krisandco

Thank you! I get so frustrated with other nurses who would rather put a bottle in a baby's mouth than teach a mom about the importance of colostrum and the process of milk production. The ones who don't nurse until after milk is in are taught culturally that they have nothing yet and they think they're starving the baby. Most of them are surprised and very receptive whenever I teach them differently and actually show them their own colostrum. By the way, we cup-feed when necessary.

I worked with an agency for 3 years and loved it! The only reason I stopped was because I'm a single mom and the travellling was getting to be farther from home. That was hard for me and for my children. I only had a problem with a rude staff person at one facility. Otherwise, my experience was that the staff was so grateful for help, they were super nice and helpful. Remember that you can set the tone for that. If an agency nurse has the attitude of "I'm a better, more experienced nurse and I've worked at better places," the staff will let them fall on their face. No help at all. They want to know that we are there to help them and be a part of the team. If we are, 99% of them will be our best ally and source of help. Good luck and have fun!

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