Women's Health Nursing at HUP
For more information about the Women's Health
Nursing units at the Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania (HUP), choose a unit below:
Intensive
Care Nursery |
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We
specialize in Premature Infants experiencing
Respitory Distress and medical and surgical
complications. Technologies available
include NICU tracer, oscillators, and nitric
oxide. This Intensive Care Nursery has
30 monitored patient care beds in the ICN
and 6 bed Trans located on the eighth floor
of the Ravdin building.
Our professional patient care team consists
of RNs who may be certified in RNC, IBCLC,
and PICC, CNAs, Support Associate, and
secretaries. Your typical patient
care day ranges from 8 to 12 hours. The
ratio of patients to nurse is (ICN) 2-3:1
and (Trans) 3-4:1.
The Department of Nursing Development,
Education and Life Long Learning will partner
with your clinical nurse manager, clinical
nurse specialist, and preceptor to support
and assist you through the completion of
your orientation. The length of your
orientation is based on your years of previous
experience and consists of 16 weeks.
Nurse Manager: Carolyn
Malaszecki
Nurse Contact: Kate
Moyer
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Labor
and Delivery |
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WWe specialize
in Obstetrics. We allow our patients
to go through their birth experience in
the same room, where they can progress
through the childbirth continuum without
disruption. Our goal is to provide high-quality
efficient maternal/fetal nursing care to
our obstetric patients.
The unit
is designed to care for all pregnant women
with medical or obstetrical complications
of pregnancy for the most positive outcome. Technologies
available include Computerized Nursing
Documentation, Central Fetal Monitoring,
and Telemetry.
This Labor and Delivery Unit has 14 monitored patient care beds located on the
seventh floor of the Ravdin building.
Our professional patient care team consists
of RNs who may have NCC Certifications
that include Inpatient Obstetrics and Women's
Health Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioners,
CNAs, OR Technicians, Support Associate,
and Secretaries. Your typical patient
care day ranges from 4, 8, or 12 hours. The
ratio of patients to nurse is 2:1.
The Department of Nursing Development,
Education and Life Long Learning will partner
with your clinical nurse manager, clinical
nurse specialist, and preceptor to support
and assist you through the completion of
your orientation. The length of your
orientation is based on your years of previous
experience and includes neonatal stabilization
and resuscitation, OR procedures and fetal
surgery procedures that range from 8 to
14 weeks.
Nurse Manager:
Cathy
Schantz
Nurse Contact: Karen
King
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Maternity
Unit |
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We provide
individualized care to mothers and their
families that equips them for success at
home with their new families. We specialize
in Postpartum and Well Baby Care. Technologies
include Hospital Grade Breast Pumps. This
Maternity Unit has 33 monitored patient
care beds located on the eighth floor of
the Silverstein building.
Our professional
patient care team consists of RNs who may
be certified in Maternal Newborn Nursing
and Lactation Consultant and CNAs. Your
typical patient care day ranges from 8
to 12 hours. The ratio of patients
to nurse is 6-8:1.
The Department of Nursing
Development, Education and Life Long Learning
will partner with your clinical nurse manager,
clinical nurse specialist, and preceptor
to support and assist you through the completion
of your orientation. The
length of your orientation is based on
your years of previous experience and includes
an intensive 5 day OB Orientation that
ranges from 8 to 12 weeks.
Nurse Manager:
Pamela
Mack-Brooks
Nurse Contact: Laura
Scalise
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OB/GYN/GYN
Oncology |
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Patients admitted
to this unit have issues including but
not limited to: premature labor or rupture
of membranes, complicated post partum issues,
GYN cancers, GYN surgery, breast reconstruction,
plastic surgery, radiation oncology and
surgical oncology patients. Technologies
available include Telemetry, Chemotherapy
(both Intravenous and Intraperitoneal)
external fetal monitoring. This OB/GYN/GYN
Oncology Unit has 27 monitored patient
care beds located on the seventh floor
of the Silverstein building.
Our professional patient care team consists
of RNs who may be certified in AWHONN
– Care of women and infants and
OCN – Oncology certification, CNAs,
secretaries, and Nursing Support Associates.
Your typical patient care day ranges
from 4, 8, or 12 hours. The ratio of
patients to nurse is 4-6:1.
The Department of Nursing Development,
Education and Life Long Learning will
partner with your clinical nurse manager,
clinical nurse specialist, and preceptor
to support and assist you through the
completion of your orientation. The
length of your orientation is based on
your years of previous experience and
consists of 12 weeks, which includes
the residency program, as well as an
intensive 5-day OB orientation.
Nurse
Manager: Pat
Piesieski
Nurse Contact: Maureen
Bonnell
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Comprehensive
Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation |
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The patients
admitted have many and varied medical diagnoses,
although most common ones include stroke,
brain tumors, neuromuscular disorders,
musculoskeletal diseases, amputation, trauma,
and complex medical diseases. Technologies
include Easy Stand Assist Device, Bladder
scanner, EKG, Feeding tubes/pumps, and
IV therapy. This Rehabilitation Unit has
24 monitored patient care beds located
on the sixth floor of the Ravdin building.
Our professional patient care team consists
of RN, Nursing Assistants, PT, OT, TR,
Speech Therapists, Neuropsychologists “reside” on
the unit and participate in team interventions,
care planning, CEQI committees, and patient
care committees who may be certified in
CARF, The Rehabilitation Accreditation
Commission, Certified Rehabilitation Registered
Nurses, and Certified Nurse Administrator.
Your typical patient care day ranges from
8 to 12 hours. The ratio of patients
to nurse is 6:1 during the day and 5-9:1
during the afternoon.
The Department of Nursing Development,
Education and Life Long Learning will partner
with your clinical nurse manager, clinical
nurse specialist, and preceptor to support
and assist you through the completion of
your orientation. The length of your
orientation is based on your years of previous
experience and consists of 12 weeks.
Nurse Manager: Veronica
Martin
Nurse Contact: Suma
Chacko
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