In a message dated 3/6/0 12:28:03 AM, Marie writes:
<< In my humble opinion, it depends on what, specifically, is the role
of the nurse. Knowing about suck patterns wouldn't rank very high on
my list for nurses whose role was strictly antepartum, for example. >>
good point. depends on work situation. where i work in a hospital setting,
the ob antepartum nurses are also the hrp=high risk perinatal nurses. they
have pregnant and postpartum moms on the unit. they have a fabulous
opportunity to provide prenatal bf ed to their pregnant/hospitalized
patients, and they help delivered moms and babies bf. so, they can take
advantage of broad bf knowledge and skills.
when Jeanette asked about a list, i was thinking, ob staff in general, as she
wrote:
<<skills/competencies that RNs on the maternity/nursery/mother-baby unit
should have....what EVERY nurse should know who is in contact with newly
delivered moms>>
again, the focus on staff who *will* come into contact with, and have
opportunities to help moms and babies initiate bf.
also, many hcfs will require/expect ob staff to be cross trained, able to go
from a antepartum to partpartum unit with ease. also, the prn staff may be
expected to go to any ob unit, so they also need broad knowledge and skills
to be effective and optimize patient education andd support.
inconsistant bf information can be a challenging issue in hospitals,
especially large facilities or those still in the process of staff bf
education. so, while suck pattern/eval might not be high on a priority list
for a "strictly antepartum" nurse, i would like for that nurse to have enough
bf eval knowledge to give accurate anticipatory guidance and information that
will be consistant with the guidance and information that the new mom will
get from the postaprtum nurse.
Debbie
Deborah Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway
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