeding r/t infant's successful latching on and positioning amb baby's swallowing sounds and wet and dirty diapers every three hours
  • Risk for infection r/t inadequate acquired immunity
  • Risk for hyperthermia r/t depleted sources of subcutaneous fat
  • Risk for suffocation r/t reduced motor abilities
  • Risk for aspiration r/t depressed cough/gag reflex
  • Risk for sudden infant death syndrome r/t presence of risk factors such as sleeping in prone position, loose articles in sleep environment and infant overheating
  • Risk for delayed development r/t affect of racial/ethnic differences between mother of Hispanic origin and American father
  • Risk for impaired parent/infant/child attachment r/t anxiety associated with new father's role

Good luck. Happy assessing and careplanning!

Thanks for this info!!! It will really help me in clinical!

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