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1. "Pit to distress..." (Rant)

   RN4mommy's replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have residents all the time get upset with the nurses for 'managing' the patient :) (last I checked this was our job). We have tried the thing where we say, 'if you want to up it you will have to do it yourself.' There have actually been times ...

2. Help! My staffing ratios are aweful

   RN4mommy's replied to RN4mommy's's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks to all for the feedback. Yes it is an aweful situation. I guess all I can really do at this point is continue to work the floor when I can to lighten their loads and continue to protest and document...document...document! Thanks for the r...

3. Looking for new grad opportunities

   RN4mommy's replied to jzprple's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am a nurse manager for a very busy LDR/High Risk Antepartum/and Mother-Baby unit and I have to say I have had quite the opposite experience as some. The ONLY applicants I have been getting for about the past 18 mos is new grads, therefore that is ...

4. LDRP concept in a high risk center

   RN4mommy's replied to kotys's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree with BETSRN, we used to be an LDRP and it was aweful in times of high census, we would have to wake moms up in the middle of the noc to move to an overflow unit. We used to have tons of pt complaints. We have switched back to an LDR. The m...

5. Nurses' Week Celebration

   RN4mommy's replied to KungPaoNsg's topic in Management

   Our hospital typically does NOTHING for our nurses. So last year I planned a week's worth of unit specific activities for my people. Things included me flipping pancakes for them (which was inexpensive for me and they loved it!), having an ice crea...

6. OB Policy and Procedures " HELP PLEASE"

   RN4mommy's replied to Caseyrnbsn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   There is an absolutely awesome website from the University of Texas that my manager shared with me. It was an awesome resource for guidelines and policies. They have all of their policies on line and available to the public for you to use as a reso...

7. Help! My staffing ratios are aweful

   RN4mommy's posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello all- This is my first posting and I'm hoping this site might be helpful. I am a relatively new nurse manager promoted from within (I used to be an LDRP nurse on my floor). I absolutely love my unit and only took the job because I thought I co...