Unit Notes
Unit L&D
# L&D Beds- 17
# OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections?- 2
# Triage beds- 4
# Postpartum beds- 16
# Births per day? Month? Year?- 250 MONTHLY
Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios?-2:1 ratio normal laboring moms; 1:1 high risk labors, 4:1 couplet care: 2:1-4:1 Antepartum depending on acuity
Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?)- BLS, ACLS, AFM, NRP
Common diagnoses/Types of patients- Level 3 high-risk facility
Experience or 'Must have' skills- Nurses must be independent and confident with vaginal exam, internal monitor placement, high risk laboring/delivery patients and antepartum patients. We circulate and recover our own C-Section patients,, and our nurses float to MB and take assignments and to other units as needed.
Are RNs required to titrate drips? -YES
Common titratable &/or set rate drips- Magnesium Sulfate, Pitocin, Insulin, and Heparin
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse...