PHOTOTHERAPY

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PHOTOTHERAPY

• Done by
• Ms. Salwa Maghrabi
• Clinical Instructor

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Out lines

• Definition of Phototherapy .
• Mechanism of Phototherapy
• History about Phototherapy.
• Minor Side Effects of Phototherapy.
• Nursing Care for Infant Receiving Phototherapy.

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Objectives

1. Define phototherapy
2. Understand the mechanism of phototherapy.
3. Enumerate the side effects of phototherapy
4. Apply the nursing care for infants receiving
   phototherapy

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Definition of Phototherapy

• Application of fluorescent light to the infants
  exposed skin.

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MECHANISM OF WORKING
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HOW PHOTOTHERAPY is DISCOVERED
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Minor side effect of phototherapy

1. Bronze baby syndrome.
2. Loss , greenish stool .
3. Transient skin rashes.
4. Hyperthermia .
5. Increasing metabolic rate.
6. Dehydration .
7. Electrolyte disturbance .

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Nursing Care for Infant Receiving Phototherapy.

• 1- Assure effective of phototherapy
• 2- provide eye protection .

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Nursing Care for Infant Receiving Phototherapy
Cont

• Proper covering and shielding of gonad .
• Assess skin exposure .
• Proper position .

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Nursing Care for Infant Receiving Phototherapy
Cont

• Assess and adjust thermoregulation device .
• Promoting elimination and skin integrity .
• Hydration.

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Nursing Care for Infant Receiving Phototherapy
Cont

• Promoting infant parent interaction.
• Monitoring bilirubin level.

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