Roni
We had the "educational lunch" at work yesterday... unfortunately, I missed
most of it because I was working with a client. By the time I arrived, the rep
(who never looked up once I entered the room) was talking about keeping
formula use within the numbers we are allowed. Apparantly, some hospitals give it
out like water, but we are keeping within our boundaries (!)
The rep knew our breastfeeding rates, knew how many were WIC moms (who get
another brand), knew our birth rates and was crunching numbers and percentages
for the nurses so that they would know how she got the rate of usage for her
brand of formula. Amazing! How did she get all of that? Why did anyone give
it to her?
I digress...
The gist of her wrap-up was that we shouldn't use more formula than our
allotment. Fine with me! Hopefully, this new information will keep our use of the
stuff in the low levels.
As others have asked... why did all the nurses need to attend? Was it really
worth all those "nurse hours" when so many have been sent home due to low
census? I didn't see any information that really needed to be passed along to
everyone... just the nurse-manager, who could then tell us at next week's staff
meeting.
In a message dated 4/25/2006 12:14:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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The MD speaker will talk on DHA and ARA etc. and the study results
comparing premi's, full term , and breastmilk comparisons. The dinner
out at a fine local resturant is drawing nurses out of the woodwork. It
seems like everyone is going!!! I AM GOING! I want to know what he is
saying /First Hand./
What might I expect? I honest to God think he might suggest that
their formula results score higher than human milk! I heard from last
years that they compared diffferent countries, and if you lived away
from the seacoast, your breastmilk omega levels were low ........but
their formula's was high, and their graphs and chart results show it.
Something like that anyway. They will have the ear of a majority of our
staff nurses.
Margie Forrest, RN, BSN, IBCLC
The Lactation Corner @ Palms West Hospital
Loxahatchee, FL
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