Learning Plan Help

Hi Everyone,

I am in my L&D rotation and I have to make up a learning plan. L&D is not an area that I am interested in ever pursuing, so I am trying to keep positive and direct my learning activities to my ultimate goal of becoming an ER nurse. I was wondering what some of the most common L&D complications that ER nurses see, or feel that it would be important for me to learn as a future ER nurse? I am trying to make this rotation as relevant and exciting for myself as possible.

Thanks!!

What do you think the most common complications are? Under what circumstances would a pregnant patient come to the ER? Do you think L&D patients even go to the ER in most hospitals?

Why don't you post what you have so far and we can help you from there. We all love to help around here but we will not do your homework for you; we just like to see some type of effort before we step in. Most of us have a hard time doing our own homework most of the time.

My apologies, I didn't intend to come across like I wanted anyone else to do my homework for me. I'm new to this whole forum posting thing, so I suppose I will need to be more specific in future posts .

I was more looking for input from ER nurses regarding some of the more common issues seen in ER related to pregnancy. At first I had thought that placenta previa would be a good focus, but not really sure if this is something that is commonly seen in ER. Another focus that I had thought of was placenta abruptia, potentially serious, yes - but common? I want to focus in on something that will require the most intensive action from ER professionals, and something that is commonly seen.

I just completed my senior preceptorship in a Level 1 trauma ER. I was only there for 15 12-hour shifts, but I never saw a pregnant woman in the ER for a pregnancy-related issue.

We did have a patient that was about 27 weeks along that was involved in a serious MVC and she was unconscious at TOA.

For the most part, pregnant patients go straight to the woman's unit.

I'm sure that varies from hospital to hospital but this is our protocol.

I work part-time in a very small community hospital ER. We have no L & D unit or obstetrical provider on site. We don't even have an EFM, but do have a crude doppler. Most common OB that we see by far is patients in preterm labor or precipitous labor (actually having the baby, usually preterm, in the ER). Some gravid patients come in complaining of "belly pain." In these cases, we send them out ASAP by ambulance to nearest hospital with OB provider. Occasionally we have first trimester pregnant patients come in, with complaints of lady partsl bleeding.