momma/babyrn

Most of my experience has been on med/surg although I floated occasionally to postpartum and have just been hired to work on a mother/baby unit. I'm so excited about this as OB nursing is why I wanted to become a nurse in the first place. I'd love so...

I was wondering if anyone is willing to share their sheet for taking report on mother/baby pts. I'm struggling w/ keeping everything organized on my paper. It's hard for me to see what I need to do next such as what labs need to be drawn, when to do ...

I have a few friends who've decided to have homebirths. I'm curious about this seemingly growing trend. I'd love to hear some opinions from those who've done it, participated in it, and delivered some of these babies at home. TIA!! :redpinkhe

Thanks for all the input about homebirthing. I was wondering also about how CNM's measure bilirubins in the home setting... or is that even done? Do the moms just take baby to the Ped the next day or so? Also, does anyone know if fetal monitoring is ...

:loveya: thanks all for the help!! I am feeling better now w/ the different ideas a sheets that have been offered. This was an amazing help to keep me more organized!!!

I'm about to start orientation this week for my new job in mother/baby. I have a 3 month old who I'm exclusively breastfeeding. My question is how will my need to take a break to pump during my 12 hr shift be perceived? I know that sounds weird since...

I like it a lot so far. I can't wait to get really efficient and quick with things though. I still feel slow even though my preceptor tells me I'm doing great after day 3 -which was today for me. Where I work we do all computer charting. I like this ...

So, I just finished my first two days of orientation on mother/baby. For the most part I love it. My preceptor is really nice and so are all my coworkers. My only concern is that I noticed my preceptor seems to have lost that passion that I feel she ...

** Update ** Hi all! Just finished two days of orientation on the unit. Turns out I was able to pump in the lactation consultants' office. They were very kind and of course, supportive, of me pumping to keep up my supply so I used my lunch break to t...

Hi, I'm going out to my car to pump b/c I'm still on hospital orientation and haven't started my preceptorship on the unit yet. When I start on the unit this week and get familiar with the people and where things are, I'm sure I'll find a room or pla...

Thanks to all for the input. I've been in orientation all week and found that during my lunch break I could go out to my car to pump just once during the day. I'd just sit there in the parking lot with my AC on and the front windshield shade up as we...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I'll let you know how it goes. I imagine that with how busy things get, I'll only be pumping during my lunch break. ... just a feeling I have. I don't want to deal with bad attitudes from colleagues about taking brea...

Is it normal for a PP mother to run a lowgrade temp in the 48 hrs after delivery? If so, at what point would the OB want to medicate? I'm just curious b/c I'm so used to medicating medical patients on the floor w/ Tylenol for anything above 101.0. Do...

thanks for the reply. It's not regarding a current patient. I had this experience in the past when I floated to a PP unit from med/surg and was concerned about lowgrade temp for the mother but it turned out not to be a big deal. I was just wondering ...

On the topic of newborns in distress, I have a personal scenario that occured with my newborn a few months ago and was wondering if anyone had some input on it. I nursed him within one hour of delivery and after that he was wisked away for his bath ...

Thanks all for the newborn s/s distress. I was wondering what a normal set of newborn vitals would be. Especially resp. I'm sure all that will be covered once I get started but I was just curious if anyone had those values memorized off hand.

This may be a dumb question, but what is "IRT". (just don't want to miss an important medical term) Also, would anyone mind listing some s/s newborn distress?

Does your unit require specific colors or types of uniforms. The mother/baby unit I'm about to start working on requires Ceil blue colored pants and whatever type of scrub top to match. Wondering what brand/type of uniform you like best?? I am about...

Just wanted to thank everyone for their replies. My official start date for hospital orientation is June 16th and after 6 days of that, I'll be on the floor w/ my preceptor. I'm working weekends only (Fri, Sat, and Sun) on account I'm a momma myself...

I finally have the nursing job of my dreams and have yet to start orientation, so I've been reading these threads to get an idea of some ins and out's that I'm not already aware of. I have floated to PP in the past on night shift when I worked med/su...

WOW!!! Thanks, Cherokeesummer. That's just what I was looking for. ... and so detailed too. Thanks so much. I thought what you said about having the moms give you a list of what they need is good b/c when I had my 2nd little one two months ago, I ke...

Wow! That explains a lot for me... .as an L&D patient 2 months ago, I had the shakes sooooo bad once I entered transition. It was uncontrollable and somewhat embarassing but my sweet nurse kept reassuring me all was fine. I thought it was from th...

How long do sections stay on their PCA? When are they able to get up and walk... is it soon after anesthesia wears off or do they need longer? Thanks for answering all my questions!! :rcgtku:

Thanks for your reply, QTbabynurse. How frequently does your PP unit monitor vitals after a tubal? Also, do your pts ever come back to the floor w/ a PCA? Do you frequently have blood transfusions on PP? When a PP pt starts to hemorrage does it happe...

I worked med/surg as soon as I graduated after receiving that advice from my instructors in school and now regret every second of that time. I wish I had gone straight into the area of my passion -OB. I look back and realize I did get a well rounded ...