Loni, thank you so much for your reply. I have felt that this was probably
the avenue, but wasn't sure whether I was overreacting because I felt so
emotional at the time. This is obviously not a one time occurrence or I
wouldn't be AS upset, and sometimes I am not sure who did what or when, but
this situation was very apparent as to cause, effect, and which staff
member. Yes, we have incident reports. My co-consultant advised me against
that process, but I disagree with her opinion. Where are you from, by the
way? The competency idea is excellent and I would like to know more about
that, if you are able to share your methods.
Sincerely,
Pat
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Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 9:11 PM
Subject: Iatrogenic Breastfeeding Problems
> You have my sympathy. I think we have all felt your frustration in the
> course of our work. Does your hospital have occurance reports? Could you
> document what the patient said on an occurance report and give that to the
> supervisor, including the name of the nurse involved. At least in this
way,
> some problem solving can be done. The supervisor is obligated to discuss
the
> occurance report with the nurse and under recommendations you might
suggest
> that the nurse spend some time with you making rounds, learning how to get
> babies to latch on correctly. Maybe you could have a team conference with
> all three of you. We just started breastfeeding competencies on all
staff.
> We hope that it will result in fewer damaged nipples when the lactation
> consultants are not on the floor. Regards, Loni Denman, RN, IBCLC
>
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