How about the argument for rooming-in - it's cost effective! Sincerely,
Pat in SNJ
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> Subject: Effecting change in budget allocation
> Date: April 09, 2001 10:36 PM
>
> In a message dated 4/9/1 9:37:38 AM, K Bruce writes:
>
> << ......the ability of nurses to provide professional and accurate care
to
> breastfeeding mothers after birth." Many nurses are often overworked
> .......it is time to shift some of the funds that are now being funnelled
to
> high paid executives in the managed care and hospital systems to the
> people/professional (largely WOMEN) who actually do the WORK of taking
care
> of moms and babies in the hospital. >>
>
> Yes, so how do we, as breastfeeding supporters, effect this change?
>
> One strategy can be documentation. Where I work, customer service and
> satisfaction are a top priority.
>
> For example: based on a customer service survey, we are adding to our
> postpartum report sheet a line for "Patient Priorities"...the goal is to
cue,
> encourage, and facilitate the staff nurse to consistently remember to
discuss
> this with the pt at the beginning and end of each shift (enhance
> communication with pt and continuity concerning the *patient's
priorities*),
> and then discuss this issue with the oncoming nurse (enhance staff
> communication and continuity and team work, concerning the *patient's
> priorities*) all leading hopefully to even better customer satisfaction
> concerning their care needs, desires, expectations, and emotional
support.
>
> >From what our customer service feedback tells us, often the pt priority
will
> be breastfeeding.
>
> It is occuring to me now that we should regularly do a survey of the
report
> sheets on the units and document the % of pts who list breastfeeding as a
> priority, and report that to admin. And of course that will lead to even
more
> budget allocation toward BF support!
>
> Remind me in about a year :-) to give you an update on how and if this
really
> worked.
>
> Anyway, what are some other ways to effect this change in budget
allocation?
>
> Debbie Tobin
> RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
> Springfield, Virginia USA
> In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway
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