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Lawmaker Seeks Data On Babies Born To Drug Addicts
His newly proposed bill requires maternal facilities to report all babies born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, a condition with many symptoms in babies exposed to addictive drugs while in the womb. Reporting these cases, Wachtmann says, will give …
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First Ever Study of 'Moral Distress' Among Nurses in Burn Unit
Moral distress can result in depression, anxiety, emotional withdrawal, frustration, anger and a variety of physical symptoms. It also can lead to job burnout. The concept of moral distress among healthcare workers was first identified in the late …
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Startling news from the state health department
The problem of drug-dependent newborns is complex, stemming from the larger substance abuse epidemic. Tennessee has a combination of measures to reduce the rate of newborns dependent on drugs and affected by neonatal abstinence syndrome.
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