In this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth, nurses Sarah and Justine break down AWHONN's Practice Brief 14. Skin to Skin after birth is a strong recommendation and has many benefits, which they will discuss in this episode.  Justine will share her unit's struggles, embarrasses herself around minute 13, and Sarah will explain the workflow of skin-to-skin in the OR.

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In this episode, Sarah and Justine talk about the new recommendations for hemorrhage management that include stages of hemorrhage, medications, and nursing interventions. They then walk through a case study together. 

Did you know the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) has set STANDARDS for perinatal nursing ratios? They are based on research and have been thoroughly thought out and placed into one easy place. In this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah and Justine discuss how this document works, what’s in it, and how we can use it.

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Professionals: Save $20 on a full membership with code FA22BB20 through November 30.

Staffing Standards:
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In this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah & Justine will discuss their "favorite" emergencies. None of us want emergencies, but if we had to have one, what would they be? They talk about the why and step-by-step what to do in these cases.

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In this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah and Justine will go over their tips and tricks on how to check a cervix. Topics include anatomy, analogies,  consent, and setting their patients up. If checking a cervix is something you are struggling with, take heart. It takes practice! You WILL get there. 

In this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah and Justine will talk about the qualities of a charge nurse. Sarah interviews Justine on what it's like to be in charge and what Justine normally does during a shift for herself and her nurses. 

In this episode, Sarah and Justine discuss inductions. Justine will share some tips she recently used, and Sarah will give you the method she uses for her clients. Topics include the Monica Novii, taking care of support people, massage and heat, the timing of AROM, when to get our patients upright, when to encourage our patients to be moving, epidurals, psyche, positions, and more. This is a long episode packed with so many nuggets! 

Have you ever met a nurse that was determined their way was the only way to do things? Have you ever felt that your way was the best? In this episode, Sarah and Justine will discuss the ACTUAL right way to do things and how to interact with other nurses and colleagues around you. 

You've probably heard before how much your job matters - you get to bring life into the world! That IS a big deal. In this episode Sarah offers fresh perspective on why what you do, how you do it, the intention behind every word and action matters so much and have the potential to impact the future of the world - yes, the WORLD.

She also introduces our #pauseatthedoor challenge to help us all be set up to give our best selves to each patient, no matter how different they are from you. Thanks for listening and subscribing!

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The podcast episode Sarah mentions.

As you may know, the United States has been on a mission to decrease the cesarean birth rate among nuliparious, term, singleton, vertex parents.  Amoung first time parents cesarean births happen almost 3 out of 5 times on average.  While cesareans can be live saving in some situations, there has actually been no data on improvise in the maternal or neonatal morbidity or mortality. What we do know is that cesarean births come with an increased risk of infection, blood clots, complications in later pregnancies, complications with anesthesia and more.

In this episode Sarah and Justine will discuss the current data on cesareans and what the trends have been over the last couple years.