CARE OF THE MOTHER AND INFANT WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS 2
Running head: CARE OF THE MOTHER AND INFANT WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS 1
Care of the Mother and Infant with Substance Abuse Problems
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Consideration of the Mother and Infant with Substance Abuse Problems
Developing Nursing Diagnosis (NANDA)
Detection of the substance abusing mothers is the first step. Babies that are born by mother who are drug addicts may display a lot of symptoms that include withdrawal as well as deformities (Maguire et al. 2017). The following are the steps that are used in diagnosing mothers who abuse-substance; If there is positive drug test in the urine as well the stool sample that is collected from the baby, then the diagnosis of withdrawals is confirmed in this case. Therefore the medical experts and nurses should be in a position to newborns that are exposed to drugs as soon as possible. The second step is the short term withdrawal symptoms in the infants; the young born who are exposed to drugs, are likely to display withdrawal symptoms just upon birth. The intensity of the withdrawal symptoms depends on the number of drugs the mother abused while she was carrying the pregnancy.
The third step is a high risk that is as a result of sudden infant death syndrome; medical experts, as well as physicians, should be in a position of identifying cases of severe exposure to drugs among the infants. The infants who are born of the mother who has abused the drug for a long time are likely to succumb to the risk of sudden death syndrome. The fourth step is the treatment for infants such as limiting stimulation that include noise, bright lights, and tender, love and care. Again in this case depending on the amount of the drugs that the mother of the infant had abused during the time of pregnancy, medical experts may be forced to recommend a constructive treatment method for the infants, especially those that show the withdrawal syndrome. This approach will include; limiting the intensity of some of the environmental elements, such as bright light, noise and such as natural disturbances that may worsen the situation of the infant. Besides this, the caregivers and physicians should show a lot of care and love to the patients and ensure that they administer medication as required and in the usual proportions.
Two learning objectives
At the end of this lesson, caregivers and nurses should be able to perform the following key roles: Accurately diagnose an infant born to a substance-abusing mother as well as determine the severity of the addiction this is according to Indian Health Service. (2017). This includes the ability to analyze all the symptoms, including jitteriness, withdrawal symptoms, indigestion, irritability, and feeding difficulties. Moreover, participants should be able to relate various symptoms to causative drugs. The second one is the ability to prescribe the appropriate treatment program for the infant based on the severity of the signs and addiction. In this case, the caregiver should decide whether the baby needs hospitalization or put in a home-based treatment program.
Methodology
The training will be in the form of PowerPoint classroom-like presentation. Therefore, participants will attend the sessions in person so that they can have the opportunity to ask questions. At the end of the training, the facilitator will provide the participants with adequate materials to help them learn more about the subject. The duration of the training will is one day; as this will enable all the participants to assimilate the critical points of the lesson.
Needed Resources
The facilitator will require the following resources: Projector, Stationery for printing additional resources as well as a Training room.
References
Indian Health Service. (2017). Maternal Addiction | Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program. Retrieved February 19, 2019, from https://www.ihs.gov/asap/maternaladdiction/
Maguire, D. J., Taylor, S., Armstrong, K., Shaffer-Hudkins, E., Germain, A. M., Brooks, S. S., & Clark, L. (2016). Long-term outcomes of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Neonatal network, 35(5), 277-286.