Specialties Ob/Gyn
Published Oct 24, 2011
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SydneyJo1
271 Posts
I graduated in May, too, and started working Mom/Baby nights in September. First, congrats!! Secondly, I found that it really helped to brush up on my pharm, particularly pain meds. Understanding which meds are narcotics, which are NSAIDs, which ones mom can't take while breastfeeding, normal dosing, etc. helped enormously, particularly because most postpartum moms have prescribed pain meds and many will ask you questions about them. Also, as others have mentioned, make sure you are well versed in breastfeeding and things like lochia, involution, potential complications and the basics like how to bathe an infant. Mom/Baby is awesome! You will love it. :)
MomBabyUnitRN
59 Posts
I love postpartum nursing!! Brush up on hemorrhaging and those emergency drugs, mag sulfate and it's dosing, Breastfeeding, general infant care and everything else the others have said. :)