shishi23
11-11-2007, 05:53 PM
what does obgyn nurse do
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txmomof3 11-12-2007, 11:23 AM First, most hospitals require a RN license to work on the Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartem (LDRP) unit. Over the past 10 years, I have seen many LVN/LPNs have to take tech positions on these units. That being said, here are the things OB/GYN nurses do: Hospital Nursing 1) LDRP Nursing Assess women coming into the hospital in possible labor Perform stress tests on women who are over-due or who are high-risk Monitor women in labor Cervical dilation checks on laboring women Induce labor in women via IV meds and/or vaginal meds Monitor fetal heartbeat and contractions Attempt to stop pre-term labor Help the woman push when completely dilated Pain control The nurse is the eyes and ears for the doctor until the doc arrives to deliver the baby Occasionally, a baby comes so fast that the nurse actually delivers the baby Initial newborn assessment, cleaning of the newborn, giving eye drops and vitamin K shot to the newborn After delivery, making sure the uterus clamps down to stop bleeding Post-delivery pain control Parental Education post-delivery Breastfeeding education Scrub in on c-sections 2) GYN Nursing Many hospitals have a GYN unit separate from the LDRP unit Care of hysterectomy patients Care of mother who have miscarried or had a stillborn birth. These mothers generally don't like to be on the LDRP unit because they can hear the other babies Care of GYN cancers Care of most GYN/fermal urology surgical patients 3) Antepartum Nursing Care of women with high-risk pregnancies Monitoring women on hospital bedrest due to pregnancy issues High-risk pregancies include: Multiples High blood pressure Pre-term labor Diabetes Placenta previa Outside of the Hospital Nursing 1)OB/GYN Clinic Telephone triage/questions/med refills Prepare patients to see the doctor Teaching Helping doctor with pelvic exams Scheduling surgeries and inductions 2)GYN Oncology Prepare patients to see doctor Teaching Chemo delivery Telephone triage/questions/med refills There are many other things you can do...these are just some examples. Hope this helps!!! shishi23 11-12-2007, 02:03 PM Thank you so much for the info... so the nurse that takes care of the baby after delivery is done in the hospital nursery or in the mother's room is the postpartum nurse? or is it the same nurse as labor and delivery? hopesprings2 11-12-2007, 02:15 PM what does obgyn nurse dofor me after 4 children the nurse did about everything except delivering the baby. txmomof3 11-15-2007, 06:22 PM Usually, the nurse that takes care of the baby is different from the labor and delivery nurse. Most hospitals have healthy babies room-in with the mother...and both mother and baby are taken care of by a post-partum nurse. Some hospitals still use a nursery (all do for sick infants)...and a neonatal nurse takes care of these babies. |
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