LuvofNursing BSN, MSN, RN

The floor that a person is admitted to should be the floor where the patient can be stabilized and treated for her condition. Postpartum floors are given standing orders to deal with things like uterine atony, but we cannot stop the bleeding of some...

I was glad to find this thread, because there has been some discussion as to what is considered standard of care for Magnesium patients. I work in a mother/baby unit, and our mag patients are considered the same as all other patients, so they are 1:8...

i am currently a mother/baby nurse who will be transferring to labor and delivery in the next 6 months. i have learned a lot in mother/baby, one of those things being.... labor and delivery is very different than postpartum. i have been reading abo...

Wow, 75%! That is quite high! I'd say my hospital is around 30% (although our hospital DID just put an end to mothers having an option for a VBAC). I think c-sections have become so common that we need to sit back and remember that we are performi...

I am currently enrolled in Chamberlain's RN to BSN. You need to find out what the college that you are applying to wants. What do they require in terms of the BSN. It's hard to say whether the name on your BSN diploma counts, what I would do if I w...

Although this is a late post, if anyone is interested in my mother/baby report sheet, pm me.

AndreaRN23, I'm surprised about things not happening after baby is found positive. CPS is involved in all cases where baby is + for anything other than MJ (sometimes opiates depending on the patient's situation) At our hospital, we test premature l...

don't be afraid to run the scenario by another nurse and let them ask what they think is relevant, because when hearing a scenario from the outside, other nurses can see things from another perspective and help you obtain answers to their questions b...

There is another in California. UCSF Neonatal nurse practitioner Pediatric NP, Acute Care Ped NP, and Neonatal Adv Practice Nrsg Masters Specialty Areas - UCSF School of Nursing

hello hopeful, for nicu specifically, i feel a mother/baby unit would be most beneficial for sure. the reason for this is because dealing with neonates is very different than adults. the pathophysiology is different the signs and symptoms of illn...

moondance, at the end of the day, you have to provide nursing care that you can feel good about, and as you get efficient with your time and with your assessments you will find that it doesn't take much more time to be thorough. it's not worth it t...

I am a mother/baby nurse in a hospital with approximately 1500-1600 births/year. We take care of a maximum of 8 patients at a time. This unit gives you the opportunity to share the joy of a new birth with the mom, dad and family, yet still gives yo...

i wanted to get your input on the passing of the healthcare reform bill. http://www.rttnews.com/articleview.aspx?id=1092402

If you are looking to prioritize, my advice would be to look at prenatal problems that affected delivery or problems that may have occurred during delivery. Pain, of course, will almost always be part of the care plan. risk 4 infxn for csxn, knowle...

Some other interventions: - diet low in Na+ - wearing support hose - along with water, drinking fluids with lytes in them This usually diminishes within a few weeks of birth, although everyone is different. I'd love to hear if anyone has any other s...

Elvish Are your antepartum patients on FHM? If so, are all m/b nurses FHM trained?

Here is my mother/baby report/assessment sheet. It is all i need when i need to call a doctor about a patient. N9 - Clinical Worksheet, 3e pp old sheet.pdf

i have done some research on types of pain medication that work best for different types of pain, but i am unable to find anything extensive. i am aware of cramping being treated best with ibuprofen/naproxen, but what about incision pain or perineu...

i am a believer in being prepared for anything, so i bring (and use) these things: - black pen - colored pen (i use this for report so that i can tell the difference between what happened in the previous shift and what happened during my shift) - hig...

I guess this is self explanatory... what does your hospital do to tell the difference between twin A & B when they are co-bedding?

I apologize... that question IS incredibly vague. Let me explain. I am in a M/B unit, and the moms don't want to unwrap their babies every time they feed to see which baby ate at that time. Is there a more obvious marker that can be used? Thank you...

Elvish, Are you starting a blog with it's own address? Or are you trying to start something on this site? i would love to follow it.

okay, try it again.

us, it sounds like you are answering your own question. you appear very nervous about the debt that you will accrue with a bsn. depending on what you want to do as a nurse, you can gain experience and save up money as you mentioned after your adn...

i will be starting my nursing career in mother/baby, and i wanted to get started on the right foot. we have been advised that a normal day is 4 moms and 4 babies. when i did my preceptorship, you were either a nursery nurse or a postpartum nurse.....