Forced to Assist in C-Sections

[Promacta]

I work in the operating room as a circulating nurse of a smaller rural hospital (5 ORs). We are on call throughout the week and on weekends. Currently, when we are on call we are also on call for the OB department to assist in C-Sections. However, as a nurse that doesn't scrub I have no experience, skills, or adequate training related to anything occurring during a C-section. Despite myself and others giving pushback regarding this issue the director is hard set on forcing us to be on call for another department and to be in the room during a C-section. How can one go about fixing this issue? Our associate managers have tried to fight the issue as well with no head way made. My current plan of action is to talk with HR during my next shift. Along with this, I have made it explicitly known that I will be refusing. There are currently no repercussions and the director has mentioned that it will be addressed when the time comes.

[toomuchbaloney]

Promacta said:

 

 

No, you keep calling simple facts, statements, and the way things work at my facility as "excuses". A "tale"? You`re being comical at this point. 

Oh well. You will just have to learn how to accept the opinions of others when you ask for the opinions of others on a forum. Or you can block replies that you don't agree with.   I would agree that your complaints and responses border on comical. 

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

Thread closed for staff review. 

[Donna Hansen]

I've been an OB nurse for 29 years.  When we train new nurses on our unit, we have them circulate several times during their orientation, meaning about 6-8 times (it could be more, depending on what happens with their labor patients).  We don't expect them to be perfect by time their orientation is done, but they can function in the OR.  The circulator is not responsible for meds, anesthesia is.  It's mostly computer work, filling in the delivery record, counting sponges & instruments, handing things to the scrub if they need more, calling for help if it's needed.  

How big is your OB department?  How many deliveries do they do?  How are they staffed? Do the OB nurses circulate normally?  Would you circulating just be a one-off?