Evanston Regional Hospital
Evanston, WY, USA
RN - Labor & Delivery - PRN
Job Summary:
Perform admitting assessments, review history and develop plan of care. Initiate fetal heart monitor, perform vaginal exams, interpret fetal heart tones and determine frequency duration and intensity of contractions
Monitor progress of laboring mothers, interpret fetal heart monitor and notify physician when appropriate for progress or problems. Assist mother and labor coach with breathing exercises, pain management techniques and administer pain medication as ordered. Prepare birthing room for delivery using strict sterile technique
Prepare mothers for elective or emergency Cesarean Section
Provide emotional support to mother and coach, obtain proper consents and pre-op diagnostic studies and coordinate smooth transfer to surgery
Assist physician with initiation of pitocin inductions and monitor progress of labor: mix IV pitocin drips, adjust flow rate or pump according to physician's orders, be alert for...
Nursing
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