Our hospital uses nursery nurses to be baby advocates at delivery ( not L&D nurses) . We dont do LDRP's, so we are trying to figure out a smooth way to get the baby to couplet care (report, etc)....
MomX2andNurse replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn
How about......"I need a corificeat.....and enough milk and diapers to last till next week when I can go the WIC office." Have these people not been pregnant for 9
MomX2andNurse replied to KimEveRN's topic in Ob/Gyn
Our OB PACU nurse recovers mom and baby. However....there are specific guidelines the baby must meet before it can "bond" in the PACU. It must be over 37 weeks, no resp distress whatsoever ,...
MomX2andNurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn
Metropolitan: Our L&D nurses dont touch babies. We have nursery nurses who attend all deliveries for the babies only. We have mother-baby nurses who take care of the couplet after
MomX2andNurse replied to MB15YRS's topic in Ob/Gyn
Our nursery nurses do our circs, which is horrible. We do up to 10 to 12 a day. The Couplet nurse does not come in, which makes this very hard on the nsy nurse, because she already has her own...
MomX2andNurse replied to NurseAimee's topic in Ob/Gyn
Our state has guidelines on how many couplets you can have. It's 4 couplets. Occasionally we have more, but it's rare. Since they are guidelines and not LAW, we can have more. The key is to...