gardenerann

Our unit has it's own surgical suites and our own OR teams who come and do our c/s's. We place our foley's after spinal. These women are very sensitive down there, much more than non-pregnant women. The OR staff is part of our team and our policy is to treat our patients with care and respect in our hospital. We do what is best and least painful so it's after for us unless it's a emergency.

Are you taking care of mother or baby or both (couplets we call them)? It is very hard to work on these floors. I work in a LDRP which can be kinda crazy at times. Our whole unit is combined. We have to learn 1 specialty and postpartum care. That means labor and delivery nurse, nursery nurse, special care nursery. It's a lot to learn. We have a nurse educator who teaches us and supports us. She is the best. I don't know what state you are in but most have a specialty nursing chapter in them. You might want to look that up to see your standards of care for your type of patients.