PinkNBlue BSN, RN

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  1. PinkNBlue

    How is the mother-baby/postpartum experience and typical day like?

    PinkNBlue replied to roni1990's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I could have written this myself :) And agreed. It's the
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    Improving patient satisfaction in OB

    PinkNBlue posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    What types of things are you all doing in your units to improve patient satisfaction? What works? What doesn't? Just curious on how other units are handling this, especially on a unit where we care...
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    Improving patient satisfaction in OB

    PinkNBlue replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree!! Love
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    Improving patient satisfaction in OB

    PinkNBlue replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So frustrating. I feel like I'm running like a chicken with my head cut off between rooms with breast feeding help, meds on time, getting patients up for the first time etc that the time actually...
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    Improving patient satisfaction in OB

    PinkNBlue replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ideally.
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    Do techs deliver babies in L and D???

    PinkNBlue replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A nurse might, in the event the OB isn't on time to catch the baby but a tech would not. Unless it was a rare event or she happened to be passing a laboring mom delivering on the side of the road....
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    Do you aspirate before giving an IM deltoid injection?

    PinkNBlue replied to seasalt1023's topic in Patient Medications

    My first semester of nursing school, when we were taught injections, we were told to aspirate. After that semester, we were told not to. And I haven't
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    Do techs deliver babies in L and D???

    PinkNBlue replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Never heard of a tech delivering a baby. In the room? Yes. Not delivering. Sounds like she's giving herself a lot of credit. And I too hate when people claim to be something they're not, ESPECIALLY a...
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    What is so special about working in postpartum???

    PinkNBlue replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations!! You will absolutely love it Excited for
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    Do you have a clever way to do IS teaching?

    PinkNBlue replied to EGVnurse's topic in Patient Education

    I just tell them to suck it like a straw.
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    Feeling sad about my ALS patient

    PinkNBlue replied to ekramona's topic in General Nursing

    Thank goodness for you.
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    Help Becoming Baby Friendly

    PinkNBlue replied to debsgreys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are so busy I don't know how you guys manage to do that without a tech. I was a tech on the floor before I became a nurse so I'm really not the best at delegation in general... I tend to try and do...
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    Help Becoming Baby Friendly

    PinkNBlue replied to debsgreys's topic in Ob/Gyn

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    my birth plan - nurse friendly?

    PinkNBlue replied to nurse_maya28's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly.
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    Help Becoming Baby Friendly

    PinkNBlue replied to debsgreys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We usually have 4
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    Work bags: What do you take and what's in it?

    PinkNBlue replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    A bottle of ibuprofen, lotion, stethoscope, scissors, cord clamp remover (I'm in OB), a few spare pens, my big tumbler for water throughout the shift, usually some random cough drops, gum, I do the...
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    Help Becoming Baby Friendly

    PinkNBlue replied to debsgreys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We're working on becoming baby friendly ourselves and have implemented some changes on our unit. For starters, we no longer give away formula gift bags. Many do ask for them (if they've had a baby...
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    my birth plan - nurse friendly?

    PinkNBlue replied to nurse_maya28's topic in Ob/Gyn

    She is planning on having a doula. :) I actually think this is a good plan. I do agree though that it's not entirely fair to have the nurse be responsible to make sure you do not get pain medication....
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    ADN's being pushed out

    PinkNBlue replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Exactly.
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    Bedside handoff report on mother/baby unit

    PinkNBlue replied to OBnurseSandy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had patients like that as well and you're right, it's frustrating. I just end up charting that I've educated mom and she understands but is requesting infant to nursery. It's all we can do,...
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    Bedside handoff report on mother/baby unit

    PinkNBlue replied to OBnurseSandy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do agree with the fact that it does mess with the incoming nurse's organization and thought process. Sometimes the patients, when we're giving report in their rooms, ask for things they need right...
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    What is so special about working in postpartum???

    PinkNBlue replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have the same issues on our floor regarding acuity but we usually only have 4 couplets, sometimes 5 on night shift depending on our staffing. We also get gyne surgical patients (hysterectomies,...
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    What is so special about working in postpartum???

    PinkNBlue replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's definitely more laid back (at times) but to say it's easy or not hard work is really not fair. Anyway, the fact that no one leaves this specialty speaks for itself I think. For the most part, it...
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    What do you love most about your floor/specialty?

    PinkNBlue replied to LauraLiz's topic in General Nursing

    I love my unit... the people that I work with, for the most part, are like my second family. We all love being with each other and make work fun. I work in OB and love my patients. They don't forget...
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    Would you ever take care of a friend?

    PinkNBlue replied to mandyjk77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just took care of someone I went to nursing school with! How fun is that?