MomX2andNurse

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1. Baby Advocate @delivery-nursery nurse or L&D nurse???

   MomX2andNurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our hospital uses nursery nurses to be baby advocates at delivery ( not L&D nurses) . We dont do LDRP's, so we are trying to figure out a smooth way to get the baby to couplet care (report, etc). Please share what you do at your hospital. Tha...

2. What do patients say that irks you?

   MomX2andNurse replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   How about......"I need a carseat.....and enough milk and diapers to last till next week when I can go the WIC office." Have these people not been pregnant for 9 months?!?!?!

3. How many couplets are you responsible for?

   MomX2andNurse replied to zoo*moon's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Check you state regulations....in our state, 4 couplets is the max. You can have more, but rarely.

4. Recovering newborn in OB PACU???

   MomX2andNurse replied to KimBicRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our OB PACU nurse recovers mom and baby. However....there are specific guidelines the baby must meet before it can "bond" in the PACU. It must be over 37 weeks, no resp distress whatsoever , temp over 97.6, etc. If at any time the PACU nur...

5. Nurse manager says you can't refuse iv

   MomX2andNurse replied to paintedbison's topic in Ob/Gyn

   If you do ANYTHING to a pt they dont want, they can get you for assault.

6. "Know it all"? or perform one role?

   MomX2andNurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Metropolitan: Our L&D nurses dont touch babies. We have nursery nurses who attend all deliveries for the babies only. We have mother-baby nurses who take care of the couplet after recovery.

7. "Know it all"? or perform one role?

   MomX2andNurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

   typed in error---sorry!!

8. To Bulb Sxn Or Not?

   MomX2andNurse replied to LD123's topic in Ob/Gyn

   NRP says no DEEP suctioning on the perineum, but definately says to bulb suction, dry and stimulate as your first steps.

9. Couplet Care Nursing

   MomX2andNurse replied to MB15YRS's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our nursery nurses do our circs, which is horrible. We do up to 10 to 12 a day. The Couplet nurse does not come in, which makes this very hard on the nsy nurse, because she already has her own admissions and sick babies to take care of. I like PP ...

10. What would you do - couplet care?

    MomX2andNurse replied to NurseAimee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our state has guidelines on how many couplets you can have. It's 4 couplets. Occasionally we have more, but it's rare. Since they are guidelines and not LAW, we can have more. The key is to follow the guidelin MOST of the time. I would ch...