LJMoats

LJMoats has 17 years experience and specializes in LDRP.

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1. MSN education info

   LJMoats replied to KCRN143's topic in Western Governors

   1. My goal was to complete in 1 year and am on track. I have 1 more class before my Capstone. 2. Capstone is a project that you research, implement, and evaluate. 3. I am a huge proponent of competency based education for the ADN to BSN and BSN to ...

2. Family-Centered Maternity Care and Rooming-In

   LJMoats replied to Elvish's topic in NICU

   Citi-Kat congratulations on your upcoming adventure! It seems you have great resources in place, get the most of them while you can! If possible stay for the second day, you never know what may come up and the questions you will have. Being a first t...

3. Family-Centered Maternity Care and Rooming-In

   LJMoats replied to Elvish's topic in NICU

   6 couplets are a lot. Usually a post partum assignment is 3-4 couplets. We have LDrp'S so at times a nurse will have a labor and and an "old" mommy/baby couplet. A lot of times if that happens I will try to assign the labor nurse a patient with a bab...

4. Family-Centered Maternity Care and Rooming-In

   LJMoats replied to Elvish's topic in NICU

   Very true FCMC should not mean you are on your own. The focus is on the family unit keeping them together. Staff should be more attentive in these instances. Practically every moment is a teaching opportunity. The nurse should help the mother/support...

5. Family-Centered Maternity Care and Rooming-In

   LJMoats replied to Elvish's topic in NICU

   Most of my 17 years as a RN has been spent in a LDRP unit at two different hospitals. At the first hospital we had rooming in, allowed support person to stay, and we had visting hours for everyone else! The hospital I work in now allows rooming in, d...