Labor & Delivery

LDR Clinical REWARDS Recipient for 2009
Cheryll Howe

Location:

Regency Medical Center, 2nd Floor

# Beds:

18

Unit Manager:

Michelle Lloyd, RN

Asst. UM:

Charla Bailey, RNC

Clinical Educator:

Charla Bailey, RNC

Type of unit:

Obstetrics, 4-bed triage, 3-bed PACU, 2 ORs, 14 LDRs

Typical nurse to patient ratio:

Labor 1:1 or 1:2; Antepartum 1:2-3; Postpartum 1:3

Typical pt diagnosis:

Approximately 2000 births/year Labor & delivery, pre-eclampsia, preterm labor

Common skills utilized:

Critical thinking is very important; OB staff is proficient in care of labor pt., assisting in delivery, care of newborn at delivery, circulating and scrubbing for c-sections/D&Cs, recovery of same pts., triage of pregnant patients

Most common meds / those nurses must be familiar with:

Magnesium sulfate, pitocin, terbutaline, stadol, ampicillin, methergine, Hemabate, Labatelol, cytotec, vistaril and sufenta

Certification for Differential:

RNC, through NCC (National Cert Corp)

Selling points for Unit:

Usually a “happy” place to work; staff in entire facility friendly and close; learn multiple skills for many aspects of Nursing (OR skills~scrubbing, circulating and recovery; ICU skills for pts with HELLP syndrome, DIC, severe preeclampsia, post-partum hemorrhage); 24/7 coverage by OB hospitalist

Other:

It’s always exciting and always challenging. L&D is never “routine”…anything can happen at any time

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