melmarie23 MSN, RN

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    Pregnancy: Before or After Nursing School

    melmarie23 replied to Justabitoff's topic in General Students

    since you are planning on an accelerated Bachelors, I suggest timing children for during your pre-reqs (where its more manageable with a newborn) or timing it for the end of your accelerated...
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    baby friendly questions

    melmarie23 replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just realized that I had a reading comprehension fail. Sorry Elvish. (I'll blame my current state and say it was placenta brain, hehe). You were saying that you did not have a milk bank close by....
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    baby friendly questions

    melmarie23 replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do have a milk bank. Its regional of course (greater new england milk bank) and our docs write scripts for the pts so they can access it.Of course, cost is an issue for some, so they have to...
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    baby friendly questions

    melmarie23 replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Also, I disagee that the babe in your example was "clearly starving." Its more work on the stomach and gut to digest formula (as opposed to breastmilk) and the reason they slept for hrs after the...
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    baby friendly questions

    melmarie23 replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    are you sure the baby was actually hungry, or perhaps they just wanted to pacify? also why does supplementation necessarily mean formula? Why can't it first be mom's own (expressed milk), or donor...
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    baby friendly questions

    melmarie23 replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    then I think that should your hospital wish to go Baby Friendly, they first need to address the staffing issues. We are 3 (couplets):1 on nights at my facility. We have a unit secretary on, 2 LNAs...
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    What was the procedure you followed when quitting your job?

    melmarie23 replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    scheduled a meeting with my director and handed her my letter of resignation and explained my reasons further face to face. It came with a 2 week notice. Then I informed my managers, so they could...
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    comfort measures for med-free labor

    melmarie23 replied to loving2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    if your hospital policy is for EFM, then you can present a case to getting some tele units so that women are not restricted adn bound by cords and can move more freely. There are a plethora of...
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    comfort measures for med-free labor

    melmarie23 replied to loving2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hydrotherapy, WATER BIRTH!, walking, birth ball/peanuts, birthing stool, sacral pressure, music, dim lights and candles (you can have battery operated ones), telemetry if they have to be continuously...
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    Pts paying for night nursery care??

    melmarie23 replied to mombabyRN96's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well said! seriously, I cannot gold clap loud enough over
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    What do u do when there are no mothers/babies in unit?

    melmarie23 replied to nursingstudent3109's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we are not a large hospital, but we do on average 100 births a month. So, as long as I've been there, we've had yet to have a night with no mom-baby couplets. We've definitely have had slow nights...
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    Taping EFM strips together?????????

    melmarie23 replied to Enufalready's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we number them. But our offical record of the strip is in the
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    interesting article

    melmarie23 replied to cayenne06's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dr Amy is such a quack. (sorry, just reading the comments section,
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    interesting article

    melmarie23 replied to cayenne06's topic in Ob/Gyn

    thats what I am getting
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    How many Hours per Week do you work

    melmarie23 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    24 hrs (2
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    How do you encourage rooming in.

    melmarie23 replied to gallicxy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    just be honest with them. Say that your unit is in a state of transition and that you're encouraging mom's and babes to room in. Then give them the rationale (benefits of room sharing because this...
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    becoming a baby friendly hospital

    melmarie23 replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

    of course they can have their babies at our hospital. We provide them with formula to get them through their
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    baby friendly questions

    melmarie23 replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I only speak of my own experience working at a Baby Friendly hospital. The horror stories that have been presented in this thread (not just your post either) are not how we operate at all. We...
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    baby friendly questions

    melmarie23 replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think that some are not reading the responses fully and getting a bit defensive. We will honor their request in this instance, provided we have enough coverage in the nursery at that time. There...
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    baby friendly questions

    melmarie23 replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are lots of ways to encourage rest that do not necessiarly result in removing baby from the room. Limit visitorsand instill a unit "quiet time." Encourage mom to sleep when baby sleeps (because...
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    Tips for PP Moms and Urination

    melmarie23 replied to Fitzy819's topic in Ob/Gyn

    peppermint oil? sometimes the smell of that
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    baby friendly questions

    melmarie23 replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    BUFA's and DCYF holds become "nursery" babies and thus into our special care nursery (as its our only nursery). Yes, all our rooms are private and yes, parents are told this in advance and that we...
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    Men in OB/Peds Nursing....Any thoughts?....

    melmarie23 replied to Wild Irish LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    agreed. some of our best OB nurses are those who have yet to have their
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    Pitocin = oxytocin = our bodies naturally produce it

    melmarie23 replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah. I am currently pregnant, and I was still nursing my first into my second trimester. This lil guy is still alive and kicking inside
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    How would you change Healthcare Delivery?

    melmarie23 replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    stole the words right out of my