I have been a nurse for about 8 years, and most of my time has been spent in labour and delivery and postpartum. However due to personal reasons I believe it’s best for me to change specialties. My...
What Klone said is what we get on our unit. Basically anything that can happen to a female reproductive system we get. Our patients range from 18-110 years old with a variety of reproductive issues....
We do couplet care at my facility as well. Each nurse will have 4-5 rooms. So up to 5 moms and 5 infants. The charge nurse will do their best to spread out acuity which is becoming harder as we get...
Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone could tell me their experiences switching from mother baby to nicu nursing. I am currently a nurse on a mother/baby unit and have been there for about six years....
Our base is 4 couplets. On a crazy understaffed shift we have gone up to 5, however it is rare. I would never work in a place where 5-6 is the norm. Emergencies with moms and infants can occur at...
The concept of a "nurse is a nurse is a nurse" that gets tossed around management is ridiculous. In areas that are highly specialized it is dangerous to move nurses into other units and is unsafe to...
I work in a high risk postpartum unit that does approximately 6000 deliveries a year. We take care of 4 couplets and the nurse assigned to a couplet is responsible for both mom and babe. The major...
we use nitrous oxide at my hospital. It can be a god send. It is fast acting and the risk for crossing the placenta is basically minimal. we use it especially with patients who dont want...
MCURN replied to DreamToBeAnL&DNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn
In my hospital it wouldnt prevent you from getting a job. However during orientation they stress that you should call in sick if you have a cold sore. HSV can have very serious outcomes if a neonate...