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1. L&D charge nurses required to have patients

   NM_Nurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just wondering...I work in a hospital where we do approximatly 300 deliveries a month. Our new manager is requiring the night charge RN to take a patient load. I have tried finding info regarding this as to whether or not it is safe or appropriate ...

2. AWHONN Staffing Guidelines Please check this out:

   NM_Nurse replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Any idea what the guidelines are for charge RN's on a L&D unit?

3. Baby warmers in PACU?

   NM_Nurse replied to NM_Nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We will have another nurse to stay with the newborn but no warmer with resusitation equipment. Her reply was skin to skin if baby gets cold and we can resusitate on moms chest...really? I am hoping to find documentation that this is a violation of ...

4. Baby warmers in PACU?

   NM_Nurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   With C/S deliveries in the past the baby would go directly to the newborn nursery. Now we are taking the baby back with us to the recovery room and keeping baby there while we recover the C/S. Our manager refuses to put warmers with resusitation eq...

5. L&D unit with no policy and procedures in place

   NM_Nurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am currently working at a hospital that appears to have no unit specific L&D policy and procedures in place. We have a new manager and I have asked her where they are...she cannot find any! I am not new to L&D but am new to this hospital....