This week, I was working to improve my time management skills. I usually never had a problem in keeping up with the school work, but coming to a new job has made me realize that I still need some improvement in this area. Due to the job demand, I must be making 10 contacts with prenatal and postpartum mothers and speak to them about breastfeeding benefits and find any solutions to the problem. I have improved in this area, but my documentation needs some improvement because after making a lot of contacts, I need to input the information into the notes, followed by a log of contacts, and then into the specialized system. Due to multiple documentation and my five-hour work schedule, I find that I do not have enough time to document in multiple
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I met a 14-year-old mother, who will be graduating soon from junior high school. She delivered the baby, thus she is very young and inexperienced mother. She was not receiving any support because none of the family members were on the floor, and she was there by herself. The baby was delivered at home; as a result, the baby is taken to NICU at Coney Island Hospital for observation. My supervisor had told me to go with the mother to NICU, but based on my scope of practice I cannot touch the mother or the child. I did tell my supervisor that I would not be of any help because I am not licensed, but she told me that it will be okay. However, there was a conflict because NICU nurses had to reclarify whether I am allowed to be there because the rules of the hospital have changed. Before, the breastfeeding counselors were able to go to NICU to assist mothers, so the head nurse said she will determine if this will be allowed under the new policy. Overall, I had gained a lot of experience by interacting with the young mother. I persuaded the mother to breastfeed. Through trial and error, we latched on the baby, and she successfully breastfeed her infant. I provided her with my contact information and told her to please keep in touch with me if she needs any
I met a 14-year-old mother, who will be graduating soon from junior high school. She delivered the baby, thus she is very young and inexperienced mother. She was not receiving any support because none of the family members were on the floor, and she was there by herself. The baby was delivered at home; as a result, the baby is taken to NICU at Coney Island Hospital for observation. My supervisor had told me to go with the mother to NICU, but based on my scope of practice I cannot touch the mother or the child. I did tell my supervisor that I would not be of any help because I am not licensed, but she told me that it will be okay. However, there was a conflict because NICU nurses had to reclarify whether I am allowed to be there because the rules of the hospital have changed. Before, the breastfeeding counselors were able to go to NICU to assist mothers, so the head nurse said she will determine if this will be allowed under the new policy. Overall, I had gained a lot of experience by interacting with the young mother. I persuaded the mother to breastfeed. Through trial and error, we latched on the baby, and she successfully breastfeed her infant. I provided her with my contact information and told her to please keep in touch with me if she needs any