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1. Pitocin Induction

   bfusco posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   What is the staffing ratio when a labor patient is being induced with Piocin? Does it have to be 1 nurse to 1 patient? Thanks

2. Babies After C-Section

   bfusco replied to bfusco's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Actually our 3 bed ICU is staffed with one RN as is our 3 bed ER on the night shift. The nursing supers are Neonatal Resuscitation Certified, and OB is always the priority spot- even if there was a code going on. I'm not proposing a permanent cut in ...

3. Babies After C-Section

   bfusco replied to bfusco's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We do 10 deliveries a month, and our Nursing Supervisors are all trained to help on OB and help with deliveries.

4. Babies After C-Section

   bfusco replied to bfusco's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This is a Level I OB unit, and I am asking about planned C-Section babies who have an apgar of 9/10 or 10/10. We have a policy that we have 2 nurses on the unit for 24 hours with C-Section babies and 8 hours with vaginal deliveries. And, by the unit ...

5. Babies After C-Section

   bfusco posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Is it generally accepted practice that babies are more "unstable" after a C-Section and therefore need more intensive nursing care for the first 24 hours? In our very small hospital (100 births a year) we are questioning the need to have 2 nurses pre...

6. Holding up the legs during delivery

   bfusco posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have had 3 nurses injured in their shoulders and neck because of having to hold up and push back the womans legs during delivery. It is partially a request of the physician and partially that they have become so used to doing it that it is automat...