MgSO4 patients on Postpartum

[nurjoyce]

i am the new nurse manager of a mother/baby unit. on our unit we receive the patients from l&d who are on mgso4. in my 21 yrs of working in women's services, at all the other hospitals i have worked at, our mgso4 patients stayed in l&d until they came off mgso4.(because of the complications ) or they went to a high postpartum area. i just want to hear any thoughts and and find out what other hospitals are doing. thank you

[Jolie, BSN]

As a former frequent flyer of MgSO4 therapy, I would have loved to have been on post-partum, in a quiet room, in a real bed. Unfortunately, the staffing on post-partum simply didn't permit it.

As an LDRP nurse, I cared for MgSO4 patients and found them to be interesting and challenging. Fortunately, I worked in a unit which adhered to reasonable staffing guidelines, and never had more than 1 other patient.