Is anyone's hospital following the new awhonn staffing guidelines?

Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP · Jan 21, 2011

We are attempting to...key word being 'attempting'. It has made for some interesting staffing scenarios, but as a floor nurse it has made patient care SO much more doable the shifts that we actually follow it.

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Jan 21, 2011

Being from california we are already pretty close, but not following the guidelines to a "T"

tablefor9, RN · Jan 21, 2011

We're doing pretty well most of the time, but hey, we can always be outnumbered when there's a call in, right? We are hiring. According to the PTB, we'll be in compliance w/ new guidelines fully by Fall.

I was so glad to see the new guidelines, because I feel it really brings into focus how *not low risk* our "normal" patients have become, through our own intervention.

Edit to add:

For those following/struggling with guidelines--do you guys have a mandatory call schedule to fall back on for call ins, or to you have to hope for the best?

gentlegiver, ASN, LPN, RN · Jan 21, 2011

Excuse me, but, just what is AWHONN??

SwampCat, BSN · Jan 21, 2011

Excuse me, but, just what is AWHONN??

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses

QTBabyNurse, BSN, RN · Jan 21, 2011

having been out of ob for a couple of years, what do the new guidelines specify for staffing?

klone, MSN, RN · Jan 21, 2011

We try as much as possible. Since we're a low-risk floor, we don't get mag patients, or high-risk OB, which makes it easier.

How do the new guidelines differ?

obnurse4u · Jan 24, 2011

Wishful thinking for our unit:uhoh3: At times we have one earlylabor and one active and one on MAG. We just recently unionized but I guess thats going to take a while to go through.