RNmomof4

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1. Baby Friendly Hospital

   RNmomof4 replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work on a mother baby unit in a hospital that is increasingly more baby friendly. We have a seperate L&D unit, but mother and baby are transferred together unless there is a NICU admission or a maternal special care admission (once mom is stab...

2. How long in bed for post C/S mothers?

   RNmomof4 replied to MeditationPeace's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have 8 hour OOB protocol on my unit and I find the patients do much better (moving around, c/o less pain) the earlier they are up. Sometimes patients request to get OOB at 4 - 6 hours and we will if the epidural has worn off completely. I think ...

3. switching form postpartum to couplet care

   RNmomof4 replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am on a unit with couplet care and one of my best friends on the unit did the switch you ar eaout to make a few years ago. I think you have to approach the sitatution just the way you would if you were switchin to peds nursing or home health, go i...

4. Pain medication in Postpartum

   RNmomof4 replied to LuvofNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Generally, at my hospital, standing orders for vaginal delivers include benzocaine spray (we provide ice packs as well) for peri pain, hemorroidal cream for hemorrhoids, 800 mg ibuprofen for cramping and pain r/t peri swelling, 1 percocet for PP cram...

5. Using Narcan to help Pts to Void Post C/S

   RNmomof4 replied to Hyrita's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We don't have any standing order for the use of narcan to assist a patient with voiding after the foley is out, but we do have standing post op c/s orders for narcan if pt has decreased output, seems to work well.

6. Couplet Care/Postpartum

   RNmomof4 replied to guiltysins's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi! I work at a hospital that delivers 5000+ babies a year and we take an average of 8 patients (any combination of moms and babies, some moms have babies in NICU, some babies have moms on the high risk unit). We encourage rooming-in, but don't req...