Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses

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.  Send us Fan Mail

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.  Send us Fan Mail

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...

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.  Send us Fan Mail

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...

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...

When you think about your life, are you still learning? Do you make an effort to develop new skills or learn about new things? Are you living your life with a growth mindset with the goal of always improving? Or do you stay with a fixed mindset, always feeling the need to prove what you know and comparing yourself to others? We can only grow if we continue to be lifelong learners. Sarah and Justin...

You may have heard of coping in labor or pain management techniques, but when we say physiologic coping, do you understand what we mean? Physiologic birth has been all the rage the past few years, with everyone trying to get back to birth being a normal and physiologic process. It is an amazing movement in the right direction, but we realized something was missing. Coping. How can we help out pati...

TOLAC patients that are attempting a VBAC are a special population. We as nurses can influence how they feel during their experience with as little as 3 words. In this episode, Sarah will share a where birth, she experienced healing in her patient and will give us tips on how we can facilitate that in ours.  Send us Fan Mail

It can feel uncomfortable when we see things done or to our patients without consent. In nursing school, it is hammered into our heads that we need to advocate, but in the birth world, that can feel impossible sometimes. In this episode, Justine will share a story of an episiotomy that was done without consent and how she navigated that conversation. Sarah and Justine will discuss tips on talking...

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 rig...

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...

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...

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! Want more from us? www.bundlebirthn...

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 fa...

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!  Send us Fan Mail