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  1. Short staffing incentive ideas???

    So glad something so simple worked so well for you. We don't have a problem with call ins, tho we have a strict policy against excessive call ins. Greater than 6/yr (running calendar) constitutes a write up for full time staff. These would be unexcus...
  2. Security on Mother Baby Unit

    Trying to get a feel for other inpatient OB hospital units out there. Is your unit locked? How do you screen visitors? Do your infants wear security devices and if so, how often to to drill for an abduction? Thanks for any insight on how your unit ha...
  3. Short staffing incentive ideas???

    I am a weary staff nurse who blocked those calls a long time ago. Thanks for all of your ideas.
  4. Short staffing incentive ideas???

    Thank you for all your input. I am a staff nurse who blocked those robocalls long time ago. This staff is weary and I personally worry when something bad will happen to a patient if this continues.
  5. Short staffing incentive ideas???

    Ha!! Indeed. If we ran that place.....
  6. Short staffing incentive ideas???

    Apparently they are looking into travelers at this time. Thanks
  7. We are experiencing our typical summer baby boom at work and consequently are extremely short staffed on the large OB unit I work on. Usually a robocall will go out (similar to the one schools use to call off school) to alert staff that extra help is...
  8. Starting bedside report on Mother Baby unit

    Thanks so much for your response. I have been trying to be a "team player" and really giving it a try. Report does go a little faster with everyone using the same sheet. My own report worksheet kept me organized in MY way, so this new one is taking a...
  9. What's the difference between exchanging this info "by the door" or at the nurses station where I can rest my weary 58 yr old legs?
  10. What tool do you use to give report from?
  11. 0We will be starting bedside report (again) soon on our Mother Baby unit. Presently, we give report at the nurses station and each nurse transcribes this information onto their "own" report worksheet. This sheet is a personalized fill-in the-blank th...
  12. IV fluids after C/S, am I wrong???

    I agree. Our c-section patients receive Duramorph and anesthesia wants IV access x20 hrs. Access does NOT mean running IV fluids.
  13. We will be starting bedside report (again) soon on our Mother Baby unit. Presently, we give report at the nurses station and each nurse transcribes this information onto their "own" report worksheet. This sheet is a personalized fill in the blank tha...
  14. Delayed newborn bath

    I asked about delayed newborn baths a few years ago on this forum. I want to ask again because our Mother Baby UNPC group is trying to implement delayed newborn baths. I work on an OB unit that delivers 4000 infants a year. Infants remain w their mot...
  15. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    I work at a large nonprofit hospital system in St Louis MO. My present base salary is $40/hr, which is top of scale. I work on Mother Baby Unit. I am an RN with a Diploma degree. I work full time and believe it or not, have worked 35 years for the sa...