Discharge teaching/Report cheat sheets

[luvsmomsbabies]

Hi!

I am a new grad and working a Mother/Baby Unit which was previously postpartum/nursery. I would love to have a great "cheat" sheet to organize my information to carry with me throughout the day. I notice everyone on my unit does it differently. I've tried making several but they never seem to keep me as organized as I would like and I find myself writing notes on paper towels throughout the shift.

Also, I'm interested in some resources for discharge teaching. I know the basic info we give to new mom's but I'm always getting questions from them that i don't know how to answer... like weaning baby from breast and etc. Can anyone recommend some good materials that I could skim over to brush up on my knowledge. I don't have kids so I lack that personal experience patients are looking for when they ask me questions.

Thanks so much! This is a great site!

[Lucyinthesky]

I just graduated in May but did my preceptorship in maternity. I developed my own report sheet to help with organizing my information and to keep up while listening to report. I have room for both mom and baby info along with some blank space for vital signs and glucose checks. It is an excel spreadsheet you can print out or tweak to fit your own needs. if you send me your email I can forward a copy to you.

[Cassideca]

I just graduated in May but did my preceptorship in maternity. I developed my own report sheet to help with organizing my information and to keep up while listening to report. I have room for both mom and baby info along with some blank space for vital signs and glucose checks. It is an excel spreadsheet you can print out or tweak to fit your own needs. if you send me your email I can forward a copy to you.

Could I possibly get a copy of the report sheet?

I am also a new Grad & my Orientation starts this wk!

Yippeee & I'm nervous!

Thanks- Dee

[imafostermom]

Ours is computer generated with the patient information enetered by the nurse and we just print it when we come on shift. If you want to make your own I would include: mom name, reason for admission, allergies, age, doctor, gravida, para..., EDC, delivery date and time, ROM type, date and time, rubella status, GBS status, blood type, repair, patient history/complications of delivery, teaching

Baby: boy/girl (name), doctor, weight, apgars, feeding type, blood type, blood sugar

I wouls also add: what pain meds mom is on, if she has heplock, has voided and for baby I always add a place to write voids, stools, hearing test, PKU, TCB/bilirubin check, newest weight, feedings, circumcision, security sensor number.

I hope I remembered it all...

[Cassideca]

I just graduated in May but did my preceptorship in maternity. I developed my own report sheet to help with organizing my information and to keep up while listening to report. I have room for both mom and baby info along with some blank space for vital signs and glucose checks. It is an excel spreadsheet you can print out or tweak to fit your own needs. if you send me your email I can forward a copy to you.

Lucy inthe sky- I tried to reply to your PM, But I dont think I did it right.