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Thanks for all the great replies. Basically we are being told that the baby's can handle their own secretions and they should never be suctioned. I'm going to continue to suction if I think the baby needs it. The new NNP had already heard so much objection f/m the other nurses on the unit that she didn't discuss the issue much in my meeting. She said she has been known to hide the bulb's f/m the doc's. I can't wait to see this!

I will be attending a class on this issue monday, i will let you all know the final word and any resources (if they are given) on not using the bulb sxn. typically in our hospital the doctors routinely sxn ALL baby's on the perinuem. They usually use a Delee if it's meconium. nurses only sxn again if we think the baby needs it.

A PT WANTED TO NAME HER BABY "HARLEY DAVIDSON" OUR OB TECH WAS JOKING AND TOLD THE DAD THEY COULDN'T DO THAT, THEY WOULD GET SUED BECAUSE THERE WAS A PATENT ON THAT NAME. THE NEXT DAY WE FOUND OUT THAT THEY NAMED THE BABY "HARLEY DAVID" INSTEAD. THEY ACTUALLY BELIEVED HER!!

WE HAVE ALWAYS SUCTIONED BABY'S AFTER BIRTH, THE DOCTORS DO IT ON THE PERINEUM AND THE NURSES WHILE BABY IS IN THE WARMER, WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD THAT A BULB SHOULD NEVER BE USED, THE BABY CAN HANDLE ITS OWN SECRETIONS. I THINK THIS IS CRAZY, DO YOUR HOSPITALS SXN OR NOT?

The supervisor in my LD dept is trying to get rid of all of our surgical techs and is wanting the RN's to train to scrub in on c-sections? Personally I don't want to, I don't think that is within the nsg scope of practice, what do you think?

The supervisor in my LD dept is trying to get rid of all of our surgical techs and is wanting the RN's to train to scrub in on c-sections? Personally I don't want to, I don't think that is within the nsg scope of practice, what do you think?