Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses

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#5 Birth Plans: Ticket to the OR Aug 08, 2022

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Birth plans get a bad rap. Let’s be honest. If you are an L&D nurse, you have heard the phrase “here’s a ticket to the OR.” Instead of being opposed to any and all birth plans, what if we took another stance? What if we decided to be curious instead of judgemental? It is about time we start assessing our bias when it comes to birth plans. Do you know what is included in the patient bill of rights? Do you know if your state prioritizes the birthing person or the baby in an emergency? Are you comfortable with an informed refusal? In this episode, Sarah and Justine discuss birth plans while removing them from the paper. Thinking about the big picture and as a communication tool for their care team. They will talk about general birth plans to the Sacred Birth Plan. Learn some tools, which includes scripts on how to interact with birth plans as well as how to care for patients that have them! If you love or hate birth plans, this episode is for YOU. Thanks for listening and subscribing!

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#4 Epidural Shortage - How to Help Jul 27, 2022

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If you have heard or experienced the epidural catheter shortage on your unit, you are not alone! This can feel very overwhelming as a birth worker/labor nurse, especially when we have patients that see an epidural as an expectation. In this episode, Sarah and Justine go over BIPTAME, a Bundle Birth acronym that guides us in helping our patients cope. They will explore creative options that we can do as nurses to help our patients manage their labor.

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#3 Early AROM for Induction of Labor Jul 25, 2022

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Early amniotomy for induction of labor (between 3-4 cm depending) has been a controversial discussion at the bedside and among L&D nurses. In this episode, Justine and Sarah discuss the current research and professional recommendations for early AROM as well as the risks altogether of AROM (in general) and early AROM. Does it really increase risk? As nurses, we frequently hear how frustrating this is in the current movement towards physiologic birth. What other evidence and information is lacking surrounding early artificial rupture of membranes? How could it affect the physiologic birth process?
As labor & delivery nurses, we need to know how to manage these conversations and clinical scenarios with providers, so let’s talk about it! They’ll share their opinions and discuss how to anticipate and prepare for working with providers and give you a script on how to educate a patient about amnioinfusion following an AROM. All that and more! Thanks for watching and subscribing!

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#2 Let That Shift Go Jul 18, 2022

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As labor & delivery nurses, we carry so much weight in what we do. In this episode, Sarah & Justine talk about our responsibility as labor & delivery nurses and how to let that shift go. This skill will help us live our best lives and not take work home with us. What you do is SO important, but nothing is worth your mental health, including this job!
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#1 Bundle Birth-isms Jul 11, 2022

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In this official FIRST episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses where Sarah and Justine invite you into the family. They discuss 3 important phrases that you'll continue to hear around here at Bundle Birth, and invite you into the background of how they came about, what they mean, and how they apply not only to your work as an L&D nurse but also to your life! Comment sharing your favorite Bundle Birth-ism or how you've incorporated these into your life!

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The Bundle Birth Nurses Podcast is Coming- Teaser Episode Jun 08, 2022

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Join Sarah and Justine, Labor & Delivery nurses, as they introduce themselves and share why this podcast has been on their hearts. There is also a really fun giveaway at the end!

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