MCURN

MCURN has 11 years experience and specializes in L&D, mother and child, antepartum, gynaecology.

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1. Thinking of changing specialties.

   MCURN posted a topic in Critical

   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 hospital has a great training program for New ICU n...

2. GYN Floor

   MCURN replied to 7237dallas's topic in Ob/Gyn

   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. Lots of hysterectomies and bladder & prolapse ...

3. Postpartum unit staffing

   MCURN replied to NurseryRN12345's topic in Ob/Gyn

   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 sicker moms and babies. However we would never get a...

4. Mother baby nurse thinking of nicu

   MCURN posted a topic in NICU

   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. Prior to that I did a couple years of l&d. I ...

5. 5 couplets on mother/baby unit

   MCURN replied to RUNBNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

   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 anytime during their hospital stay. And that would be ...

6. PP nurse being sent to med-surg floors to take pt assignment?

   MCURN replied to livealoha's topic in Ob/Gyn

   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 all patients. I have been a postpartum nurse for 5...

7. New Process Admitting Couplets... HELP!!!

   MCURN replied to puddles11's topic in Ob/Gyn

   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 babe assessment (weight, measurements, reflexes etc...

8. Nitrous Oxide

   MCURN replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

   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 morphine/fentanyl or an epidural r/t risks either to babe or...

9. L&D Nursing with HSV1

   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 was to catch it. However I do see nurses just ma...