JackieShorter

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1. Postpartum Nurses being the Baby Nurse?

   JackieShorter replied to holmesln's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have a NAN on postpartum. Its the newborn admission Nurse. They go to the delivery shortly after the baby is born once called. They admit the baby in the labor and delivery room. This involves assessment, meds, weights, length, growth chart and ...

2. Magnesium sulfate question

   JackieShorter replied to Kdavisobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   depends on the doc usually bedrest or oob with assist clears. but some patients have fussed enough that docs have ordered a regular diet no fluid restrictions generally levels arent drawn serially.

3. Night shift worries

   JackieShorter replied to rn_mama2's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm a long term night shift nurse on mother baby. It can be difficult at times. I have to make sure i nap during the day on the nights i work. Yes the day after i work im useless but sleep fixes that. i sleep until 1pm then make myself stay up so ...

4. What time do you do vitals at night on mother baby

   JackieShorter replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

   c-section moms or higher accuity moms q4hrs. 8p-12a-4am. babies under 24hrs old or who are higher accuity are also q 4hrs. under 24 hrs vaginal deliveries 12am.

5. Do mom's still use Sitz baths ?!

   JackieShorter replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We instruct are pp to use them. I have even set up some of them for pts to use. So yes they are still used

6. PP nurse being sent to med-surg floors to take pt assignment?

   JackieShorter replied to livealoha's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This was a big concern for us as well. We complained enough where they stopped doing it. but with that med surg nurses arent allowed to float to help our unit either. when they were there they only took care of mothers as well. I would as a whole v...

7. L&D vs Postpartum ... literally

   JackieShorter replied to DWelly14's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Yes there was definitely tension at my hospital. They have since started making new hires cross train or shadow. We have also come to more of an understanding with each department. As a pp nurse I understand that the l&d nurses have to get back t...

8. Is it true that it is hard to find work--with experience?

   JackieShorter replied to Nonetheless's topic in Job Hunt

   Yes my experience seems to be working against me. Im trying to get into labor and delivery from mother baby nursing and keep being turned down because i dont have labor delivery experience. The one nurse recruiter said i need labor and delivery exper...

9. What's the weirdest baby name?

   JackieShorter replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   La-sha pronounced ladasha orangejello female pronounced fe-mal-ee

10. New here/having a nursing midlife crisis

    JackieShorter replied to JackieShorter's topic in Career Support

    No I didn't get chosen for the step down unit. Currently im still job hunting. Not sure where im going to land. The good thing is I decided to go back to school for my bsn.

11. New here/having a nursing midlife crisis

    JackieShorter posted a topic in Career Support

    Hello everyone. Ive been a nurse for nearly 10 yrs. 2 yrs were in medical cardiology. The other on a postpartum unit. I left the postpartum unit because of burn out and patient ratios. I transferred to a telemetry /observation unit at a newer hospit...