Registered Nurse At Houston Methodist Clear Lake
Current• Provides direct patient care for obstetrics triage, antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn patients on an LDRP (labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum) level II maternal designation unit at an acute care hospital that averages less than 100 deliveries per month.• Triages patients with remote evaluation from a private OB doctor who is on-call but not in-house, which requires more nurse knowledge, autonomy, and skills that may not be necessary at a larger facility with an OB hospitalist in-house.• Helps manage the pain of laboring patients who are awaiting epidural anesthesia because anesthesia is not always in-house.• Circulates the operating room and provides PACU care during their recovery.• Manages care and treatment of newborns who are considered newborn nursery acuity and assists mothers and families with newborn education.• Educates patients and families on preterm labor management, labor and induction processes, recovery, and postpartum care.• Preceptor for undergraduate nursing students.• Member of the Research, Innovation, and Technology Shared Governance Council and the Clinical Informatics Committee.• Daisy Award Nominee: August 2022, June 2023 (2)