Thank you for your reply! Our techs do vitals and blood draws from 5-7am so that probably wouldn’t work. And we don’t do baths anywhere but the mom’s bedside (even if she isn’t interested in watching, which I’ve yet to come across honestly). We used ...
I think majority of us know by now that delaying the initial bath is evidence-based and is best for the newborn. We wait 12 hours and a lot of the times, if the bath falls on night shift, the parents don’t want it until the next day. This leaves day ...
Oh girl, don't beat yourself up. Seriously. You realize what you should have done, the patient is ok and it made you aware that rest is very important to ensure safe patient care. It could have been a much worse mistake, especially running on fumes. ...
Hi all. Right now, we treat our infants with phototherapy while they're in an isolette. We are looking at more 'family friendly' ways to treat this population of infants. 99% of the time, the infants stay in the nursery under the lights and are taken...
Thank you guys! It's going to be a big challenge I can already tell. We get such grief from some of the nurses who've been there for ages already, if a parent requests to delay the bath currently. Frustrating. I appreciate everyone's input!
Cayenne, thank you SO much for that information. I think that will be extremely beneficial in the roll out of this new initiative. I greatly appreciate your input. The culture of the unit is very negative, which is so upsetting to me. It's all about ...
Can I get some information on what you do at your facility regarding bathing the newborn? How did staff react? I know majority of the research states to delay the newborn bath 12-24 hours. We are looking into delaying the bath as well (currently we b...
PinkNBlue replied to knufflebunny's topic in Ob/Gyn
I completely agree. I've worked in OB for many years and this is how "it's always been done". It's definitely a culture thing. We do have sections that have just adequate output so I'm always leary to discontinue the fluids (usually low due to Duramo...
Awww best wishes to you and your new little bundle. I've seen 35-36 weekers do awesome and 41 weekers need more help. It all depends on the situation and how well baby tolerates everything. Best wishes and prayers you make it to your section!
PinkNBlue replied to aspragg5387's topic in Career Support
I think I need to listen to the advice I'm about to give you lol but I agree and think you should wait a bit longer before you make a decision. I recently went to a different hospital altogether (started last week) and am pretty homesick for my old u...