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Just wanted peoples feedback. With the nursing shortage predictions getting worse over the next ten years what are people's feelings about the thought that RN circulators may be replaced by unlicensed personnel. Does anyone know AORN stand on this? Do people see something like this happening in the future? What is it about the circulator's job that requires an RN license?
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I know what you mean. Recently I had to resuscitate a baby unexpectedly at delivery and one woman ran over with her camera and said, "can I take pictures now?" I wanted to reply, "don't you think it would be nice if the baby were pink first!" But of course I didn't.
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My main frustration is dealing with the crowds you deal with in L&D. If my hospital would take more of a responsible and professional view of what is involved with a laboring patient in the hospital setting, life would be easier for me. You can't treat hospital births like home births when your dealing with monitoring anesthesia and potential problems with a delivery when we use alot of intervention that can create problems that have to be dealt with. I can't bond with a crowd and the general public doesn't have any respect for the hospital environment they are in. I think I'm getting too old for this anymore.
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The hospital that I am employed at has promoted their unit as Family Centered. This seems great for advertising purposes, but they have never followed up on guidelines for the public. Consequently, we are constantly trying to work around crowds (anywhere from 2-12 or more) in the room while you are trying to admit a patient or in the hallways during the delivery or even in the room during delivery if it is a young girl. This seems so unprofessional to me that the hospital would allow this and it is very difficult to work around. Also, there seems that this would be a huge HIPPA violation. Is this the way it is around the rest of the country or is it just my area where the hospitals are all in competition with each other and are afraid they will lose business if they put limits?