Recently, a nurse made headlines for dropping a newborn, fracturing the baby’s skull. The parents, understandably upset, claim the nurse should have known better than to hold the baby if she was sleepy. As a labor and delivery nurse, here is… Read More ›
When I got married, I was in nursing school. Things were hard—we were both students, neither of us had any time, and neither of us ever had any money. But we never argued. I cooked, I (kind of) cleaned, and… Read More ›
Remember that there is an end to every day. As soon as you deliver (or for my mother-baby peeps out there, discharge!) your patient, you seem to immediately get another one. Maybe your feet hurt. Half your sandwich from lunch… Read More ›
We presented this to our physicians and administration when we first began our journey to couplet care. Transitioning to Family-Centered Care
ADVENTURES OF A LABOR NURSE 