O'Bleness Memorial Hospital - Newborn Nursery

Agency Information
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital in Athens, Ohio, which has provided healthcare services to the residents of southeastern Ohio since 1921. O'Bleness is an acute-care facility operated by the Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation, Inc.

CCE Site:
Newborn Nursery
O’Bleness Memorial Hospital
55 Hospital Drive
Athens, OH  45701

Phone:
(740) 592-9408

Contact Person:
Rhonda Barnhart, BSN, RNC

Special Notes:
O’Bleness is within walking distance of OU-COM, just across Shafer St. If you drive, use the two lots available for employee parking on the South Shafer side; look for the green “Employee Parking” sign.  Plan to arrive at 7:30 AM in order to make rounds with the pediatrician.  Please call the contact person if you will be even a few minutes late. 

Office Hours:
8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Instructors:
Assigned at time of CCE; if Rhonda is not in, go the the Labor and Delivery Nurses station and someone will be expecting you.

Specific CCE Goals:

·    Gain an understanding of the dynamics of a hospital nursery.

·    Understand the different assessment procedures (ex. Apgar Scores, Dubowitz, and systems assessments) used to assess neonates.

·    Identify medications administered to healthy infants at birth.

·    Gain an understanding of the psychosocial issues facing some parents in the Appalachian region.

Objectives/Activities:
By participating in this assignment, medical students will be able to:

·    Describe the physician’s role in this department by reviewing the progress notes and orders in at least on chart.

·    Compare the assessment (APGAR, Dubowitz) findings, treatment of and parental support given to a sick neonate vs. a healthy neonate.

·    Demonstrate the assessment of vital signs on a healthy and/or an ill neonate.

·    Prepare a mock SOAP note on a well and/or an ill neonate.

·    Interview parents of a well and/or an ill neonate.

·    Perform basic care of a newborn, such as feeding and diapering.

·    List and describe the medications administered to a healthy newborn and their uses.

Equipment Needed for Activity:
None

Dress:
White lab jacket and identification badge.  Please wear professional casual clothes, no blue jeans or tennis shoes.  

Responsibilities of the Medical Student:

·    While on agency property, medical students will conform to all applicable policies and procedures of the agency.

·    Medical students will exercise confidentiality with regard to all patient and/staff information gained during the clinical experience.