MB15YRS

MB15YRS has 15 years experience and specializes in Mother Baby.

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1. Couplet Care Nursing

   MB15YRS replied to MB15YRS's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We actually have a couplet care committee, compromised of myself, staff nurses, Unit Secretaries, and PCA"s. We did 2 site visits, with staff, to Memphis Baptist, and Good Sam in Cincinnati. We thought during the "trial" runs, we could find the probl...

2. Couplet Care Nursing

   MB15YRS posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   My unit has been making drastic changes to move from traditional post partum and newborn nursery nuring to couplet care. It has been a nightmare!! We have 3 floors, 3 nurseries, all the same staff rotate in these areas. We do 6000 deliveries a year. ...

3. Patient Satisfaction scores

   MB15YRS replied to OCRN's topic in Management

   Does anyone do follow up phone calls after discharge?

4. staffing stradegies

   MB15YRS replied to RockyCreek's topic in Management

   My unit has about 145 employees and within the last year went to self scheduling. We post their weekends/holidays and they post the rest. We have a self scheduling committee that oversees this 6 week schedule. Once the schedule comes down, the commit...

5. New Nurse Manager

   MB15YRS replied to NemoRN's topic in Management

   I have been a nurse manager for 2 years, and told the same thing. 50-60 hrs a week, I agree, sometimes more. You may be told weekends and holidays off, but remember you carry the pager, or cell phone, and get called for everything. It takes a great d...

6. Applying for different position

   MB15YRS replied to nursechris1's topic in Management

   I have toyed with the idea myself, and you are right, it is a tough decision. With the stress of this position, how effective are you? Perhaps it will take a new pair of eyes to give the staff what they need. It is incredible what the stress of this ...