How many staff members attend a delivery??

allnurses Guide · Jul 14, 2003

Same here . . . . one RN and the doc.

steph

SmilingBluEyes · Jul 14, 2003

Depends....on staffing usually....

if we can spare it, we have 2 RN's, one for mom and to circulate the delivery, and one just for the for baby. The Baby's nurse makes sure he/she has all the shots, bath and helps w/the first breastfeeding before she leave the room, unless the floor is extremely busy.

The circulator cleans up the mess after ward, rinses instruments, restocks the LDRP room, does charges, and of course, recovers mom. It is most efficient this way and both mom and baby get attention in that critical 1st 30-min to 1 hour.

YES, ONE RN can and does often attend the delivery, but this makes it tough because then that person is trying to both recover mom and baby, initiate BF and clean up the room. I like that only the baby nurse handles the baby while clean-up goes on, for sanitary reasons as well as for BF purposes. More than 90% of our moms do BF in the first 30 minutes after birth. Having that 2nd pair of hands makes it a lot easier to facilitate this.

layna · Jul 14, 2003

2 RN's here

LauraF, RN, ASN, CNA, LPN, RN · Jul 14, 2003

The hospital where I delivered my son had 2RN's for the delivery. At the same hospital when my daughter was born at 24 weeks, they dug people out of the wood work I think. There were actually 15 people in there. There was the OB, Pediatrician and the lab person. The other 12 were nurses. When my daughter was life-flighted to the children's hospital after delivery, the children's hospital complimented the hospital more then once on my daughters condition when she arrived at the children's hospital.

rn500 · Jul 15, 2003

In my past jobs it has always been just 1 or 2 RN's at a vag delivery. I now work in a large unit, and at delivery we typically have:

1) Mom's nurse

2) Baby nurse

3) Patient care tech

4) Charge nurse, if she can get away

5) Attending doc

6) Resident

7) med student if there is one

If we MIGHT be expecting any problems, add:

8) Peds resident

If we KNOW we are expecting problems, subtract the baby nurse and add two NICU nurses

This is one reason I REALLY like this job! Now that I am "spoiled", when I occasionally work casual at my old place of employment, where there is one or, if you're lucky, 2 RN's at a delivery, and the RN does ALL the set up, clean up, mop up, baby stuff, etc etc.......... :eek:

Well, let's just say I don't miss working that way!

imenid37 · Jul 15, 2003

2 rn's. ped dr. too if we expect a problem.

RN,@yourCervix · Jul 20, 2003

1 Doc, 1 RN, and 1 OB Tech or LPN

greyhorse · Jul 22, 2003

For a routine delivery, Doc, two nurses.

This is a small midwestern hospital 400 deliveries a year.

RMH · Jul 23, 2003

1 nurse and the MD..Not counting the patients coach. A couple of years ago we realized that there are times when problems arise and you need help and yelling is just not the answer, so we put a phone next to the isolette. :) If we expect a problem we try to have a 2nd RN available just for the birth.

RMH

cometothecradle · Jul 24, 2003

ONE NURSE and if your lucky a doctor

puggy · Jul 24, 2003

The doc, the labor hall RN, and an RN from the nursery.